ECTS - Iron and Steel Production Technologies
Iron and Steel Production Technologies (MATE312) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Iron and Steel Production Technologies | MATE312 | 6. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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| MATE204 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
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| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
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| Course Objectives | To provide detailed information about iron and steel production technologies; blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace type steelmaking |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Preparation of iron ores, ore dressing, sintering and pelletizing, reduction of iron oxides, bosh and hearth reactions, slag formation, blast furnace operating practice, treatment of hot metal; description of BOF steelmaking process, C-O reaction, S, P, N, H in steelmaking, EAF steelmaking, alloy steelmaking, deoxidation, ladle metallurgy, principl |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction. Blast Furnace (in general). Preparation of iron ores, crushing and grinding. Pretreatment processes: Sintering and pelletizing. | Chapter 1 (Nature of Ironmaking) of source [7], Chapter 8 of source [1], Section 2 &3 of source [5], and related pages of the other sources |
| 2 | Blast Furnace: Fe-O phase diagram, Boudouard reaction, Reduction of iron oxides; fixed bed and moving bed. | Chapter 9 of source [4], Chapter 6 of source [2], and related pages of the other sources |
| 3 | Effect of Solid Carbon on the Reduction of Fe-oxides. Thermal reserve zone, chemical reserve zone. Direct reduction and indirect reduction of iron oxides. Effect of gangue components and fluxes. | Chapter 2 of source [3], Chapter 9 of source [4], Chapter 6 of source [2], and related pages of the other sources |
| 4 | Bosh and hearth reactions. Slag formation in blast furnace. Metal-slag reactions. Slags and basicity concept. Metal-slag distribution of Si and Mn. | Chapter 9 of source [4], and related pages of the other sources |
| 5 | Carbon and sulfur in blast furnace. Hot metal desulfurization. Rogue elements in blast furnace. | Chapter 9 of source [4], Chapter 7 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 6 | Blast furnace operating practice: Pressure drop, agglomeration, blast characteristics: Temperature of blast, oxygen enrichment, humidity of blast, auxiliary fuel injection, top pressure of blast furnace | Chapter 2 of source [3], and related pages of the other sources |
| 7 | Midterm 1 | |
| 8 | Other methods of iron production. | Chapter 11 of source [2], Chapter 11 (Direct Reduction and Smelting Processes) of source [7], and related pages of the other sources |
| 9 | Introduction to steelmaking. Steelmaking furnaces. Basic oxygen furnace. Thermodynamics and mechanism of C-O reaction. | Chapter 8 of source [1], Chapter 13 of source [2], and related pages of the other sources |
| 10 | Oxidation of Si, Mn and P in BOF. Oxygen potential in steelmaking. Oxidizing slag, reducing slag. | Chapter 8 of source [1], Chapter 13 of source [2], and related pages of the other sources |
| 11 | Oxidation of other elements. Alloy steelmaking. High-Cr steelmaking. VOD and AOD processes for stainless steelmaking. | Chapter 8 & 9 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 12 | Deoxidation. Thermodynamics and kinetics of deoxidation. Deoxidation with Mn, Si, Mn-Si, Al and Al-Ca(O) | Chapter 9 of source [1], Chapter 1 of source [6], and related pages of the other sources |
| 13 | Hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur in steelmaking. | Chapter 9 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 14 | Midterm 2 | |
| 15 | DRI (sponge iron) production and its use in steelmaking | Chapter 11 (Direct Reduction and Smelting Processes) of source [7], and related pages of the other sources |
| 16 | Principles and technologies of continuous casting methods | Chapter 1 of Casting volume of source [7], and related pages of the other sources |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. E.T. Turkdogan, “Fundamentals of Steelmaking”, The Institute of Materials, 1996. |
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| Other Sources | 2. C. Bodsworth and H.B. Bell, “Physical Chemistry of Iron and Steel Manufacture”, Longman, Second Edition, 1972. |
| 3. J.G. Peacey and W.G. Davenport, “The Iron Blast Furnace, Theory and Practice”, Pergamon, 1979 (first 40 pages). | |
| 4. E.T. Turkdogan, “Physical Chemistry of High Temperature Technology”, Academic Press, 1980. | |
| 5. D.F. Ball, J. Dartnell, J. Davison, A. Grieve, R. Wild, “Agglomeration of Iron Ores”, American Elsevier Publishing Company, Inc., 1973 (issues related to sintering & pelletizing). | |
| 6. R.J. Fruehan, “Ladle Metallurgy, Principles and Practices”, 1985. | |
| 7. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Ironmaking & Steelmaking Volumes, The AISE Steel Foundation, 1998. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 6 | 6 |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 4 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 14 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the Materials Engineering; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to solve complex engineering problems and to model and solve of materials systems | X | ||||
| 2 | Understanding of science and engineering principles related to the structures, properties, processing and performance of Materials systems | X | ||||
| 3 | Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose | X | ||||
| 4 | Ability to design and choose proper materials for a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design and materials selection methods for this purpose | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and solution of complex problems in Materails Engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively | X | ||||
| 6 | Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyse and interpret results using statistical and computational methods for complex engineering problems or research topics specific to Materials Engineering | X | ||||
| 7 | Ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually | X | ||||
| 8 | Effective oral and written communication skills in Turkish; knowlegde of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions | X | ||||
| 9 | Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information; follow recent developments in science and technology with continuous self-development | X | ||||
| 10 | Ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge of standards used in engineering applications | X | ||||
| 11 | Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship and innovativeness; knowledge of sustainable development | X | ||||
| 12 | Knowledge of the effects of Materials Engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety, knowledge of modern age problems reflected on engineering; awareness of legal consequences of engineering solutions | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
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| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 129 | ||