1. Temeljni pojmi nanostrukturiranih kovinskih materialov: velikostna odvisnost lastnosti ter povezave med strukturo, procesiranjem, lastnostmi in funkcionalnostjo.
2. Kristalna zgradba kovin, kristalografske napake, dislokacije, meje zrn, dvojčki in fazne meje.
3. Termodinamika in kinetika: difuzija, nukleacija in rast, fazne preobrazbe, stabilnost ter razvoj mikrostrukture.
4. Mehanizmi utrjevanja in deformacije nanokristaliničnih ter ultrafinozrnatih kovin in zlitin.
5. Sinteza in procesiranje: hitro strjevanje, mehansko legiranje, močna plastična deformacija, kriogeno procesiranje, nanašanje tankih plasti in termična obdelava.
6. Aditivna proizvodnja kovin: selektivno lasersko taljenje, taljenje z elektronskim snopom, usmerjeno nanašanje energije, procesni parametri, napake, zaostale napetosti, anizotropija in naknadna obdelava.
7. Sodobne skupine materialov: nanokristalinične zlitine, kovinska stekla, visokentropijske zlitine, funkcionalno gradientni materiali, porozne kovine ter zlitine z oblikovnim spominom in superelastičnostjo.
8. Površinsko inženirstvo: interakcije atomov s površino, rast tankih plasti, segregacija, oksidacija, pasivacija, nanostrukturiranje in funkcionalizacija površin.
9. Kovinski biomateriali: nerjavna jekla, kobaltove, titanove, cirkonijeve, magnezijeve in druge biokompatibilne oziroma biorazgradljive zlitine.
10. Povezava med mikrostrukturo, mehanskimi lastnostmi, utrujanjem, obrabo, korozijo, biokorozijo in tribokorozijo.
11. Vmesniki med biomaterialom in biološkim okoljem: biokompatibilnost, mehanska kompatibilnost, proteinska adsorpcija, celični odziv, osteointegracija ter odziv na obrabne in korozijske produkte.
12. Napredna karakterizacija: SEM, EDS, EBSD, TEM, AFM, XRD, XPS, AES, SIMS, Ramanova spektroskopija, mikro CT ter mehansko, elektrokemijsko in tribološko preskušanje.
13. Kvantitativna analiza podatkov, načrtovanje eksperimentov, zagotavljanje kakovosti meritev, kritična presoja znanstvene literature in uporaba računalniških metod pri razvoju materialov.
14. Trajnostni razvoj kovinskih materialov: življenjski cikel, kritične surovine, ponovna uporaba, recikliranje ter varna in odgovorna uporaba nanomaterialov.
1. Fundamentals of nanostructured metallic materials: size dependent properties and relationships among structure, processing, properties and functionality.
2. Crystal structure of metals, crystal defects, dislocations, grain boundaries, twins and phase boundaries.
3. Thermodynamics and kinetics: diffusion, nucleation and growth, phase transformations, stability and microstructure evolution.
4. Strengthening and deformation mechanisms in nanocrystalline and ultrafine grained metals and alloys.
5. Synthesis and processing: rapid solidification, mechanical alloying, severe plastic deformation, cryogenic processing, thin film deposition and heat treatment.
6. Metal additive manufacturing: selective laser melting, electron beam melting, directed energy deposition, process parameters, defects, residual stresses, anisotropy and post processing.
7. Advanced material classes: nanocrystalline alloys, metallic glasses, high entropy alloys, functionally graded materials, porous metals, shape memory alloys and superelastic materials.
8. Surface engineering: atom surface interactions, thin film growth, segregation, oxidation, passivation, surface nanostructuring and functionalisation.
9. Metallic biomaterials: stainless steels, cobalt, titanium, zirconium, magnesium and other biocompatible or biodegradable alloys.
10. Relationships among microstructure, mechanical properties, fatigue, wear, corrosion, biocorrosion and tribocorrosion.
11. Biomaterial and biological environment interfaces: biocompatibility, mechanical compatibility, protein adsorption, cellular response, osseointegration and biological responses to wear and corrosion products.
12. Advanced characterisation: SEM, EDS, EBSD, TEM, AFM, XRD, XPS, AES, SIMS, Raman and electron spectroscopy, micro CT, and mechanical, electrochemical and tribological testing.
13. Quantitative data analysis, design of experiments, measurement quality assurance, critical appraisal of scientific literature and computational approaches to materials development.
14. Sustainable development of metallic materials: life cycle, critical raw materials, reuse, recycling, and safe and responsible use of nanomaterials.