1. The importance of steel production in the global and national scale. Characteristics of chemical cleanliness. Effect of P, S, N, H and O on the properties of steel. The main principles of metallurgical steel production with low content of those elements.
2. Non-ferrous metals in the steel. Sources of non-ferrous metals in steel production. Ways to reduce the non-ferrous metals in the steel crap. Effect of non-ferrous metals in the steel. Positive and negative effects of non-ferrous metals on the properties of steel.
3. Effect of non-ferrous metals on the properties of steels for the manufacture of equipment for power engineering. Limits of the contents of non-ferrous metals in the steel. J, B and K factors of steel cleanliness.
4. The metallography cleanliness of steel. Distribution of nonmetallic inclusions - endogenous and exogenous inclusions.Sources and origin of the exogenous non-metallic inclusions. Thermodynamics of oxide inclusions. Thermodynamics of sulfides, nitrides and carbides. Effect of deoxidation of steel on the non-metallic inclusions systems.The secondary oxidation of steel.
5. The influence of nonmetallic inclusions on steel properties. Effect on mechanical properties. Influence of inclusions under cyclic loading. Identification of non-metallic inclusions. Optical microscopy, image analysis, electron probe microanalysis of inclusions, chemical methods of inclusions identification.
6. Summary of metallurgical production processes allowing high steel petrographical cleanliness. Application possibilities for the removal of secondary metallurgy tracing elements. Modification of inclusions. Injection metallurgy. Vacuum metallurgy.
7. Stainless steel. Corrosion resistance. Types of corrosion.Influence of chemical composition. Types of stainless steel. Effect of inclusions on corrosion resistance of steel, steel machinability, weldability of steel. Peculiarities of morphology and chemical composition of inclusions in stainless steel - impact on the properties of steel.
8. Specific requirements for steel production technology with high carbon - cord steel.Requirements for the raw materials, the method of secondary processing. Technology of steel casting and crystallization. Subsequent processing methods of semi finished products and the use of finished products.
9. Low carbon steel. ULC steel, the IF steel. Transformer steel. Vacuum decarburization. Principles. Examples of technologies. Rotating vacuum with stirring oxygen. KTB process.
2. Non-ferrous metals in the steel. Sources of non-ferrous metals in steel production. Ways to reduce the non-ferrous metals in the steel crap. Effect of non-ferrous metals in the steel. Positive and negative effects of non-ferrous metals on the properties of steel.
3. Effect of non-ferrous metals on the properties of steels for the manufacture of equipment for power engineering. Limits of the contents of non-ferrous metals in the steel. J, B and K factors of steel cleanliness.
4. The metallography cleanliness of steel. Distribution of nonmetallic inclusions - endogenous and exogenous inclusions.Sources and origin of the exogenous non-metallic inclusions. Thermodynamics of oxide inclusions. Thermodynamics of sulfides, nitrides and carbides. Effect of deoxidation of steel on the non-metallic inclusions systems.The secondary oxidation of steel.
5. The influence of nonmetallic inclusions on steel properties. Effect on mechanical properties. Influence of inclusions under cyclic loading. Identification of non-metallic inclusions. Optical microscopy, image analysis, electron probe microanalysis of inclusions, chemical methods of inclusions identification.
6. Summary of metallurgical production processes allowing high steel petrographical cleanliness. Application possibilities for the removal of secondary metallurgy tracing elements. Modification of inclusions. Injection metallurgy. Vacuum metallurgy.
7. Stainless steel. Corrosion resistance. Types of corrosion.Influence of chemical composition. Types of stainless steel. Effect of inclusions on corrosion resistance of steel, steel machinability, weldability of steel. Peculiarities of morphology and chemical composition of inclusions in stainless steel - impact on the properties of steel.
8. Specific requirements for steel production technology with high carbon - cord steel.Requirements for the raw materials, the method of secondary processing. Technology of steel casting and crystallization. Subsequent processing methods of semi finished products and the use of finished products.
9. Low carbon steel. ULC steel, the IF steel. Transformer steel. Vacuum decarburization. Principles. Examples of technologies. Rotating vacuum with stirring oxygen. KTB process.