Met E 11 Notes for 2nd sem

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Presentation
Syllabus Discussion

Introduction Typical flowsheet may cover only one metal from start to
 Responsibilities of a finish. Appreciation purpose only.
metallurgical engineer
 Importance of metals
Definitions and History
 Copper to iron age
 Important minerals
Philippine Resources
 List of operating mines
Engineering Fundamentals
Typical Flowsheet

Fundamentals of Mineral Items 2 to 6 should cover history, use and equipment in a

Processing
1. Definition and importance
2. Comminution - history,
use and equipment
3. Sizing
4. Concentration
5. Dewatering
6. Auxiliary Operations
7. Waste Treatment and
Tailing Disposal
8. Calculations
descriptive approach.
Fundamental principles and terms like indices, nip angle,
mesh of grind, particle size analysis, circulating load, etc.
should be introduced.
Simple calculations applying material and metal balance.
Recovery, concentration ratio, enrichment ratio, etc. No
moisture/ water content. No circulating loads.

FIRST LONG EXAM

Introductory Extractive Definition and applications covers the typical path of kinds
Metallurgy of ores.
1. Definitions and Leaching methods discussion covers flowsheet and
applications chemical equations of gold, copper and nickel leaching.
2. Hydrometallurgy - Enrichment methods discussion covers adsorption,
definition solvent exchange and ion exchange.
a. Leaching Recovery methods discussion covers crystallization and
methods precipitation.
b. Enrichment Pyrometallurgy discussion does not cover fuels and
methods refractories. Examples should include copper, nickel
c. Recovery sulfides, iron (until steelmaking), and gold.
methods Electrometallurgy aqueous systems covers
d. Material balance electrowinning, electrorefining, and cementation.
3. Pyrometallurgy - Examples should include copper, gold and aluminum.
definition
. Processes
a. Types of equipment
b. Material balance
4. Electrometallurgy -
definition
. Aqueous systems
a. Fused salt electrolysis
b. Material balance
SECOND LONG EXAM
Physical Metallurgy
1. Mechanical properties of
metals
2. Relationship of properties
and composition
3. Failure in metals
4. Strengthening
mechanisms
Metal Forming Process
1. Forming, Rolling,
Extrusion, Drawing
2. Casting
3. Welding, swaging
4. Other fabrication
techniques
Electrometallurgy material balance covers calculation of
E(reversible), Faraday’s equation applied to a single cell.
Current efficiency is not covered.
Mechanical properties discussion based on stress-strain
diagrams. Hardness is introduced.
Relationship of properties and composition discussion
should be managed without introducing microstructures or
macrostructures.
Failure in metals discussion covers descriptions of ductile,
brittle, creep and fatigue failure.
Strengthening mechanisms discussion should be
descriptive, and should not need dislocations and
crystallography.
Discussions should be descriptive. No calculations of
stress, forces or deformation. Videos are encouraged.