Metallurgy of Iron and Steel Course Descriptions

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600-449 Primary Steel Production

Study the chemical reactions and thermodynamics related to the production of steel and how they impact the environment. Explore the production of iron in the blast furnace, the key processes of iron making from the raw materials (iron ore pellet, sinter, coke and flux) through to the final product (hot metal and slag) and the advantages and limitations of the blast furnace iron making process and the new iron making process development. Examine the BOF and EAF routes of steelmaking along with secondary refining and continuous casting to understand the advantages and critical parameters of each process. 

600-450 Physical Metallurgy

This course involves a study of the physics of solids including metal structure and crystallography, alloy theory, mechanical properties and plastic deformation, heat-treatment, phase diagrams, the iron-carbon diagram, alloy steels, cast irons and non-destructive testing. This course includes laboratory demonstrations as well as lectures.

600-451 Heat Treatment of Steels

This course involves an analysis of the application of alloy theory to the design and control of processes used in the steel industry to develop specific product properties. Study includes a review of the development of a variety of heat treatment processes and their commercial significance.

600-452 Steels in Service

A review of the various modes through which the performance of steels can be degraded in service. The primary focus will be on corrosion and environmental effects such as wear, and on mechanical failure, such as fatigue and stress corrosion cracking. A detailed study of the mechanisms of these effects will be followed by methods of protection and avoidance of service failures. Techniques of failure analysis will be reviewed.

600-453 Steel Products Manufacturing

In this course the theory and practice of steel products manufacturing will be reviewed, drawing upon knowledge from previous courses and the vast knowledge and experience of several experts from local industry. Topics to be studied include: carbon and alloy steels, hot-working, cold-working and the manufacture of common product forms (including both rod and bar and flat-rolled steel), and welding technology.