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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Heavy Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 637-0404/02
Abbreviation TNžKS
Course title Heavy Nonferrous Metals and Alloys
Credits 8
Coordinating department Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.

Subject syllabus

· Group of general non-ferrous metals (Cu, Ni, Co, Mn, Zn, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Bi, Sb), their properties, sources of raw materials, deposits, production, processing, technical use.
· Production and processing of heavy metals in Czech Republic.
· Technological processes of production of heavy metals – pyro-metallurgical, hydro-metallurgical (including bio-metallurgical), electro-metallurgical.
· Economic and environmental aspects in metallurgy of heavy metals.
· Alloys of heavy non-ferrous metals, production, importance, properties, use in technology.
· Processing of wastes and intermediate products from processing of heavy non-ferrous metals, recycling of heavy non-ferrous metals and alloys.

E-learning

no

Literature

ASM Handbook. Vol.2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Material. 10th edition, ASM International, 2000, 1328 p. ISBN 0-87170-378-5

Advised literature

MOORE, J.: Chemical Metallurgy, Oxford 1994.