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Steel Metallurgy

Type of study BachelorFollow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 652-0005/01
Abbreviation MetOce
Course title Steel Metallurgy
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Metallurgical Technologies
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Silvie Brožová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Steel definition, influence of alloying elements in the steel, molten steel properties
Fundamentals of steelmaking reactions
BOF melting process
Main parts of BOF, operational steps of BOF process
Electric arc furnaces steelmaking
Fundamentals of stainless steel production
Argon-Oxygen Decarburization (AOD) Converter Process
Secondary metallurgy
Ladle Arc Furnace (LF)
Vacuum treatment of molten steel
VOD Vacuum Oxygen
Ingot Casting
Continuous Casting of Steel
Modelling of metallurgical processes

Povinná literatura

[1] Fruehan, R.J.: The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel (Steel Making and Refining). AISE Steel Foundation, 1998, 767 p. ISBN 0930767020.
[2] Ghosh, A.: Secondary Steelmaking - Principles and Applications. New York, 2001, 322 p. ISBN 0-8493-0264-1.
[4] Michalek, K. Steel Metallurgy. VSB-TUO Ostrava, 2013.

Doporučená literatura

Articles in professional journals, papers of conferences, research reports, theses.