Course detail

Technology (Metallurgy, Welding, Casting)

FSI-WTCAcad. year: 2024/2025

Metallurgy of the iron alloys. The basic technical information about production of iron from ores in the coke blast furnaces. The present production of steel in the oxygen converter and in electrical arc and induction furnaces. The main technologies used in a steel production. The continuous casting and ingot casting. The technology of grey, ductile and malleable cast irons. The furnaces used to the steel and cast iron production. Metallurgy of the non-ferrous alloys.
Types of foundry moulds. Moulding materials, moulding methods both for making moulds and cores. Non-permanent moulds according to the binders used - 1st - 3rd generation. Technology of permanent moulds. Pouring, solidification and cooling of the metals. Finishing operations and heat treatment of the castings. Quality control and simulations used in casting production. Additive technologies in foundry processes.
Welding and weldability of materials. The welding technologies, manual, automatic and arc welding, additional materials. The welding of ferrous metals and non-ferrous metals and alloys. The repair welding. The defects in metallurgical, foundry and welding processes.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Antonín Záděra, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Manufacturing Technology (ÚST)

Entry knowledge

Universal knowledge and foundation knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry from secondary school

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Condition for awarding the course unit credit: Having done all the assigned topics in exercises. Examination has a written and an oral part .
Compulsory attendance at exercises. Absence from exercises is resolved individually.

Aims

The aim is to obtain the knowledge about the following technologies: metallurgy, foundry and welding of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. In each of these technologies is the attention devoted to the kind of raw materials, semi-product, melting furnaces, machinery, quality and control of processes and also to the final product.
The course gives the possibility to obtain the knowledge about the following technologies: metallurgy, foundry and welding of ferrous and non-ferrous materials. In each of these technologies is the attention devoted to the kind of raw materials, semi-product, melting furnaces, machinery, quality and control of processes and also to the final product. The graduate obtains the possibility of an orientation in the present (contemporary) production technologies of metals.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASM Handbook Welding, brazing, and soldering Volume 6. 10th editon. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 2016. ISBN 978-0871703828. (EN)
BEELEY,P.:"Foundry Technology", Oxford,2001 (EN)
BEELEY,P.-SMART,R.:"Investment casting",Cambridge,1995 (EN)
CAMPBELL, J.: „CastingsPractice“, Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, 2004 (EN)
FLEMINGS, M.C.,Solidification Procesing. McGraw - Hill Book Company.
KOUKAL, Jaroslav a kolektiv autorů. Materiály a jejich svařitelnost: učební texty pro kurzy svářečských inženýrů a technologů. 2. upr. vyd. Ostrava: ZEROSS, 2001. ISBN 80-85771-85-3. (CS)
ONDREJČEK, Peter. Zváranie ocelí v ochrane plynov taviacou sa elektródou, 1. vyd. Bratislava: ETERNA PRESS, 2003. ISBN 80-968359-5-5. (SK)
PILOUS, V. – STRÁNSKÝ, K. Structural Stability of Deposits and Welded Joints in Power Engeneering. Gambridge International Science Publishing, Gambridge 1998.
SCHLEG,F.:"Technology of metalcasting",AFS, 2003 (EN)
TURKDOGAN, R. T. ,Fundamentals of Steelmaking.The Institute of Materials, London 1996.
TURŇA, Milan. Špeciálne metódy zvárania, 1vyd. Bratislava: ALFA, 1989. ISBN 80-05-000097-9 (SK)

Recommended reading

HRIVŇÁK, I. Teória zvárania kovových materiálov. Veda, Bratislava 1989.
LEVÍČEK, P. – STRÁNSKÝ, K. Metalurgické vady ocelových odlitků. SNTL, Praha 1984.
RUSÍN, K. Teorie slévárenských procesů. SNTL, Praha 1990.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization MTI , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme C-AKR-P Lifelong learning

    specialization CLS , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Záděra, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Technology of cast iron production in coke blast furnace, steel production in oxygen converter and in electrical furnaces.The continuous and ingot casting technologies
2. Technology of grey, ductile and special cast irons production. Metallurgy of the non-ferrous alloys. Trends in mettalurgy of foundry alloys
3. Introduction into history of casting technologies. basic principles of making castings.
4. Categories of foundry moulds. Non permanent moulds according to the binders used (1st - 3rd generation)
5. Technology of pouring into permanent moulds
6. Metal pouring, gating systems. Casting solidification and cooling.
7. Volumetric changes during solidification. Elimination of hot spots in casting.
8. Simulation of the foundry processes. Additive technologies in foundries.
9. Finishing operations and heat treatment of castings
10. Welding technologies: manual, automatic
11. Thermal cutting technologies and additive materials
12. Weldability of steels, irons and non-ferrous materials
13. Reclamation welding. Metallurgical, foundry and welding defects. Classification systems.

Laboratory exercise

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Antonín Záděra, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Exercise to: cast iron production in coke blast furnace, oxygen converter and electrical furnaces.
2. Exercise to: metallurgy of the ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
3. Exercise to: basic foundry technologies
4. Exercise to: non-permanent moulds - examples
5. Exercise to: pouring into permanent moulds
6. Exercise to: gating systems
7. Exercise to: hot spots in casting and their elimination
8. Exercise to: simulation of foundry processes.
9. Exercise to: casting quality control
10.Excercise to: welding technology, mechanical properties of welds and tesing
11. Exercise to: cutting by oxygen and plasma
12. Exercise to: weldability of different materials
13. Exercise to: classification systems of the welding defects.