637-2035/01 – Nonferrous Metals (NžK)
| Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 7 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová | Subject version guarantor | doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2016/2017 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master, Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student after careful study of this subject will be able to do following:
- classify nonferrous metals and their alloys
- apply a basic grasp of the processes gained from Pyro- , Hydro- and Electrometallurgy, Physical Chemistry, Chemistry and Theory of Metallurgical Processes to the technologies of nonferrous metals processing
- classify individual technologies
- evaluate optimum technological process for preparing selected groups of metals
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of individual technologies
- define the properties of nonferrous metals and their alloys
- list the applications of nonferrous metals and their alloys
- apply findings at solution of technical problems
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
Nonferrous metals are produced from extensive line of raw materials differing in their chemical properties. Hence, the technologies of nonferrous metals processing are numerous. Students will learn the basic technologies, as well as the properties, alloys and applications of nonferrous metals.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
test
E-learning
Other requirements
Monitoring of other information sources in the domain of metallurgy of metals and alloys.
Improve the knowledge of Material Science.
Improve level of the English language facilities.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Technical classification of nonferrous metals, their typical properties, applications of pure metals and their alloys in modern industry
2. Raw materials for metallurgy, mineral processing, importance of secondary raw materials and recycling
3. Thermodynamics and kinetics of pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy and electrometallurgy processes; thermal dissociation, roasting, reduction, chlorination, Kellog´s and Ellingham´s diagrams, melting, refining processes.
4. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of copper and lead.
5. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of nickel and cobalt.
6. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of other heavy metals (Zn, Hg, Sn).
7. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of Al and Mg
8. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of Be, Li and the other light metals.
9. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of noble metals (Au, Ag, Pt group metals)
10. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of titanium
11. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of the other high temperature melting metals (W, Mo, Ta, Nb)
12. Technologies, properties, alloys and application of rare earth metals (Sc, Y, La and lanthanides).
13. Technologies, properties and application of radioactive metals (U, Ac, Th, Ra, Fr, transuranium elements and transactinides)
14. Overview of nonferrous alloys and metals application, possibilities of recycling, economy and ecology of processes.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction