1. Causes of the secondary metallurgy methods development.
2. Main procedures of secondary metallurgy processing and their effects.
3. The elements that accompany the production and refining of steel.
4. Gases in steel – thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism of H2 and N2 dissolution.
5. Thermodynamics and mechanism of steel degassing.
6. Dissolution of oxygen in steel – thermodynamics and mechanism.
7. Terms of inclusions flotation by inert gas – their absorption by slag.
8. Steel refining by inert gases – effects – methods of realisation.
9. Vacuum steel refining – nucleation of gas bubbles – diffusion of gas atoms to the surface.
10. Technology of vacuum secondary metallurgy including equipment.
11. Terms of stainless steel production – thermodynamics of deep decarburization of steel with high chromium content – technology of stainless steel production.
12. Steel refining by synthetic slags – thermodynamic conditions of refining – the mechanism and kinetics of refining – the technology of refining by molten or solid synthetic slag – used slags – characteristics.
13. Ladle furnace – the importance of the secondary metallurgy – types of ladle furnaces – their options.
14. Inputting cored and Al wires into the steel – the importance and technology.
2. Main procedures of secondary metallurgy processing and their effects.
3. The elements that accompany the production and refining of steel.
4. Gases in steel – thermodynamics, kinetics and mechanism of H2 and N2 dissolution.
5. Thermodynamics and mechanism of steel degassing.
6. Dissolution of oxygen in steel – thermodynamics and mechanism.
7. Terms of inclusions flotation by inert gas – their absorption by slag.
8. Steel refining by inert gases – effects – methods of realisation.
9. Vacuum steel refining – nucleation of gas bubbles – diffusion of gas atoms to the surface.
10. Technology of vacuum secondary metallurgy including equipment.
11. Terms of stainless steel production – thermodynamics of deep decarburization of steel with high chromium content – technology of stainless steel production.
12. Steel refining by synthetic slags – thermodynamic conditions of refining – the mechanism and kinetics of refining – the technology of refining by molten or solid synthetic slag – used slags – characteristics.
13. Ladle furnace – the importance of the secondary metallurgy – types of ladle furnaces – their options.
14. Inputting cored and Al wires into the steel – the importance and technology.