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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Metallurgy technologies - fundamentals

Type of study MasterFollow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 637-0116/02
Abbreviation ZKH
Course title Metallurgy technologies - fundamentals
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová

Subject syllabus

· Technical classification of nonferrous metals, their typical properties, applications of pure metals and theri alloys in modern industry
· Raw materials for metallurgy, importance of secondary raw materials and recycling
· Thermodynamics and kinetics of pyrometallurgy processes of nonferrous metals, thermal dissociation, roasting, reduction, chlorination, Kellog´s and Ellingham´s diagrams
· Melting, nonferrous metallurgy products: slags, matte, speiss, crude metal, refining processes
· Hydrometllurgy and electrometallurgy
· Technology, properties and application of heavy metals and their alloys (Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Hg, Sn)
· Technology, properties and application of light metals and their alloys (Al, Mg, Be and others)
· Technology, properties and application of noble metals and their alloy (Au, Ag, Pt group metals)
· Technology, properties and application of high temperature melting metals and their alloys (Ti, W, Mo)
· Technology, properties and application of rare earth metals and their alloys Sc, Y, La and lanthanides)
· Technology, properties and application of radioactive metals (U, Ac, Th, Ra, Fr, transuranium elements and transactinides)

E-learning

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Literature

1.ASM Handbook. Vol.2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Material. 10th edition, ASM International, 2000, 1328p. ISBN 0-87170-378-5
2.Alcock,C.B.: Thermochemical processes:principles and models. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford OX2 8DP, 2001, pp.371 ISBN 0 7506 5155 5 

Advised literature

1. Moore, J. J.: Chemical Metallurgy, Oxford 1994, p.635
2.Stølen, Svein: Chemical thermodynamics of materials: macroscopic and microscopic aspects, 2004 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd, England.ISBN 0-471-49230-2