ECTS - Integrated Iron and Steel Plants
Integrated Iron and Steel Plants (MATE535) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Integrated Iron and Steel Plants | MATE535 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To provide detailed information about integrated iron and steel plants; blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace type steelmaking, secondary steelmaking, continuous casting processes. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Fundamentals of iron and steelmaking. Review of basic principles of blast furnace, pretreatment of hot metal, oxygen steelmaking processes, ladle refining & vacuum degassing, tundish operations and continuous casting processes. Steel plant refractories. Alloying elements in continuously cast steel products. Stainless steel production |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction. Blast Furnace (in general). Blast Furnace: Fe-O phase diagram, Boudouard reaction, Reduction of iron oxides | Chapter 1 (Nature of Ironmaking) of source [7], Chapter 8 of source [1], Chapter 9 of source [5], Chapter 6 of source [3], and related pages of the other sources |
| 2 | Effect of Solid Carbon on the Reduction of Fe-oxides. Thermal reserve zone, chemical reserve zone. Direct reduction and indirect reduction of iron oxides | Chapter 2 of source [4], Chapter 9 of source [5], Chapter 6 of source [3], and related pages of the other sources |
| 3 | Bosh and hearth reactions. Metal-slag reactions. Slag basicity concept. Metal-slag distribution of Si and Mn. C in blast furnace | Chapter 9 of source [5], Chapter 7 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 4 | Hot metal desulfurization. Dephosphorization, desiliconization | Chapter 7 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 5 | Introduction to steelmaking. Basic oxygen furnace. Thermodynamics and mechanism of C-O reaction | Chapter 8 of source [1], Chapter 13 of source [3], and related pages of the other sources |
| 6 | Oxidation of Si, Mn and P in BOF. Oxygen potential in steelmaking | Chapter 8 of source [1], Chapter 13 of source [3], and related pages of the other sources |
| 7 | Midterm I | |
| 8 | High-Cr steelmaking. VOD and AOD processes for stainless steelmaking | Chapter 8 & 9 of source [1], and related pages of the other sources |
| 9 | Thermodynamics and kinetics of deoxidation | Chapter 9 of source [1], Chapter 1 of source [7], and related pages of the other sources |
| 10 | Typical secondary steelmaking furnaces. Ladle refining | Chapter 1 of source [2], and related pages of other sources |
| 11 | Sulfur in steelmaking | Chapter 7 of source [2], Chapter 11 of source [7], Chapter 9 of source [1], and related pages of other sources |
| 12 | Vacuum degassing processes. | Chapter 6 of source [2], Chapter 9 of source [1], Chapter 11 of source [7], and related pages of other sources. |
| 13 | Midterm 2 | |
| 14 | Tundish operations and continuous casting processes | Chapter 10 of source [2], and related pages of other sources |
| 15 | Steel plant refractories: Steelmaking refractories. Refractories for secondary steelmaking. Thermodynamic considerations of refractory stability and inertness | Chapter 10 of source [2], Chapter 4 of source [7], and related pages of other sources |
| 16 | Alloying elements in continuosly cast steel products | Related pages of other sources |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. E.T. Turkdogan, “Fundamentals of Steelmaking”, The Institute of Materials, 1996. |
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| 2. A Ghosh, Secondary Steelmaking, Principles and Applications, CRC Press LLC, Florida, 2001. | |
| Other Sources | 3. C. Bodsworth and H.B. Bell, “Physical Chemistry of Iron and Steel Manufacture”, Longman, Second Edition, 1972. |
| 4. J.G. Peacey and W.G. Davenport, “The Iron Blast Furnace, Theory and Practice”, Pergamon, 1979 (first 40 pages). | |
| 5. E.T. Turkdogan, “Physical Chemistry of High Temperature Technology”, Academic Press, 1980. | |
| 6. R.J. Fruehan, “Ladle Metallurgy, Principles and Practices”, 1985. | |
| 7. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel, 11th Edition, Ironmaking & Steelmaking & Casting Volumes, The AISE Steel Foundation, 1998. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 4 | 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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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| 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 | Obtain 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 | Obtain understanding of science and engineering principles related to the structures, properties, processing and performance of Materials systems | X | ||||
| 3 | Obtain the ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose | X | ||||
| 4 | Obtain the 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 | Obtain the 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 | Obtain the 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 | Obtain the ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually | X | ||||
| 8 | Obtain 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 | Obtain 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 | Obtain the ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge of standards used in engineering applications | X | ||||
| 11 | Obtain knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship and innovativeness; knowledge of sustainable development | X | ||||
| 12 | Obtain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 129 | ||