436-371. MECHANICS OF SOLIDS PART 11
6. METALLURGY 441-231. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS Mr Guerin
(A course of 10 lectures and 24 hours' practical work.)
The analysis of metallurgical materials using atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy, spectrophotometry, and X-ray spectroscopy.
PRACTICAL WORK, PRACTICE CLASSES, SEMINARS AND EXCURSIONS
These relate to topics presented in the lecture syllabus.
BOOKS
Recommended for preliminary reading:
Blainey G The Rush That Never Ended, MUP
Gordon J E The New Science of Strong Materials, Penguin 1968 Prescribed textbooks:
Cottrell A H An Introduction to Metallurgy, Arnold 1967
Rosenqvist T Principles of Extractive Metallurgy, McGraw-Hill 1974 126
Prince A Alloy Phase Equilibria, Elsevier
Popov E P Introduction to Mechanics of Solids, MacDonald 1968 or Mase G E Continuum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill 1970
and Mallows D F and Pickering W J Stress Analysis Problems in S 1 Units, Pergamon 1972
(Other newly-published books may be prescribed. Students are there- fore advised to corrsult the lecturers.)
Recommended for reference:
Details of books in this category will be given to students at the first lecture of each unit.
EXAMINATION
Tests throughout the year, three 3-hour papers and one 1У2-hour paper to cover, respectively, units 201, 202, 203 and 231, for pass and honours.
All work done in connection with practical work, practice classes, seminars, excursions, and the project (unit 205) will be taken into account in assessing the results of the annual examination. All records made during the year should be retained for submission if required in connectors with the annual examination.
441-351. METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING PART II •
A course comprising Metallurgy 301 to 305, together with three approved electives.
Normally, the electives will be chosen from Metallurgy 342 to 349, but permission of Faculty may be granted to take one or more units offered by other departments of the University.
Units 342, 344 and 345 are offered every second year, 344 and 345 on an alternating basis. Units 342 and 344 will be offered in 1976.
METALLURGY 441-301 MINERAL PROCESSING Mr Carr
A course of 24 lectures, 12 hours of practice classes and 24 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
Features of mineral processing systems. Characteristics of particulate solids. Fundamental aspects of flotation, gravity, magnetic and electrical separations, also of size reduction and enlargement operations.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour terminal examination and assessment of practice class and practical work.
METALLURGY 441-302 CHEMICAL METALLURGY Mr Willis
A course of 24 lectures, 12 hours of practice classes and 24 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
The physical chemistry of oxides and sulphides; mattes; slag-metal re- actions; electrochemistry.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour annual examination and assessment of practice class and practical work.
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METALLURGY 441-303 PHYSICAL METALLURGY Mr Carter
A course of 24 lectures, 12 hours of practice classes and 24 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
The design and control of microstructures to achieve particular pro- perties. The effects of phase changes, mechanical shaping, grain size, and inclusions.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour annual examination and assessment of practical work.
METALLURGY 441-304 HEAT, MASS AND MOMENTUM TRANSFER Dr Gray
A course of 36 lectures, 24 hours of practice classes and 36 hours of practical work. •
SYLLABUS
(i) Approach to analysis of transport processes. Introduction to con- cepts of fluid behaviour. Design equations for flow of incompressible fluids. Flow measurement. Dimensional analysis. High speed flow.
Flow through packed and fluidized beds. (ii) Heat transfer by conduc- tion, convection and radiation, steady and unsteady states, heat exchange equipment. (iii) Mass transfer. Molecular diffusion, convective and inter-phase mass transfer. Continuous contacting of phases. Separation by equilibrium stages. Techniques of mass transfer.
EXAMINATION
One 3-hour annual examination and assessment of practice class and practical work.
METALLURGY 441-305 PROCESS KINETICS Dr Gray
A course of 12 lectures, 8 hours of practice classes and 16 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
Reaction kinetics In fluid/solid and fluid/fluid systems of Interest In metallurgy. Mixed control processes.
EXAMINATION
One 1Y2-hour examination and assessment of practice class and practical work.
METALLURGY 441-342 ADVANCED CHEMICAL METALLURGY Mr Willis
A course of 12 lectures and 12 hours of practice classes.
SYLLABUS
Complex oxide systems; thermodynamics of spinels, silicates; models of molten silicates; sulphide-oxide melts; theory of refining.
EXAMINATION
One 11/2-hour examination and assessment of practice class work.
METALLURGY 441-343 CONTROL IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Dr Bunyan, Dr Gray
A course of 12 lectures and 18 hours' practical work.
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SYLLABUS
Introduction to control terminology and concepts, business planning and control, total management information and control, inter-relationship be- tween the control of the system process and product. Control of unit processes, measurement of variables, control loops and modes of con- trol. Modelling of unit processes and control applications.
EXAMINATION
One 1Y/-hour terminal examination and assessment of discussion ses- sions and assignments.
METALLURGY 441-344 NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING Mr Carter
A course of 12 lectures and 18 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
Principles and applications of radiographic, ultrasonic, magnetic particle, penetrant, and eddy current testing, acoustic emission, thickness gag- ing and sorting devices.
EXAMINATION
One 11/2-hour terminal examination and assessment of practical work.
METALLURGY 441-345 MECHANICAL TESTING Mr Hoggart
A course of 12 lectures and 18 hours' practical work.
This unit will not be offered In 1976.
SYLLABUS
Selection and interpretation of mechanical tests. The objectives of mechanical testing. Specimen selection and preparation. The effect of machine characteristics. Load and deformation measurement. Typi- cal mechanical tests.
EXAMINATION
One 1-hour paper and assessment of assignments.
METALLURGY 441-346 METAL WORKING PRACTICE Mr Hoggart
A course of 12 lectures and 18 hours of practical work.
SYLLABUS
The selection and control of metal working processes. Criteria for assessment of a process. Friction and lubrication. Defects. Control of shape, size and surface finish.
EXAMINATION
One 1 Y/-hour paper and assessment of practical assignments.
METALLURGY 441-347 ELECTRONIC ENERGY BANDS IN SOLIDS Dr Bunyan
A course of 12 lectures and 12 hours of practice classes.
Prerequisites: Physics 223 or 243.
SYLLABUS
Ha rt ree-Fock equations, Bloch functions, Bravais lattices, Brillouin zones, representation theory, free electron approximation, nearly-free electrons, orthogonalised plane waves and pseudo potentials, tight binding.
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EXAMINATION
One 1 1/2-hour paper and assessment of practice class work.
METALLURGY 441-349 X-RAY DIFFRACTION Mr Carter
A course of 12 lectures or practice classes and 18 hours' practical work.
SYLLABUS
The directions and intensities of diffracted X-ray beams.
Applications of the experimental methods of diffraction to metallurgical situations.
EXAMINATION
One 11/2-hour terminal examination and assessment of practical work.
300 LEVEL METALLURGY—COMPOSITE BOOK LIST Prescribed textbooks:
The books prescribed for Metallurgical Engineering part I together with:
Geiger G H & Poirier D R Transport Phenomena in Metallurgy, Addison- Wesley 1973. Mainly for units 304 305
Pincherle L Electronic Energy Bands in Solids MacDonald 1971 (for Unit 347)
Cullity B D Elements of X-ray Diffraction, Addison-Wesley (compulsory for Unit 349)
Recommended for reference:
Details of books in this category will be given to students at the first lecture of each unit.
EXAMINATION IN METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING PART II
This will comprise all the papers, tests and other forms of assessment stated in the details of units 301 to 305 and the approved elective units.
Sufficiently meritorious performance in work throughout the year may entitle a student to exemption from one or more of the written examin- ation papers. Some of the written examinations may be held during the year.
All work done in connection with practical work and practice classes will be taken into account In assessing the results of the Annual Examination. All records made during the year should be retained for submission If required In connection with the Annual Examination_
441-451. METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING PART III
A course comprising 13 units, each of about twelve lectures and up to twenty hours of practical work, practice classes, assignments or excursions. In addition there is a project involving about 90 hours of laboratory work, and a literature review of about 30 hours.
The following six units are compulsory for Engineering students:
Units 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 423
The remaining seven units should be selected so that some degree of specialization is discernible in one of the following:
Mineral Processing
Chemical and Process Metallurgy
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Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy
The choice of the seven elective units is subject to the approval of the chairman of the Mining department in the case of a Mineral Processing specialization, and of the Metallurgy Department in the case of the other two fields of specialization. Normally the topic for the project will come within the chosen field of specialization.
SYLLABUS
The units available are 441-427 shown below, and 342 to 349 which are listed under Metallurgical Engineering part 11. Units 342, 344 and 345 are offered every second year, 344 and 345 on an alternating basis. Of these three 342 and 344 will be offered in 1976.
Mineral Processing
441-401 Fracture of rocks and minerals; size distributions of broken materials; characteristics of aqueous suspensions of solids.
441-402. Physico—chemical properties of particulate systems with special reference to mineral-liquid and mineral-gas Interlaces. Applications in minerai processing systems.
441-403. Mineral processing by methods involving dissolution in aqueous solvents.
441-404. Size reduction: design features, selection of equipment, auxil- iary equipment, operational features, layout.
441-405. Solid-solid and solid-liquid separation processes; design fea- tures, selection of equipment, auxiliary equipment, operational features, layout.
441-406. Studies of Integrated operations for mineral treatment. Process development and flow sheet design, economic consideration regarding plant and operation, optimization, control.
Chemical and Process Metallurgy 441-407 IRONMAKING
Mr Willis
The iron blast furnace: slag-metal reactions; thermal requirements; re- serve zones, injection; burden preparation; direct reduction.
441-408 STEELMAKING Mr Willis
The standard steelmaking methods in terms of raw materials, energy requirements. Deoxidation, degassing and casting of steel. Metallized pellets and alternatives to conventional steelmaking.
Five or six lectures on the fundamentals of corrosion are also included in Units 407 and 408.
441-409, -410 NON-FERROUS EXTRACTION METALLURGY Mr Willis, Professor Worner
The common non-ferrous metals are used to exemplify the important metallurgical processes.
Lead-zinc metallurgy. Conventional and direct smelting of lead concen- trates; sintering. Principles of refining, particularly of lead. Electrolytic and carbothermic zinc processes; the Imperial Smelting Furnace; roast- ing.
Copper-nickel metallurgy. Matte smelting and converting; copper refin- ing; hydrometallurgy and pressure leaching.
Aluminium and magnesium. Raw materials and energy requirements.
Reactive metals. Extraction and refining of titanium, zirconium and similar metals.
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441-411 PROCESS ENGINEERING Dr Gray
(a) Approach to process design. Extrapolation of data from laboratory to pilot scale and plant scale. Case study on development and design of a metallurgical processing system. Processing alternatives for a primi- tive problem. Application of criteria to select most feasible engineering solution.
Project on feasibility survey or design study.
(b) Processing equipment for the handling, measuring and mixing of fluids and solids. Power transmission for processing equipment.
441-412 METALLURGICAL REACTOR ANALYSIS AND CONTROL Dr Gray
The approach to rate phenomena developed in Metallurgy 304 and 305 is extended and applied to the analysis and design of reactors commonly used in process metallurgy.
Various case studies are considered including:
(a) the sintering process which is analysed on the basis of fluid flow and heat transfer, and
(b) the use of tracer studies as a means of analysing continuous flow reactors.
A working knowledge of FORTRAN is required.
441-413 METALLURGICAL PROCESS DESIGN CALCULATIONS Dr Gray, Mr Willis
Methods for calculating materials and energy balances for the iron blast furnace, copper smelting, roasting, slag-metal reactions, etc.
Calculations related to the design and operation of equipment used in metallurgical operations including pumps and fans, sintering, blast fur- naces, etc.
Students will require a background of Metallurgy 304 as well as a work- ing knowledge of FORTRAN.
441-414 ENERGY, FUELS AND REFRACTORIES Professor Warner
(a) A general survey of primary and secondary sources of energy in Australia, with particular reference to the energy requirements of the mineral and metallurgical industries.
A study of the inter-related uses of coals, coke, char, liquid fuels, gaseous fuels, and electrical heating in some of the major process- ing systems. Nuclear reactors as sources of process heat.
(c) Comparison of the combustion characteristics of gaseous, liquid and solid fuels as a basis for selecting them. Calorific values; air requirements; ignition temperatures; limits of inflammability of air plus fuel mixtures; flame speeds; adiabatic flame temperatures; fac- tors affecting gross available heat and relative fuel consumption apropos process critical temperature:— air/fuel ratio, oxygen en- richment, preheating, etc.
Refractory materials for metallurgical and nuclear reactors.
(i) Bases for selecting them, including considerations of chemical compatibility of materials, crystallographic and microstructural stab- ility, also mechanical, thermal, electrical, density, nuclear and other properties.
(ii) Case studies in the selection and use of refractories for metal- lurgical furnaces and nuclear reactors.
441-415 ENGINERING THERMODYNAMICS
This unit is section (h) of the subject Chemical Engineering Part Ill.
(b)
(d)
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441-416 ALLOY THEORY (a) Thermodynamics of Alloys Mr Willis
Thermodynamics of binary and ternary solutions; ideal and regular solutions; thermodynamics and phase diagrams.
(b) 'Electronic' Structure of Alloys Dr Bunyan
Critical examination of the important concepts of atomic size, valence and electronegativity as they pertain to alloy theory. Discussion of simple 'electronic' models of transition metal alloys. Review and critical discussion of the Engel-Brewer theory of alloys.
Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy
441-417 MECHANICS OF DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE Dr Osborn
A study of the atomistic and continuum approaches to the behaviour of metals under stress. Dislocations, work hardening, ductile and brittle fracture, creep and fatigue.
441-418 STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES Dr Borland
Prerequisite: Unit 417
The interaction of dislocations with solute atoms and precipitate par- ticles. Theories of solid solution — precipitation and dispersion strength- ening. An introduction to the mechanics and technology of fibre-com- posite materials.
441-419 ADVANCED MECHANICS OF DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE Dr Gifklns, Dr Osborn
Prerequisite: 441-203
A more advanced treatment of the topics listed under unit 417.
441-420—METAL-WORKING THEORY Mr Hoggart
A study of quantitative analyses of metal working operations. Use of homogeneous solutions, bounding solutions and slip line field analyses.
Prediction of limiting conditions.
441-421. CASTING AND WELDING Mr Carter, Mr Hoggart
(a) Casting processes. Heat flow in moulds and castings, factors affect- ing solidification time and/or thickness solidified. Consequent control of structure and defects, especially in sand casting and continuous cast- ing. Design of feeding systems. Mould materials. (b) Principles and selection of welding processes. Weldability.
441-422 HEAT TREATMENT Dr Borland
The principles behind the practice of the heat treatment of metals and alloys. The use of hardenability tests and other transformation data in the heat treatment of engineering steels. Thermomechanical and precipi- tation hardening treatments of alloy steels. Furnace atmospheres and their control.
441-423 SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION OF MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Mr Carter
The materials dealt with are structural steels, machinery steels, tool and die steels, stainless steels and heat resisting alloys, bearing materials, 133
alloys of copper, aluminium, magnesium and titanium, cast irons, and engineering plastics.
441-424 ELECTRICAL MATERIALS Dr Bunyan
A survey of the structure, properties and manufacture of selected semi- conductor and magnetic materials together with an introduction to the metallurgical problems involved in semiconductor device fabrication.
441-425 ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICAL METALLURGY Dr Borland, Dr Gifkins
A detailed study of two important techniques: quantitative metallography and kinetic analysis. The applications of other phenomena such as in- ternal friction, the Mossbauer effect and nuclear magnetic resonance will be surveyed more briefly.
441-426 ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS Dr Boriand
A study of the principles of transmission and scanning electron micro- scopy and electron probe microanalysis, and the interpretation of results obtained by these techniques. Although there will be opportunity to operate the relevant instruments, the emphasis will be on understanding rather than the development of practical skills.
441-427 Special lectures, to be arranged.
PROJECT AND LITERATURE REVIEW
Each student will carry out a literature review and an investigation;
written reports on both are to be submitted at times to be notified.
BOOKS
Prescribed textbooks:
The books prescribed for Metallurgical Engineering Parts I and II, together with:
Taggart A F Handbook of Mineral Dressing, 2nd ed Wiley Recommended for reference:
Details of books in this category will be given to students at the first lecture of each unit.
EXAMINATION
The project, literature review and units are assessed separately to obtain an overall assessment for the whole subject. The details of assess- ment for each unit will be published on the departmental notice board at the beginning of first term. For most of the units the assessment will include a formal examination paper of 11/z-hours' duration. This may be held during the year or in the November examination term, depending on the time table arrangements for the unit. All work pre- scribed in a unit (assignments, problems, reports, etc.) may be taken
into account in the assessment of a unit. All records made during the year should be retained for submission if required in connection with the annual examination.
441-041. METALLURGY 4th YEAR B.APP. SC.
A course comprising 11 units each of about twelve lectures and up to twenty hours of practical work, practice classes, assignments or excursions. In addition there is a project involving about 90 hours of laboratory work, and a literature review.
SYLLABUS
The units available are Metallurgy 342 to 349 inclusive, the details of which are shown under Metallurgical Engineering part II, and Metal- lurgy 401 to 427 inclusive, the details of which are found under Metal- lurgical Engineering part Ill. There are no compulsory units for Applied Science students.
The eleven units should be selected so that some degree of specializa- tion is discernible in one of the following:
Mineral Processing
Chemical and Process Metallurgy Physical and Mechanical Metallurgy
The choice of units is subject to the approval of the chairman of the Mining department in the case of a Mineral Processing specialization, and of the Metallurgy department In the case of the other two fields of specialization. Normally the topic for the project will come within the chosen field of specialization.
BOOKS
Selected from the composite lists shown under 300 level Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering part Ill.
EXAMINATION
The project, literature review and units are assessed separately to obtain an overall assessment for the whole subject. The details of assess- ment for each unit will be published on the departmental notice board at the beginning of first term. For most of the units the assessment will include a formal examination paper of 11/2-hours' duration. This may be held during the year or in the November examination term, depending on the time table arrangements for the unit. All work pre- scribed in a unit (assignments, problems, reports, etc.) may be taken into account in the assessment of a unit. All records made during the year should be retained for submission if required in connection with the Annual Examination.