malla rwth

Anlage B

Modulhandbuch zur Akkreditierung

des Masterstudiengangs

Metallurgical Engineering

der RWTH Aachen

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Ingenieurswissenschaftliche Vertiefung (Basisfächer):

Course Master Metallurgical Engineering

Name of Module Fabrication Technology of Metals

Type of Module Basic course

Courses a) Lecture “Introduction to Metal Forming”

b) Lecture “Foundry Technology”

c) Exercise “Introduction to Metal Forming”

d) Exercise “Foundry Technology”

Semester Summer semester

2nd semester of master course

Dates of Courses a) Tue. 11:45h – 13:15h

b) Wed. 11:45h – 13:15h

c) Tue. 13:15h – 15:45h

d) TBA

Responsibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Hirt

Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Hirt

Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Bührig-Polaczek

Language English

Curriculum M.Sc. Metallurgical Engineering

Hours per week Lecture: 4

Exercises: 2

Work load Presence-study = 68 h

Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a); c):

Knowledge:

The students know the basic technologies of metal

forming as well as selected solution methods.

Comprehension:

The students understand the coherences between

essential process and material parameters.

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Application:

The basic equations of the elemental theory for analysis

and interpretation of basic processes of metal forming

can be applied.

b); d):

Knowledge:

The students possess an overview and know the basics

of foundry technology.

Comprehension:

The students understand the connection between

process technology, casting materials and their

simulation.

Application:

The students are enabled to meet technology based

decisions on complex foundry processes and materials.

Contents a); c)

Introduction to basics: plasticity, plastomechanics,

boundary conditions and heat transport, solution

methods

Technology and solving methods of bulk-forming:

forging, extrusion, bar extrusion, drawing, rolling

Technology and solving methods of sheet forming:

forming of sheet metal, tribology, deep-drawing,

stretch-forming, flow forming

b); d)

Physical and technological basics: metallic melts,

supercooling, nucleation, casting-, feeding- and

gating techniques

Moulding and casting technology: high-pressure-die-

casting, die-casting sand-casting as well as moulding

materials and applicable rapid-prototyping techniques

Casting materials (cast iron, aluminium- and

magnesium alloys): metallurgy, casting properties,

micro-structure and its properties as well as the

relationship between them

Simulation of foundry processes: heat-balance in

casting and mould, flow and convection

Aspects of economic and ecological challenges in

foundry technology

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Examination Written exam 180 min

Media Lecture: Power Point with short videos

Exercises: Overhead-projector, board, power-point

Literature T. Altan: Metal forming, American Society for Metals

Lange: Handbook of Metal Forming, Volume 1

Scriptum and hand-outs

D. M. Stefanescu: Science and Engineering of Casting

Solidification, Kluwer Academic, New York, 2002.

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Name of Module Fabrication Technology of Mineral Materials


Courses a) Lecture “Glass”

b) Lecture “Ceramics”

c) Lecture “Mineral Raw Materials”

d) Exercise “Glass”

e) Exercise “Ceramics”

f) Exercise “Mineral Raw Materials”



Dates of Courses a) Mon. 8.15h – 9.00h

b) Fri. 8.15h – 9.00h

c) Fri. 10.00h – 10.45h

d) Mon. 9.00h – 9.45h

e) Fri. 9.00h – 9.45h

f) Fri. 10.45h – 11.30h

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Reinhard Conradt

Lecturer Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. R. Conradt

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. R. Telle

Dr.rer.nat. A. Kaiser

Language English



Exercises: 3


Home-study =172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a), d) The students know the entire chain of industrial

glass production from the acquisition of energy carriers

and raw materials via the calculation and mixing of the

batch, the melting process and the most common

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forming processes to quality control. They are able to set

up mass, energy, and CO2 emission balances.

b), e) The students know how to handle and to

characterise ceramic raw materials and green bodies.

They understand the principles and physico-chemical

background of the manufacturing processes and are

aware of the micro-structural peculiarities introduced by

the respective treatment. In particular they are able to

recognise microstructural defects and their origins.

c), f) The students possess fundamental knowledge

about the occurrence and properties of industrial raw

materials in respect to their genesis in earth crust,

mineral phases, impurities, and intergrowths. They know

about the temperature and pressure-dependent stability

of minerals and the relative enrichment of particular

elements in the crystal lattices.

Contents a), d) Flow chart of the melting process; design of glass

melting furnaces and their components; the furnace

treated as a thermal reactor and as a chemical reactor;

combustion calculation; quality, availability, and stock

keeping of raw materials; batch calculations; redox

control; forming principles for a visco-elastic medium;

production of tubes, fibres, containers, sheets; quality

control cycles.

b), e) Production and properties of selected oxides,

carbides, and nitrides. Powder production and

characterisation; milling and mixing procedures,

screening, technology of granulation; rheology of slurries,

viscosity, zeta-potential; technology of slip casting, tape

casting, extrusion, injection moulding, dry pressing, and

cold isostatic pressing.

c), f) Evolution of the earth crust; availability of elements;

element enrichment by geochemical processes; igneous

rock forming processes; plutonic, volcanic, metamorphic,

and sedimentological generation of mineral species;

gravitational differentiation; crystallisation of magmatites;

occurrence of primary and secondary industrial minerals

and their properties, in particular quartz, feldspars, and

related compounds; role of weathering and

transportation; formation of carbonates, clays, bauxites.

Examination Written exam 180 min; 60 min for each sub-topic

Media Lectures: power-point presentation and hand-outs;

Exercise: blackboard, overhead

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Literature a) Trier: Glass melting furnaces. Springer Verlag 1984.

Own scriptum on fabrication technology. Own

scriptum on glass technology.

b) D. W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering,

Marcel Dekker, New York 1992; Munz, Fett,

Ceramics – Mechanical Properties, Failure

Behaviour, Materials Selection, Springer Verlag,

1999; Materials Science and Technology Vol.17B:

Processing of Ceramics Part II, Verlag Chemie,

Weinheim 1996

c) Baumgart, Dunham, Process Mineralogy of Ceramic

Materials; Enke-Verlag 1984

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Name of Module Metallic Materials


Courses a) Lecture “Metallic Materials” Prof. Bleck

b) Lecture “Metallic Materials” Prof. Kaysser

c) Exercise “Metallic Materials” Prof. Bleck

d) Exercise “Metallic Materials” Prof. Kaysser



Dates of Courses a) Wed. 8:15h – 9:45h

b) Wed. 14:00h – 15:00h

c) Tue. 10:00h – 11:30h

d) Wed. 15:45h – 17:15h

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Bleck

Lecturer Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Bleck

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. W. A. Kaysser

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Students are proficient in the metal-physical phenomena

and their different possibilities for systematic influence on

metals properties. Further on, students manage the

transfer of the learned theories on practical applications

of metallic materials. For selected examples, students

are capable of analysing the development of

microstructure through process chain.

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Contents Physical properties of metallic materials; substitutional

and interstitial solid solution; selected binary and ternary

systems; Choice of materials, steel groups: unalloyed

mild steels, structural steels, soft magnetic steels,

stainless steels, aluminium, titanium and magnesium

alloys, copper base alloys, super alloys, high melting

metals, hard materials and compounds of hard materials;

magnetic materials; design of composite materials phase

transformation: precipitation and aging, pearlite, bainite,

martensite; heat treatment of steels; steel processing:

continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, annealing,

surface treatment; development of microstructure.


Media Lecture: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos,

models und exhibits

Exercises: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos,

models und exhibits

Literature - W. Bleck: Material Science of Steel, Verlag Mainz, 2007

- W. Bleck: Material Testing, Verlag Mainz, 2007

- handouts

Additional literature references are given in lectures

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Name of Module Mineral Materials


Courses a) Lecture “Glass”

b) Lecture “Ceramics”

c) Lecture “Crystallography of Mineral Materials”

d) Exercise “Glass”

e) Exercise “Ceramics”

f) Exercise “Crystallography of Mineral Materials”

Semester Winter semester

1st semester of master course

Dates of Courses a) Mon. 8.15h – 9.15h

b) Tue. 14.00h – 15.00h

c) Wed. 10.00h – 11.00h

d) Mon. 9.15h – 9.45h

e) Tue. 15.00h – 15.30h

f) Wed. 11.00h – 11.30h

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. R. Conradt

Lecturer Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. R. Conradt

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. R. Telle

Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. G. Roth

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a) Lecture: The students conceive “glass” as a special

aggregate state of matter and know how to describe it

in terms of thermodynamic, structural, and kinetic

categories. They understand the meaning of chemical

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bonds in oxide systems, and are able to derive the

short-range order entities of the glass structures.

They gain an overview over spectral, optical, and

thermo-mechanical properties of industrial glasses.

b) Lecture: The students understand the chemical and

physico-chemical properties of ceramic materials;

they know about the most important structure-

property relations such as brittle behaviour, thermal

properties; ion and super conductivity, piezo effect,

medical behaviour; they know what kind of material is

used for what purposes and recognise advantages

and disadvantages.

c) Lecture: The students acquire a basic understanding

of the building principles of crystal structures in terms

of chemical bonding and structural topology. This

includes an overview over the most important

structure types and of structure-property relations in

inorganic (non-metallic) engineering materials.

d) Exercise: The students know to derive the viscosity-

temperature function from the chemical composition

of a glass, to determine working and cooling range.

They are able to derive the crystallization curve for a

given glass. They know how to influence the colour of

a glass. They know how to set up a cooling

programme for an industrial product.

e) Exercise: The students know about fundamentals of

sintering behaviour and are able to give qualitative

estimates on the microstructural evolution during

densification; they are able to estimate the stress-

failure behaviour of ceramics by means of Griffith-

Equation.

f) Exercise: The students will learn “hands-on” how to

understand, draw and interpret crystal structures both

qualitatively (identify structure type, identify

coordination, describe polyhedral linkage etc.) and

quantitatively (derive bond-lengths and -angles,

discuss bond-strength and derive structure related

properties).

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Contents a) Glass: Thermodynamic functions of a glass, the glass

transition, random network versus cluster hypothesis

of the glass structure, viscosity (VFT, Angell, and

Gibb-Adam plot), crystallization and nucleation. Ionic

versus covalent bonds, hybrid bonds, anion-cation

packing, Dietzel field strength, electronegativity,

short-range order building blocks of oxide glasses;

optical and spectral properties; thermal expansion,

thermal stresses, strength and fracture mechanics of

a material having no internal microstructure

b) Ceramics: Definitions of ceramics, chemical

composition and interatomic bonding; sintering

phenomena; introduction to brittle fracture; ceramics

in application: high-temperature properties:

refractories, insulating materials, ceramics in

automotives and energy technology; electrical and

electronic properties, ion conductivity, super

conductors, NTC, PTC, medical properties.

c) Crystallography of Mineral Materials: Basic syste-

matic crystal chemistry: Chemical and topological

classification; fundamental structure types. Structure

and chemical bonding. Principles of structure-pro-

perty relations in inorganic solids (mechanical,

electrical, magnetic, thermal properties etc.). Struc-

tural defects and structural phase transitions and their

influence on macroscopic properties. Crystal chem-

ical tailoring of materials properties (doping, substi-

tution etc.); Selected examples of technically import-

ant materials (e.g. perovskites, spinells, semicon-

ductors, oxide- and non-oxide ceramics, ultra-hard

materials, refractories etc.)

d) “Glass”: Calculation of viscosity by Lakatos factors,

derivation of VFT parameters from experiments, set-

up of Angell and Gibbs-Adam plot; determination of

the crystallization time law from crystallite geometry;

design of a full-fledged industrial cooling programme

e) “Ceramics”: Microstructural evolution during sintering;

thermal expansion; thermal shock; lambda probe,

SOFC, linings of gas turbines; corrosion in liquids and

gasses, active and passive oxidation; dental and

bone implants.

f) like c)

Examination Written exam 180 min; 60 min for each sub-topic

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Media Lectures: power-point presentation and hand-outs;

visualization software for crystal structures; hand-on

samples

Exercises: blackboard, overhead, calculator worksheets,

use (on own PC or CIP-pool) of freely available software

for constructing and drawing crystal structures; simple

structure optimization (molecular mechanics) software

Literature a) Own scriptum, Scholze: Glass – Nature, Structure &

Properties, Springer Verlag, Berlin 1998. R. H.

Doremus: Glass Science. John Wiley, New York

1994.

b) D.W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering,

Marcel Dekker, New York 1992; Munz, Fett,

Ceramics – Mechanical Properties, Failure

Behaviour, Materials Selection, Springer Verlag,

1999; W.D. Kingery, H.K. Bowen, D.R. Uhlmann,

Introduction to Ceramics John Wiley & Sons, New

York, Chichester, 3rd Ed.1976; Yet-Ming Chiang,

Dunbar Bernie III, W.D. Kingery Physical Ceramics -

Principles for Ceramic Science and Engineering,

Wiley, MIT-Series in Materials Science and

Engineering 1977

c) A.F. Wells: Structural Inorganic Chemistry, scripts,

handouts

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Name of Module Physical Metallurgy


Courses a) Lecture “Physical Metallurgy”

b) Exercises “Physical Metallurgy”



Dates of Courses a) Thu. 10:00h – 11:30h; 17:00h – 18:30h

b) Fri. 8:15h – 9:45h

Responsibility Prof. Dr.rer.nat. G. Gottstein

Lecturer Prof. Dr.rer.nat. G. Gottstein

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students will get familiar with the physical

fundaments of material science. The students will be

enabled to study more specialized and fundamental

topics of material science. They will learn to use the

concepts and methods in material science

independently and will practice this in exercises

accompanying the lecture. The students will deepen

their understanding of the learnt contents during

these exercises.

Contents Microstructure; atomic structure of solids; crystal defects;

alloys; diffusion; mechanical properties; recovery,

recrystallization, grain growth; solidification; solid

state phase transformations; physical properties


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Media Lecture: presentation, black board and chalk, computer

presentation, e-learning program Metis (available via

internet)

Exercises: presentation, black board and chalk, self –

dependent solving of exercises with guidance through

the exercises.

Literature Physical Foundations of Material Science,

G. Gottstein, Springer, 2004

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Study Program Master Metallurgical Engineering

Name of Module Process Metallurgy and Recycling


Courses a) Lecture “Iron & Steel Metallurgy” b) Lecture “Nonferrous Metallurgy” c) Tutorial “Iron & Steel Metallurgy” d) Tutorial “Nonferrous Metallurgy”

Semester Winter semester 1st semester of master course

Dates of Courses a) Lecture: Mon 14:00h – 15:30h b) Lecture: Tue. 10:30h – 12:00h c) Tutorial: Wed. 14:00h – 15:30h, (bi-weekly) d) Tutorial: Wed. 14:00h – 15:30h, (bi-weekly)

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. B. Friedrich

Lecturer Dr. -Ing. R. Fuchs Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. G. Senk

Language English


Hours per week Lecture: 4 Exercises: 2

Work load Presence-study = 68 h Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for: Study major(s) “Process Technology of Metals”, “Physical Metallurgy”, “Materials Science of Steel” and “Mineral Materials”

Learning targets / competences to be reached

Non-ferrous Metallurgy: The students should become capable to understand the material flow, the primary and secondary processing route, the necessary aggregate with parameters of process and the chemical reaction in the metallurgical process of Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Lead and Titanium, as well as the consideration of the problem of environment and location and especially energy requirements. Iron and steel: The students should know the most important properties of the production of Iron and steel. They should be able

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to describe the plant specific relationship between the aggregates of process, the thermo-chemical properties of each middle-production and the kinetical process procedure.

Contents Non-ferrous metallurgy:

Basics of nonferrous metallurgy Economical significance, primary and secondary raw material, global material management.

Metallurgical processes of Copper: Pyrometallurgy: flash smelting; Converter metallurgy and direct production; Recycling and pyrometallurgical Refining; Refining electrolysis and casting

Metallurgical processes of Aluminium: Bauxite to Al-Hydroxide; Al-Hydroxide to Metal; Recycling, melt treatment and casting.

Metallurgical processes of Zinc : Hydrometallurgy; Extraction electrolysis and hydrometallurgical Recycling; Pyrometallurgy; pyrometallurgical refining of lead and zinc

Metallurgical processes of Titanium: Sorel-process, Kroll-process, remelting

Iron and steel:

Introduction, historical review;

preparation of ore, production of coke;

thermodynamic, heterogeneous equilibrium, kinetics;

reduction technology, production of Iron;

production of steel;

secondary metallurgy;

casting and solidification

slag in the production of Iron and steel

recycling of the steel scrapes

environment protection and sustainability


Media Lecture: Power-Point; Videos, Models, Samples, Overhead, Exercises: Power-Point; Overhead, Samples, white board;

Literature Schmitz, C. Handbook of Aluminium Recycling - Fundamentals, Mechanical Preparation, Metallurgical Processing, Plant Design Vulkan Verlag GmbH, 2006, Essen ISBN 978 3 8027 2936 2

Habashi, F. Handbook of Extractive Metallurgy; Vol. 1, 2 VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim 1997 ISBN 3 527 28792 2

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Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry; Vol. A1, A7,A14, A15, A26, A27, A28 VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Weinheim, 1985, Fifth Completely Revised Edition

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Name of Module Process Control Engineering


Courses a) Lecture: “Process Measurement”

b) Exercise: “Process Measurement”

c) Lecture: “Process Control Engineering”

d) Exercise: “Process Control Engineering”

Semester a), b) Winter semester; 1st semester of master course

c), d) Summer semester; 2nd semester of master course


b) Tue. 15:45h – 17:15h (14d)

c) TBA

d) TBA

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. U. Epple

Lecturer Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. U. Epple

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a), b)

ability to

- apply measuring methods,

- handle measured data ,

- evaluate measuring information

basic knowledge of

- main physical measuring principles

- requirements in industrial instrumentation

c), d)

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ability to

- analyse basic control problems

- construct hierarchical control solutions

- handle industrial control languages

- work with structural models of plants and processes

basic knowledge of

- industrial control systems

- requirements in industrial control

Contents a), b)

measuring methods, processing and validation of

measuring data, distribution functions, error analysis,

physical measuring principles (temperature, flow, level,

mechanical quantities..), industrial instrumentation

c), d)

- process control systems

- communication systems

- modelling techniques

- modelling plants, products, processes,

- control engineering

discrete control, hybrid control,

hierarchical control schema,

control languages, (CFC, SFC, StateCharts..)

formal methods


Media a), c) Prepared procedure documentation is fulfilled

during the lecture (TabletPC, Beamer)

b), d) Black board, Beamer

Literature Script

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Name of Module Thermochemistry


Courses a) Lecture “Thermochemistry”

b) Exercise “Thermochemistry”



Dates of Courses a) Mon. 11:45h – 13:15h, Wed. 16:45h – 18:15h

b) Thu. 11:45h – 13:15h

Responsibility Prof. J. M. Schneider, Ph.D.

Lecturer Prof. J. M. Schneider, Ph.D.

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students get to know the basics of thermochemistry,

enabling them to evaluate the thermodynamic and kinetic

properties of materials to select or develop suitable

materials for different processes and requirements.

Contents Chemical equilibrium

Phase diagrams

Properties of mixtures

Statistical thermodynamic

Rate of chemical reactions

Elastic properties

Properties of surfaces

Examination Written exam180 min

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Media Lecture: Power-Point

Exercises: Black board, computer

Literature P. Atkins & J. de Paula, Physical chemistry

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Name of Module Transport Phenomena


Courses a) Lecture “Transport Phenomena 1”

b) Exercise “Transport Phenomena 1”

c) Lecture “Transport Phenomena 2”

d) Exercise “Transport Phenomena 2”

Semester a), b) Winter semester; 1st semester of master course

c), d) Summer semester; 2nd semester of master course

Dates of Courses a) Mon. 10:00h – 11:30h

b) Wed. 11:45h – 13:15h (14d)

c) Wed. 10:00h – 11:30h

d) Thu. 08:15h – 09:45h (14d)

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Pfeifer

Lecturer Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Pfeifer

Language English



Exercises: 2


Home-study = 172 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a), b)

The students are trained to classify the kinds of energy-

and mass-transport in technical systems and to examine

this with numerical and analytical methods quantitatively.

They can derive the mathematical model equations from

the balance equations. In the lecture and the

supplementary exercises examples are preferred from

the field of the material engineering (Industrial Furnace

Technology, Metallurgy, …)

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c), d)

The students are trained to classify the types of flows

and to analyse the basic equations analytically. In the

lecture and the supplementary exercises examples are

preferred from the field of the material engineering

(Industrial Furnace Technology, Metallurgy, …)

Contents a), b)

Fundamentals of heat transfer and mass transport.

General equations of conduction, convection and

radiation, 1st law of thermodynamics, systems, system

boundaries, Fouriers law, Fouriers differential equation,

one dimensional steady state heat conduction, transient

heat conduction, numerical methods for heat conduction

problems, fundamentals of convective heat transfer,

similarity theory, Buckingham theorem, heat radiation,

radiation exchange, gas radiation

c), d)

Fundamentals of the fluid flow mechanics (momentum

transport), Fluid, Newtons shear stress approach,

fundamentals of the rheology, hydrostatics, aerostatics,

hydrodynamics, frictionless and friction-afflicted flows,

Bernoulli, momentum law, tube flow, dimensionless

numbers, Navier-Stokes-equations

Examination a), b) Written exam 90 min, (50 %)

c), d) Written exam 90 min, (50 %)

Media Lecture: Power-Point, overhead, blackboard

Exercises: Power-Point, overhead, blackboard

Literature a), b)

Manuscript “High Temperature Engineering 1” available

at IOB

Incropera, F.P.: Heat and Mass Transfer, Wiley, 2002

Baehr, H.D.; Stephan, K.: Heat and Mass Transfer,

Springer

c), d)

Manuscript “High Temperature Engineering 2” available

at IOB

Smits, J.: Fluid Mechanics, Wiley, 2000

Fox, R.W.: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, Wiley, 2004

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Fachspezifische Vertiefung

Vertiefungsfach “Materials Science of Mineral Materials”:


Name of Module Glass

Type of Module Module N° 1 from study major „Materials Science of Mineral Materials“

Courses Lecture (a) “Physical Chemistry & Technology” Exercise (b) “Physical Chemistry & Technology” Exercise (c) “Reaction Kinetics” Labwork (d) “Glass Lab”

Semester a,b,c) Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course d) Winter (3rd) or Summer semester (2nd) on request

Dates of Courses (a) Wed. 14:00 – 15:30 (b) Wed. 15:45 – 16:30 (c) Wed. 16:30 – 17:15 (d) Mon. – Fri. (consent of faculty)

Responsibility Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Conradt

Lecturer Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Conradt

Language English


Hours per Week Lecture: 2 Exercise: 2 Labwork: 3

Work load Presence Study = 79 h Home Study = 131 h

Credit Points 7

Requirements Basic Course Mineral Materials

Basis for:

Learning Targets /

Competences to be reached

The students understand the physical, chemical, and thermodynamic concepts by which oxide glasses and glass melts can be described in a quantitative way. They are able to apply these concepts to fabrication processes as well as to the performance of the products. They are able to design glasses according to specific property profiles. They are acquainted with They know how to treat chemical reactions in multicomponent multiphase

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particulate systems. They understand the parameters by which the industrial melting process is controlled. They are able to suggest reasonable measures to for the optimization of product quality, energy utilization, and production efficiency.

Contents Lecture and Exercise: - Quantitative treatment of multicomponent glasses

and glass melts; crystalline reference states; partially crystalline materials

- Viscosity, surface tension, atomic mobility as a function of chemical composition; role of these quantities in the melting process; bubble and particle swarms; multi-phase fluid systems

- Redox- and acid-base properties; chemistry of water and sulfur in oxide melts; fining, refining, color generation

- development of glasses according to given property profiles

- Corrosion of glasses in aqueous media - Different types of heterogeneous reactions; time laws

as a function of local reaction type, particle shape, dimensionality, and size distribution

Labwork: Experiments are performed on - batch melting (batch-free time test), - determination of glass color and spectral properties, - redox control, - dilatometry (determination of glass transition and

thermal expansion coefficient of glass and melt), - chemical durability of glass, - corrosion of refractories by glass melts.


Media Lectures: power-point presentation and hand-outs; video sequences Exercise: blackboard, PC with specific EXCEL worksheets; commercial and self-made simulation programmes

Labwork: hand-outs, PC for compositional calculations

Literatur - Scholze: Glass – Nature, Structure, and Properties - Vogel: Glass Chemistry, Springer - Zarzycky: Glasses and amorphous materials, VCH - Paul: Glass chemistry, Chapman & Hall

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Name of Module Ceramics


Courses Lecture (a) “Sintering and Microstructure” Exercise (b) “Sintering and Microstructure” Lecture (c) “Fracture Mech. and Reinforcement” Exercise (d) “Fracture Mech. and Reinforcement” Labwork (e) “Ceramics Lab”

Semester a, b) Winter semester, 3rd semester of master course c, d) Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course e) Winter (3rd) or Summer semester (2nd) on request

Dates of Courses (a) Mon. 10:00-10:45 Seminar Room GHI (b) Mon. 10:45-11:30 Seminar Room GHI (c) Thu. 10:00-10:45 Seminar Room GHI (d) Thu. 10:45-11:30 Seminar Room GHI (e) Mon. to Fri. (consent of faculty)

Responsibility Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Telle

Lecturer Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Telle

Language English


Hours per Week Lecture : 2 Exercise : 2 Labwork: 3


Credit Points 7


Basis for:

Learning Targets /


The students understand sintering phenomena and are able to correlate processing conditions, microstructures, and mechanical properties.

Contents Sintering phenomena, driving forces, diffusion mechanisms, time- and temperature dependence of grain growth and pore closure; grain boundary structure, liquid-solid interaction, hot pressing kinetics. Background of brittleness, fracture energy, fracture resistance,

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hardness, testing methods, reinforcing mechanisms such as crack deflection, microcracking and transformation toughening; correlation of microstructure and mechanical properties by means of Weibull statistics. Relation between processing methods and conditions, sintering phenomena and mechanical properties.


Media Lectures: power-point presentation and hand-outs; Exercise: blackboard, overhead; Labwork: hand-outs, blackboard

Literature D.W. Richerson, Modern Ceramic Engineering, Marcel Dekker, New York 1992; German, Randall M., Sintering Theory and Practice, John Wiley and Sons New York, 1999. Munz, Fett, Ceramics – Mechanical Properties, Failure Behaviour, Materials Selection Springer Verlag, 1999

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Name of Module Thermochemical & Dynamical Materials Modeling Concepts


Courses (a) Lecture “Thermochemistry of Mineral Materials” (b) Exercise “Thermochemistry of Mineral Materials” (c) Lecture “Materials Modeling” (d) Exercise “Materials Modeling”

Semester a,b) Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course c,d) Winter semester, 3rd semester of master course

Dates of Courses (a) Wed. 11:45 – 12:30 (b) Wed. 12:30 – 13:15 (c) Wed. 14:00 – 14:45 (d) Wed. 15:00 – 16:30

Responsibility Prof. Dr. Ing. H. Emmerich

Lecturer (a-b) Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Conradt (c-d) Prof. Dr. Ing. H. Emmerich

Language English


Hours per Week Lecture: 2 Exercise: 3


Credit Points 5

Requirements Basic Course Thermochemistry; Basic Course Mineral Materials

Basis for:

Learning Targets /


(a-b) The students understand the structure of thermodynamic tables and databases, and the corresponding reference states. They are able to complete data sets for mineral materials by applying estimation methods, and to derive materials properties from databases. They can describe thermochemical reactions involving mineral materials in a quantitative way. They know different approaches to mixing in multicomponent systems. (c-d) The students understand the concepts of scale bridging modeling and statistical modeling and they know the differences between statistical modeling and

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continuum modeling. They get the basic knowledge of interfaces, interface dynamics, solidification and nucleation processes.

Contents Thermochemistry of Mineral Materials: - Standard and formation properties; most important

thermochemical tables, their units and peculiarities; - Atomistic theories of heat capacity; - Calculation of partial molar quantities and chemical

potentials; - Relation between thermochemical and physical

properties; - Mixed phase thermodynamics for the solid and liquid

state with mixed covalent-ionic bonds - Introduction to irreversible thermodynamics. Materials Modeling: - Introduction to the modeling with cellular automata

(CA) - Wolfram Automata - Modeling of transport phenomena with petri nets - CA and transport dynamics - Continuum modeling based on concepts of grain

growth and recrystallization - Continuum modeling based on concepts of

continuum mechanics - Continuum modeling based on concepts of fluid

dynamics

Examination Oral exam 30 min on the contents of (a-b),

Written exam 90 min on the contents of (c-d)

Media Lecture: blackboard; powerpoint presentations and hand-outs; data sheets from thermodynamic tables

Exercise: balckboard, PC, EXCEL worksheet; commercoal and self-made simulation programmes and simulation software

Literatur - Kubaschewski: Materials thermochemistry, Pergamon Press

- Philpotts: Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology, Prentice Hall

- Gaskell: Introduction to metallurgical thermodynamics, Taylor & Francis

- Mchedlov-Petrossyan: Thermodynamics of Silicates. - Jost: Diffusion in solids, liquids, gases. Academic

Press. - special publications

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Name of Module Functional Design of Ceramics and Composites


Courses Lecture “Wear and High-Temperature Behaviour of Ceramics”

Exercise “Wear and High-Temperature Behaviour of Ceramics”

Semester Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course

Dates of Courses Mon. 10:00-10:45 Salmang Hall, GHI Mon. 10:45-11:30 Salmang Hall, GHI

Responsibility Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Telle

Lecturer Prof. Dr. rer. nat. R. Telle

Language English


Hours per Week Lecture: 1 Exercise: 1

Work Load Presence Study = 23 h Home Study = 37 h

Credit Points 2


Basis for:

Learning Targets /


The students understand the fundamental role of microstructure on physical and chemical properties, in particular the influence of grain size, grain shape, grain boundaries, second particulate or continuous phases. They know about the principle influence on mechanical, corrosive, electrical, thermal, piezo, and biological properties and understand how to design and optimise microstructural parameters accordingly.

Contents Principles of mechanical reinforcement, corrosion under chemical and thermal influences; high-temp plastic deformation and creep; transport properties depending on microstructure, role of grain size and shape as well as grain boundaries; functionally graded materials.

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Media Lectures: power-point presentation and hand-outs; Exercise: blackboard, overhead

Literature Czichos, H., Saito, T., Smith, L. [Eds.]: Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods Springer (2006); Munz, Fett, Ceramics – Mechanical Properties, Failure Behaviour, Materials Selection, Springer Verlag, 1999;

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Vertiefungfach “Materials Science of Steel”:


Name of Module Materials Science of Steel

Type of Module Module N°1 from study major “Materials Science of

Steel”

Courses a) Lecture “Materials Science of Steel”

b) Lecture “Steel Design”

c) Exercise “Materials Science of Steel”

d) Practical Training “Materials Science of Steel”

Semester b) Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course

a, c, d) Winter semester, 3rd semester of master course


b) Mon. 15:45h – 17:15h

c) Tue. 11:45h – 12:30h

d) Mon. 10:00h – 11:30h, Practical Test (P2) is fixed

during semester



apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Brill

apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kern

Dr.-Ing. Klaus Peters

Dipl.-Ing. Lothar Muders

Language English



Exercises: 1

Practical Training: 4

Work load Presence-study = 102h

Home-study = 168h

Credit points 9

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

a, c, d) Students are able to link metal-physical

phenomena with materials properties. They know

methods and processes to analyse and influence

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corresponding materials properties. For selected

processes, students are able to set up a process chain,

including lifecycle assessment and cost effective

analysis.

b) For selected steel groups, students are proficient in

defining correlations between microstructure and

properties. They know the industrial implementation of

these materials.

Contents a, c, d) Basic aspects of strength, toughness, fracture:

conventional stress-strain-diagram, influence of

temperature and strain rate, yielding behaviour, thermal

activated flow stress, superplasticity, anisotropy;

strengthening mechanisms, materials failure: fracture

mechanics, cold forming properties, high temperature

behaviour; economical importance of steel;

environmental aspects of steel production and products.

b) High strength steels for automotive application, high

strength structural steels, high temperature steels, multi-

phase steels, special deep-drawing steels, rail steels

Examination a, c, d) Written exam 120 min + 15-30 min oral exam,

successful passed practical training to the admission of

examination. Practical training is successful passed if

certificate is given. (75 %)

b) Written exam 60 min (25 %)

Media a, b) Lecture: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos,

models and exhibits

c, d) Exercises: Power-Point, transparencies, short

videos, models and exhibits

Practical training: Power-Point, transparencies, short

videos, models und exhibits, laboratory equipment

Literature - W. Bleck: Material Science of Steel, Verlag Mainz, 2007

- W. Bleck: Material Testing,, Verlag Mainz, 2007

- handouts

Additional literature references are given in lectures

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Name of Module Introduction to Texture Analysis

Type of Module Module N°2 from study major “Physical Metallurgy and

Materials”

Module N°2 from study major “Materials Science of

Steel”

Courses a) Lecture “Introduction to Texture Analysis”

b) Exercises “Introduction to Texture Analysis”



Dates of Courses a) on appointment

b) on appointment


Lecturer Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Engler

Language English



Exercises: 1


Home-study = 56 h

Credit points 3

Requirements Basic course “Physical Metallurgy” recommended

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Students become familiar with the basics of texture

analysis. By a comprehensive coverage of the theory

and practice, students learn about different texture

techniques now available. A discussion of applications of

texture analysis in research and industry enables

students to verify their knowledge.

Contents Introduction (Motivation, introduction to the principal

concepts of texture analysis, diffraction for texture

analysis); Fundamentals (definitions, orientation,

misorientation, orientation spaces); Measurements of

macrotexture (X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, pole

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figures, ODF-analysis, typical textures); Measurements

of microtexture (TEM-based techniques, Kikuchi-

patterns, SEM-EBSD, OIM, orientation mapping); other

techniques; application examples.




internet)

Exercises: presentation, black board and chalk

Literature V. Randle, O. Engler, “Introduction to Texture Analysis:

Macrotexture, Microtexture and Orientation Mapping”,

Gordon and Breach Science Publishers (2000)

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Name of Module Materials Characterisation

Type of Module Module N°3 from study major “Materials Science of Steel”

Courses a) Exercise “Materials Characterisation” b) Practical Training “Materials Characterisation”

Semester Summer semester 2nd semester of master course

Dates of Courses a) Mon. 9:00-9:45 b) Mon. 10:00-11:30



Language English


Hours per week Exercises: 1 Practical Training: 2

Work load Presence-study = 34h Home-study = 56h

Credit points 3

Requirements

Basis for:


Students know common methods to characterise materials properties. They are able to perform and analyse selected experiments.

Contents Tensile test, compression tests, long period creep test, bending test, hardness test, Charpy test, fracture mechanic test and fatigue test, safety analysis; non-destructive materials testing; FEM; technological testing

Examination Certificate of participation if all experiments are passed successful and successful passed presentation of one practical test.

Media Lecture: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos, models und exhibits Exercises: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos, models und exhibits

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Practical training: Power-Point, transparencies, short videos, models und exhibits, laboratory equipment

Literature - W. Bleck: Material Science of Steel, Verlag Mainz, 2007 - W. Bleck: Material Testing,, Verlag Mainz, 2007 - handouts Additional literature references are given in lectures

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Name of Module Physical Metallurgy Lab

Type of Module Module N°4 from study major “Materials Science of

Steel”

Courses a) Exercises “Physical Metallurgy Lab”

b) Practical Training “Physical Metallurgy Lab”


3rd semester of master course

Dates of Courses a), b) Fri: 8:15h – 14:00h


Lecturer Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Dimitri Molodov

Language English


Hours per week Exercises: 1

Practical Training: 5


Home-study = 112 h

Credit points 6

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students are enabled to carry out metallographic

sample preparation independently. They can conduct

experiments on their own with respect to the topics

presented during the physical lab. They can interpret and

discuss results obtained from own experiments.

Contents Solidification with respect to phase diagram Al-Zn ;

microstructure and concentration distribution in a cast

bronze after solidification and homogenization; tensile

tests of Cu single and polycrystals; hardening of Al

alloys; recrystallization; texture measurements

Examination Report for every experiment

Media Exercises: presentation, black board and chalk

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Literature Physical Foundations of Material Science,

G. Gottstein, Springer, 2004

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Vertiefungsfach “Physical Metallurgy and Materials”:


Name of Module Advanced Physical Metallurgy


Materials”

Courses a) Lecture “Advanced Physical Metallurgy”

b) Exercises “Advanced Physical Metallurgy”



Dates of Courses a), b) Thu. 15:00h – 17:30h

Responsibility Univ.-Prof. Dr.rer.nat. Günter Gottstein

Lecturer Prof. Dr. Lasar Shvindlerman

Language English


Hours per week Lecture : 2

Exercise : 2

Work load Presence-Study = 45 h

Home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4

Requirements Basic course ”Physical Metallurgy”

Basis for

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students gain a deeper understanding and are

trained in quantitative description of the phenomena and

the processes in condensed matter. They can apply the

thermodynamic and kinetic basics of internal interfaces

and junctions in polycrystalline materials.

Contents Thermodynamics of interfaces, grain boundary migration,

grain growth in polycrystals, grain boundary engineering

Examination Oral exam 30 min

Media Lecture: presentation, black board and chalk

Literature G. Gottstein, L.S. Shvindlerman; Grain Boundary

Migration in Metals: Thermodynamics, Kinetics,

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Applications, 1999 CRC Press

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Name of Module Introduction to Texture Analysis


Materials”

Module N°2 from study major “Materials Science of

Steel”

Courses a) Lecture “Introduction to Texture Analysis”

b) Exercises “Introduction to Texture Analysis”




b) on appointment


Lecturer Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Engler

Language English



Exercise: 1


Home-study = 56 h

Credit points 3


Basis for

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Students become familiar with the basics of texture

analysis. By a comprehensive coverage of the theory

and practice, students learn about different texture

techniques now available. A discussion of applications of

texture analysis in research and industry enables

students to verify their knowledge.

Contents Introduction (Motivation, introduction to the principal

concepts of texture analysis, diffraction for texture

analysis); Fundamentals (definitions, orientation,

misorientation, orientation spaces); Measurements of

macrotexture (X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction, pole

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figures, ODF-analysis, typical textures); Measurements

of microtexture (TEM-based techniques, Kikuchi-

patterns, SEM-EBSD, OIM, orientation mapping); other

techniques; application examples.


Media Computer presentation, black board and chalk

Literature V. Randle, O. Engler, “Introduction to Texture Analysis:

Macrotexture, Microtexture and Orientation Mapping”,

Gordon and Breach Science Publishers (2000)

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Name of Module Micromechanics of Materials


Materials”

Courses a) Lectures “Micromechanics of Materials”

b) Exercises “Micromechanics of Materials”




b) on appointment


Lecturer Apl. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dierk Raabe

Language English


Hours per week Lectures: 3

Exercises: 1


Home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4


Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The lecture enables students to understand

micromechanics in terms of mechanisms based on lattice

defects which are valid for certain conditions. The

students are able to apply their knowledge to basic as

well as more advanced engineering problems.

Contents Introduction to mechanics of lattice defects (dislocations,

interfaces etc.);

Introduction to collective lattice defect behaviour (micro

bands, shear bands, orange peel, interface mechanics,

basics of yield surface, strain percolation, „Ridging“)

Grain mechanics and polycrystal mechanics (Taylor-

Bishop-Hill, theory of poly crystals, Eshelby Theory).

Interface and surface mechanics (grain boundary

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mechanics)

Mechanics of layered structures (polymer coatings on

metals).

Mechanics of biocompatible materials

Mechanics of biological materials (bone, Chitin, collagen,

cellulose)

Examination Written exam 60min



internet)

Exercises: presentation, black board and chalk

Literature D. Raabe, F. Roters, F. Barlat, L.-Q. Chen (eds.), Wiley-

VCH, Weinheim, Juni 2004, ISBN 3-527-30760-

5,Continuum Scale Simulation of Engineering Materials:

Fundamentals - Microstructures - Process Applications“

D. Raabe: Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, ISBN 3-527-29541-0,

1998,„Computational Materials Science“

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Name of Module Comprehensive Physical Metallurgy Lab

Type of Module Module N°4 from study major “Physical Metallurgy and Materials”

Courses a) Exercise “Physical Metallurgy Lab” b) Practical Training “Physical Metallurgy Lab” c) Exercise “Seminar I” d) Exercise “Seminar II”

Semester d) Summer semester, 2nd semester of master course a,b,c) Winter semester, 3rd semester of master course

Dates of Courses a,b) Fri. 8:15h – 14:00Uhr c) Mon. 16:00h – 17:00h, on appointment d) Tue. 16:00h – 17:00h

Responsibility Prof. Dr. rer. nat. G. Gottstein

Lecturer Prof. Dr. rer. nat. G. Gottstein Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dimitri Molodov

Language English


hours per week Practical Training: 7 Exercises: 3

Work load Presence-study = 113 h Home-study = 187 h

Credit points 10

Requirements

Basis for:


a,b) The students are enabled to carry out metallographic sample preparation independently. They can conduct experiments on their own with respect to the topics presented during the physical lab. They can interpret and discuss results obtained from own experiments. c,d) The students will improve their presentation skills and will learn how to become familiar with a new topic that was not covered in lectures.

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Contents a,b) Solidification with respect to phase diagram Al-Zn ; microstructure and concentration distribution in a cast bronze after solidification and homogenization; tensile tests of Cu single and polycrystals; hardening of Al alloys; recrystallization; texture measurements

c) Presentation about a study integrated thesis or master thesis

d) Changing topics of Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Examination a,b) Report for every experiment c) Presentation d) Presentation

Media Exercises: presentation, black board and chalk, Computer presentation

Literature Physical Foundations of Material Science, G. Gottstein, Springer, 2004

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Vertiefungfach “Process Technology of Metals”:


Name of Module Melt treatment and continuous casting

Type of Module Module N°1 from study major “Process Technology of

Metals”

Courses a) Lecture “Unit Operations in Ferrous Metallurgy“

b) Exercise “Primary and Secondary Raw Materials, Melt

treatment and Solidification”

c) Practice ”Melting, Alloying and Solidification Lab”




b) prior and after the lab experiments

c) dates to be agreed in kick off meeting

Responsibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. Senk

Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. D. Senk, scientific staff

Language English



Exercises: 1

Practices: 1


Home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4

Requirements Basic course “Process Metallurgy and Recycling”

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students will be enabled to apply metallurgical

processes and to decide about the most suitable

aggregates for modern iron- and steelmaking. The

students will be capable to dimension the production

processes of different steel types based on

thermodynamic and reaction kinetic principles, types of

aggregates, operation practices and other boundary

conditions.

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Contents Most important processes and operations for the

production of iron and steel

Details of preparation of raw materials (sintering,

pelletising, coke-making)

Special topics of production of hot metal and sponge

iron (blast furnace, smelting and direct reduction),

Steel making (basic oxygen furnace, electric arc

furnace), special topics

Melt treatment (ladle and vacuum metallurgy)

Continuous Casting Technology

Examination Written exam 60 min, admission only after successfully

passing of the practice experiments

Media Lecture: Power-Point, Videos, Models, Samples

Exercises: Power-Point, Samples;

Practices: Lab-Equipment at the IEHK; online model

Literature Lecture and exercise handouts, state-of-the-art

publications

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Name of Module Unit Operations in Nonferrous Metallurgy

Type of Module Module No2 from study major “Process Technology of Metals”

Courses

a) Lecture: “Unit operations in nonferrous metallurgy”

b) Tutorial for the pyro/hydro lab

c) Practice: “pyro/hydro lab – reduction processes”



Dates of Courses

a) Lecture: Wed. 14:00h – 15:30h

b) Tutorial: prior and after the lab experiments

c) Practices: dates to be fixed mutually in a kick off meeting

Responsibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Friedrich

Docents Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Friedrich, scientific assistants

Language English


hours per week

Lecture: 2

Tutorial: 1

Practices: 2


Home-study = 93 h

Credit points 5

Requirements Basic course “Process Metallurgy and Recycling”

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to

be reached

The students become capable to define criteria for the selection

of suitable reactors and to conduct a benchmark study of

competing processes including design, development and

analysis.

Contents

Reaction-metallurgy of the most important processes for

winning/refining of non ferrous metals:

Rotary kiln, fluidized bed reactor, metal/slag interactions in

converters, aluminothermic reduction, bath melting operations

(ISA-smelt, TBRC, QSL), gas purging, leaching, solvent

extraction and electrolysis, separation techniques, each with

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- Process determining mechanism and parameters

- Thermochemical fundamentals

- Principles of equipment design and scale up

- Methods for product-assessment

- Environmental issues

- Process examples

Examination Written test 60 min, admission only after successfully passing the

practice experiments

Media

Lecture: Power-Point; Videos, Models, Samples;

Tutorial: Power-Point; Overhead, Samples, white board;

Practices: Lab-Equipment of the IME (arc furnace; rotary kiln;

pressure leaching, aqueous electrolysis cell, data logging

systems

Literature

Supporting documentation for the lecture and practice tutor.

Additional literature to be recommend are:

1). Rosenquist, Terkel; Principles of Extractive Metallurgy;

Material Science and Engineering Series, McGraw-Hill.

Inc,1974;

2). C.B. Alcock, Principles of Pyrometallurgy, Academic

Press,1976;

3). T.Abel, Engh, Principles of Metal Refining, Oxford University

Press,1992;

4). David J. Pickett, Electrochemical Reactor Design, Elsevier

Scientific Publishing Company, 1977;

5). Julion Szekely, Fluid Flow Phenomena in Metals Processing,

Academic Press, 1979;

6). Sohn, Wadsworth, Rate Processes of Extractive Metallurgy,

Plenum Press,1979;

7). Ullmann’s Encyclopaedia of Industrial Chemistry, Fifth,

Completely Revised Edition, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

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Name of Module Casting Processes and Casting Alloys

Type of Module Module No3 from study major “Process Technology of

Metals”

Courses a) Lecture “Casting Processes and Casting Alloys”

b) Tutorial for casting alloys and processes

c) Lab for casting alloys and processes




b) prior and after the lab experiments

c) dates to be agreed in kick off meeting

Responsibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Bührig-Polaczek

Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Bührig-Polaczek, scientific assistants

Language English



Tutorial: 1

Practices: 1


Home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4

Requirements Basic course “Fabrication Technology of Metals”

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students will know the metal-physical basis for the

most important characteristics of solidification of castings

and of casting processes under theoretical and hands on

aspects. The students will be enabled to identify the

relevant relations especially between material properties

and process parameters. The knowledge of cast alloys

and their processing principles will be deepened by lab

experiments and tutorial examinations.

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Contents Casting Processes and Casting Alloys:

Basic of solidification; nucleation and grain growth,

metallurgy of foundry alloys; sand casting, core making,

permanent mould casting; Aluminium, Magnesium and

Steel alloys; Cast iron; Simulation and Modelling of

casting processes.


passing the practice experiments

Media Lecture: Power-Point; Videos; Samples;

Tutorial: Power-Point; Overhead; Samples;

Practices: Lab-Equipment of the GI (furnace; casting

equipment; metallographic lab; material characterisation.

Literature Lecture, tutorial text book, literature.

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Name of Module Fundamentals and Solving Methods in Metal Forming

Type of Module Module No 4 from study major “Process Technology of

Metals”

Courses a, b) Lecture & Tutorial: “Fundamentals and Solving

Methods in Metal Forming”

c) Practical: “Laboratory in Metal Forming”



Dates of Courses a) Tue. 08:15– 09:45h

b) Mon. 15:45 – 17:15h

c) Tue. 14:00 – 15:45h

Responsibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Hirt

Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. G. Hirt, scientific assistants

Language English



Tutorial: 1

Laboratory: 1

Work load presence-study = 45 h

home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4

Requirements Basic course “Fabrication Technology of Metals”

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Knowledge:

The students know the possibilities and boundaries of

solving methods in metal forming including FEM and

similarity theory.

Understanding:

The students have a detailed understanding of

plastomechanics.

Application and Analysis:

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The students are able to analyse the basic processes in

metal forming, to choose an adequate solving method

and to derive the elementary coherences to describe and

estimate certain metal forming processes.

Contents Basics of plastomechanics, stress and deformation

states, yield law, differential equations for elementary

theory, boundary conditions

Elementary theory for basic metal forming processes

Similarity theorem and modelling techniques, basics

of FEM


passing the practice experiments

Media Lecture: Power-Point; Videos, Models, Samples;

Tutorial: Power-Point; Overhead, Samples, white board;

Laboratory: Lab-Equipment of the IBF

Literature T. Altan: Metal forming, American Society for Metals

Lange: Handbook of Metal Forming, Volume 1

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Name of Module Industrial Furnaces

Type of Module Module N° 5 from study major “Process Technology of

Metals”

Courses a) Lecture “Industrial Furnaces“

b) Exercises “Industrial Furnaces”



Dates of Courses a) Wed. 10:00h – 11:30h

b) Wed. 8:15h – 9:45h

Responsibility

(Coordinator) Prof. Dr.-Ing. B. Friedrich

Lecturer Prof. Dr.-Ing. H. Pfeifer, scientific stuff

Language English



Exercise: 2


Home-study = 75 h

Credit points 4

Requirements Basic course “Transport Phenomena”

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The students are supposed to be put in the situation to

understand the unit operations which are carried out in

industrial furnaces. They are supposed to classify

furnaces and to be able to evaluate furnaces (energy

balance, efficiency, heat losses). Ultimately they are

supposed to be in the situation to select the suitable

furnace type for a heat treatment task.

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Contents Introduction to Industrial Furnaces

Melting Furnaces

- Electric Arc Furnace Technology

- Induction Melting Furnaces

- Al-Melting Furnaces

- Resistance Heating Furnaces

Reheating Furnaces

- Fundamentals of Fuels and Combustion

- Burners

- Energy Balance of Industrial Furnaces

- Efficiency, Air Preheating

- Furnaces for the Production of Semi-Final

Steel Products

Heat Treatment Furnaces

- Batch and Continuous Furnaces

- Annealing under pure H2-atmospheres

- Furnaces for the Heat Treatment of Al


Media Lecture: Power-Point; Overhead

Tutorial: Power-Point; Overhead

Literature Manuscript “Industrial Furnaces” available at IOB

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Sonstige Leistungen:

Ergänzungsfach:


Name of Module German Language Course

Type of Module Complementary Course

Courses Exercises “Deutsch als Fremdsprache”



Dates of Courses

Responsibility Dr. Annedore Hänel

Lecturer Dr. Annedore Hänel

Frances Klein

Language German

Curriculum Deutsche Sprachprüfung für Studierende in

englischsprachigen Master-Studiengängen (DSM)

Hours per week Exercises: 4


Home-study = 45 h

Credit points 3

Requirements

Basis for Master thesis

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

German Language courses impart basic knowledge

of the German culture

German Language courses enable to manage

linguistically the workaday communication in the

university environment (residential accommodation,

cafeteria, etc.)

German Language courses provide qualifications for

culturally adequate application documents (CV, letter

of application)

German Language courses impart insights in cultural

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actualities at German universities (aspects of office

hours, contacting with lecturers via email, behaviour

in seminars and lectures

Contents Week 1

Get to know

Introduction

Week 2

Orientation in the city

Techniques: learning words and keeping

them in mind

Week 3 Buying foods

Week 4

Communication via phone

Techniques: learning grammar

systematically

Week 5 Calendar, festivals

Holidays

Week 6 Learning and forgetting

Learning psychology

Week 7 German-speaking newspapers

Reading habits

Week 8 When in Rome, do as the Romains do

Cross-cultural experiences

Week 9 Media

Week 10 Applied German geography

Week 11 Inventions and progress

Week 12 Between the cultures

Week 13 Environmental protection

Week 14 The project “Europe”

Week 15

Job market Germany

Applications

CV


Media

Literature Eurolingua 1-3

“So geht’s – Fertigkeitstraining für die Grundstufe

Deutsch“

At the institute compiled material

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Industriepraktikum:


Name of Module Industrial Training

Type of Module Industrial Training

Courses



Dates of Courses

Responsibility All Professors of the department of metallurgy and

materials technology

Lecturer

Language English


Hours per week

Work load Industrial Training = 300 h

Credit points 10

Requirements

Basis for Master thesis

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

The industrial training provides the students an insight

into the chosen occupational field; delivers a first guide

for a future professional life and an impression of the

social relations in industry. The possibility to get to know

industrial processes enables a deeper understanding of

and motivation for their studies.

Contents Fabrication and processing of materials

Business procedures

Examination Presentation

Media

Literature

61

Studienarbeit:


Name of Module Study Integrated Thesis

Type of Module Study Integrated Thesis

Courses



Dates of Courses



Lecturer

Language English


Hours per week

Work load Study Integrated Thesis = 240 h

Credit points 8

Requirements

Basis for: Master Thesis

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Independent working on a problem in the area of

expertise of the student within a given period according

to scientific methods guided by a supervisor.

Contents Selected task within a research and development project,

theoretically or experimentally, including independent

information sourcing, structuring of the topic, and

exposition of the investigations, presentation and

defence of the thesis.

Examination Written thesis

Media

62

Literature Dependent on thesis topic

63

Masterarbeit:


Name of Module Master Thesis

Type of Module Master Thesis

Courses


4th semester of master course

Dates of Courses



Lecturer

Language English


Hours per week

Work load Written thesis = 810 h

Colloquium = 90 h

Credit points 30

Requirements

Basis for:

Learning targets /

competences to be

reached

Independent working on a problem in the area of

expertise of the student within a given period according

to scientific methods guided by a supervisor.

Contents Selected task within a research and development project,

theoretically or experimentally, including independent

information sourcing, structuring of the topic, exposition

of the investigations, presentation and defence of the

thesis.

Examination Weighting

Written thesis

Colloquium

90 %

10 %

Media

Literature Dependent on thesis topic

Documents

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