| Course Unit Code | 637-3010/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 6 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KUR30 | prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc. |
| SZU02 | doc. Ing. Ivo Szurman, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Noble metals, or so called „precious metals“, comprise silver, gold and metals from the platinum group, which find extensive use in electrical engineering and micro- electronics. This concerns primarily electrical conductivity and constant quality of metal surface (Au). Refractory metals, such as W, Mo, Ta, Nb and others, are interesting for the area of vacuum technology. In the group of functional materials (magnetic materials, luminescent materials, etc.). some rare metals find their use. Students will acquire information on production of these metals, influence of admixtures on their properties, possibilities of their modifications and application in practice. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Student will be able to:
- formulate basic characteristic properties of this group of metals and their alloys
- select an optimum material for various areas of application from the viewpoint of their mechanical properties and interaction with the environment
- evaluate and propose optimum technologies for production of individual metals and their alloys
- evaluate or predict influence of individual technological parameters on production process, its efficiency and impacts on environment
- evaluate influence of possible impurities on service properties of metals and their alloys
- propose efficient refining processes for metals of this group |
| Course Contents |
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1. Characteristics of noble metals.
2.-3. Gold, silver and metals of platinum group.
4.-5. Overview of methods of production of these metals as by-products at production of copper, lead and nickel.
6.-8. Individual procedures for processing of raw materials for production of noble metals, amalgamation, cyanide leaching, new processing procedures, refining of noble metals.
9.-10. High-melting metals, characteristic features, influence on production technology, refining and processing of W, Mo, V, Ta, Nb, Ti, Zr and Hf.
11.-12. Metals of rare occurrence and lanthanides, properties, principles of their production and their application in practice.
13.-14. Naturally radioactive metals (U, Th) – characteristics. Properties, occurrence, processing methods, use in nuclear power engineering. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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GUPTA, CH. K. Chemical metallurgy: principles and practice. Hoboken: Wiley, 2004. ISBN 3-527-60200-3.
KURSA, M. a I. SZURMAN. Noble and precious metals. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013.
http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI_ENG/AEM/Noble%20and%20Precious%20Metals.pdf
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-686-5. |
SZURMAN, I. a M. KURSA. Ušlechtilé a drahé kovy. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI/637/637-Uslechtile_a_vzacne_kovy.pdf
KURSA, M. a L. KUCHAŘ. Kovy jaderných reaktorů. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1984.
KMEŤOVÁ, D. Hutníctvo drahých a vzácnych kovov. Košice: VŠT, 1984.
KURSA, M. a I. SZURMAN. Materiály pro jadernou techniku. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013.
https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/modin/cs/studijni-opory/resitelsky-tym-3-materialove-izenyrstvi/materialy-pro-jadernou-techniku/index.html
ABEL, L. A., ed. ASM handbook: nonferrous alloys and special-purpose materials. Volume 2, Properties and selection. Materials Park: ASM International, 1990. ISBN 0-87170-378-5.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| CHANDLER, H. Metallurgy for the non-metallurgist. Materials Park: ASM International, 1998. ISBN 0-87170-652-0. |
STRUŽ, J. a B. STUDÝNKA. Zlato, zlato, zlato: od magie až po finanční spekulace. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1985.
KLOMÍNSKÝ, J. a J. PACOVSKÝ. Historie psaná zlatem. Praha: Svoboda, 1988. ISBN 25-082-88.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 40 | 20 |
| Examination | Examination | 60 | 21 |