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Metallurgy of Pure Metals and Special Alloys

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 653-0903/02
Abbreviation MČKSA
Course title Metallurgy of Pure Metals and Special Alloys
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Ivo Szurman, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Theoretic bases of preparation of highly pure materials, properties and signification of pure materials. Methods of the description of purity, effect of impurities on the properties of substances.
Classification of methods of separation and refining of substances, stage of cleaning and fundamentals at production of highly pure materials.
Theoretic principles of ion exchange, chromatography, sorption and extraction.
Theoretic principles of distillation, rectification, transport response, electro-dialysis, electrolysis, electro-transport.
Equilibrium distribution coefficient - methods of determination, retrograde solubility, correlation dependencies of ko on different parameters
Thermodynamic methods of determination ko, activity, activity coefficient, theory of ideal, dilute, regular and real solutions - Kaufman, Pelton
Ternary systems, distribution coefficient in ternary system
Conditions on the phase crystal - melt interface, kinetic and effective distribution coefficient, Burton - Prim – Slichter equation
Methods of kef determination from experimental results, method of the material balance, Vigdorovich method, frozen zone, slot method
Jackson's and Temkin's theory of crystallization, kinetics of the growth of crystalline materials
Temperature and concentration conditions of crystallization, temperature and concentration undercooling, incidences, Tiller's equation
Convection in melt, influence of the convection on origin defects, buoyancy, Marangoni, rotary, magnetic convection
Crystallization methods, Classification of crystallization techniques
Directional crystallization, Bridgman's method, Czochralsi method of drawing single crystals
Zone melting, multiple zone refining, Burris - Stockman - Dillon theory, final distribution in the zone melting, techniques of zone melting, "floating zone" method
Mass transfer in directional crystallization and zone melting, reasons, incidences
Continuous zone refining, preparation of metals with homogenous distribution of elements, floating crucible method, zone levelling
Epitaxial techniques for the formation of thin layers – LPE, VPE, LE, SPE, EEE, MBE methods
Semiconductor materials, purification and production technology
Preparation of semiconductor compounds from non-stoichiometric melt
Refractory metals, purification and preparation of single crystals
Preparation of special materials for microelectronics, optoelectronics, vacuum technique, nuclear techniques, energetic, transport, cosmonautics, highly fixed materials, memory alloys, intermetallic compounds
Diffusion, PVD, CVD method
Physical metallurgical characteristics of highly pure materials and methods of purity determination

E-learning

Yes – ½ of the subject

Povinná literatura

DRÁPALA, J., KUCHAŘ. L. Metalurgy of Pure Metals. Methods of Refining Pure Substance. Cambridge International Science Publishing, 2008, 227 p. ISBN 978-1-904602-03-3 .
DRÁPALA, J., KUCHAŘ. L. Metalurgy of Pure Metals. Ostrava: VSB – TU Ostrava, 2015, 226 p.
GROOVER, M. P. Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Systems. Hoboken: Wiley, 5th Ed, 2012, 1128 p. ISBN: 978-1-118-39367-3 .
ABEL, L. A., ed. ASM handbook: nonferrous alloys and special-purpose materials. Volume 2, Properties and selection. 10th edition, Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-378-5

Advised literature

BUCH, A. Pure metals properties: A scientific-technical handbook. Materials Park : ASM International, 1999, 306 s. ISBN 0-87170-637-7
PIERSON, H.O. Handbook of chemical vapor deposition. Principles, Technology, and Applications. Second Edition. Noyes Publications : William Andrew Publishing, LLC, 1999, 506 p. ISBN: 0-8155-1432-8 
DRYBURGH, P.M., B. COCKAYNE and K.G. BARRACLOUGH. Advanced Crystal Growth. New York : Prentice Hall, 1987, 592 p. ISBN 0-13-011249-6 .
HARPER, Ch.A.Electronic Materials and Processes Handbook. 800 s. ISBN-13: 978-0071402149 
BARTHEL, J., BUHRIG, E., HEIN, K., KUCHAŘ, L. Kristallisation aus Schmelzen. Leipzig, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, 1983, 356 p., in German.