Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Steel Metallurgy

Type of study	Follow-up MasterBachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	618-0005/04
Abbreviation	MetOce
Course title	Steel Metallurgy
Credits	6
Coordinating department	Department of Metallurgy and Foundry
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Karel Michalek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Steel definition, influence of alloying elements in the steel, molten steel properties
Fundamentals of steelmaking reactions
BOF melting process
Main parts of BOF, operational steps of BOF process
Electric arc furnaces steelmaking
Fundamentals of stainless steel production
Argon-Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) Converter Process
Secondary metallurgy
Ladle Arc Furnace (LF)
Vacuum treatment of molten steel
VOD Vacuum Oxygen
Ingot Casting
Continuous Casting of Steel
Modelling of metallurgical processes

E-learning

http://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/okruhy/studium-a-vyuka/podklady-ke-studiu

Literature

[1] Fruehan, R.J.: The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Steel Making and Refining). AISE Steel Foundation, 1998, 767 p. ISBN 0930767020.
[2] Ghosh, A.: Secondary Steelmaking - Principles and Applications. New York, 2001, 322 p. ISBN 0-8493-0264-1.
[4] Michalek, K. Steel Metallurgy. VSB-TUO Ostrava, 2013.

Advised literature

Articles in professional journals, papers of conferences, research reports, theses.

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