Practicals in metallurgical processes and casting

The course is a follow up to the course on pyrometallurgy of iron and alloys and covers steel as well as non-ferrous metals. Students practise modelling of major pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical processes of metal extraction. During laboratory practicals, students acquire experimental methods and techniques for characterisation of refractory materials and different sand mixtures that are used in foundries and technology of gravity casting into disposable moulds. Through practical work and visualisation techniques, the course reinforces theoretical knowledge acquired through the course on Founding.