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Metallurgy of Pure Metals and Special Alloys

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-0903/03
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

1. Theoretic bases of preparation of highly pure materials, properties and signification of pure material.
2. Classification of methods of separation and refining of substances, stage of cleaning and fundamentals at production of highly pure materials.
3. Theoretic principles of ion exchange, chromatography, sorption and extraction.
4. Theoretic principles of distillation, rectification, transport response, electro-dialysis, electrolysis, electro-transport.
5. Equilibrium distribution coefficient - methods of determination, retrograde solubility, correlation dependencies of ko on different parameters, Conditions on the phase crystal - melt interface, kinetic and effective distribution coefficient, Burton - Prim – Slichter equation.
6. Ternary systems, distribution coefficient in ternary system.
7. Methods of kef determination from experimental results, method of the material balance, Vigdorovich method, frozen zone, slot method.
8. Jackson\'s and Temkin\'s theory of crystallization, kinetics of the growth of crystalline materials.
9. Temperature and concentration conditions of crystallization, temperature and concentration undercooling, incidences, Tiller\'s equation.
10. Convection in melt, influence of the convection on origin defects, buoyancy, Marangoni, rotary, magnetic convection.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Epitaxial techniques for the formation of thin layers – LPE, VPE, LE, SPE, EEE, MBE methods.
14. Semiconductor materials, purification and production technology.
15. Refractory metals, purification and preparation of single crystals.
16. Preparation of special materials for microelectronics, optoelectronics, vacuum technique, nuclear techniques, power engineering, transport, memory alloys, intermetallic compounds.

E-learning

DRÁPALA, J. and KUCHAŘ, L. Metallurgy of Pure Metals. Study support, VSB – TU Ostrava, 2015, 226 p.

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.