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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2021/2022

Secondary Metallurgy

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 618-0908/03
Abbreviation SeMeta
Course title Secondary Metallurgy
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Metallurgy and Foundry
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Karel Michalek, CSc.

Osnova předmětu

1 Causes of the development of secondary metallurgy methods.
2 Main technologies of secondary metallurgy and their effects.
3 Elements that accompany the production and refining of steel.
4 Gases in steel - thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism of dissolution of H2 and N2.
5 Thermodynamics and mechanism of steel degassing.
6 Dissolution of oxygen in steel - Thermodynamics and mechanism.
7 Flotation of inclusions by inert gas - absorption of inclusions by slag.
8 Refining of steel by inert gases - effects - methods.
9 Vacuum refining of steel - nucleation of gas bubbles – diffusion to the surface.
10 Secondary metallurgical vacuum technology for steelmaking and equipment.
11 Conditions for the production of stainless steel - thermodynamics of deep decarburization of steels with high chromium content – stainless steel production technology.
12 Refining steel with synthetic slags - thermodynamic conditions for refining - Mechanism and kinetics of refining - technology of steel refining by liquid and solid synthetic slag - used slags - characteristics.
13 Ladle furnaces – their importance – types of ladle furnaces - ladle furnace options.
14 Utilization of cored and aluminium wires – the importance and technology.

Povinná literatura

FRUEHAN, R. J. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel. Steelmaking and Refining Volume. Pittsburgh: AISE Steel Foundation, 1998. ISBN 978-0-930767-02-0 .
GHOSH, A. Secondary Steelmaking - Principles and Applications. New York: CRC Press, 2001. ISBN 978-0849302640 .
STOLTE, G. Secondary Metallurgy - Fundamentals Processes Applications. Düsseldorf: Elsevier Science & Technology, 2002. ISBN 978-35-140-0648-5.
GHOSH, A. a A. CHATTERJEE. Ironmaking and steelmaking: theory and practice. New Delhi: PHI Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-81-203-3289-8.

Doporučená literatura

CRAMB, A. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel: 11th ed., Pittsburgh: AISE Steel Foundation, 2003. ISBN 978-0930767044 .