Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MAE 401 — Ferrous Extraction Metallurgy

2 units · MAE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

grasp the thermodynamics of iron reduction based on Ellingham diagram
explain the concepts of desulphurization and deoxidation
describe the technology involved in the refining processes
develop local raw materials for use as inputs in direct and indirect iron and steel making;
describe the technology of ferroalloys production.

Course contents

Ironmaking: Review of raw materials for ironmaking. Iron Blast Furnace - Design, reactions and process control. Post-production treatment of the products of the Iron Blast Furnace - Slag granulation and uses, gas cleaning, flue dust removal and hot metal treatment e.g., desulphurisation, dephosphorisation and desiliconisation; Direct reduction - Process description, reactions and products, process control. Steelmaking: Review of raw materials for steelmaking. Basic Oxygen Steelmaking - Design of the converter, physico-chemical reactions, process and quality control. Electric Arc Steelmaking - Reactor design, continuous feeding, power programme, process and quality control. Alloy steel production e.g., stainless steelmaking - process and quality control; AOD. Secondary Steelmaking: Clean steel production processes e.g., vacuum induction melting, electroslag remelting, degassers. Other secondary steelmaking processes e.g., calcium treatment and steel desulphurisation. Stirring and injection techniques. Deoxidation of steel: Thermodynamic principles and methods. Pre- requisite: MAE 301.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MAE 401.