Technology : Metallurgy

In order to reduce the cost of running blast furnaces (BFs), injected pulverized coal is used rather than coke to fire BFs. As a result of this, unburned fine materials are blown with the gas into the bosh and dead man areas with possible detrimental effects on gas flow and permeability of the coke column. The capacity of the furnace to consume these particles by solution loss is probably one of the limitations to coal injection. It is, therefore, important to understand the physicochemical and aerodynamic behaviour of fines including the change of in-furnace phenomena. The Committee of Pulverized Coal Combustion and In-Furnace Reaction in BF was set up in 1993 as a cooperative research of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Iron and Steel Institute (ISIJ) to evaluate research initiative into this problem. This book reports on the JSPS/ISIJ Committee's activities and describes the interpretation of findings drawn from combustion experiments and the results of live furnace applications, and furnace performance. more...

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Focuses on the advances in gold plant operation, from conception to closure. This book covers all unit operations, mineralogies and processes that are relevant to dealing with complex orebodies. The principle behind the structure of it is that of flowsheeting based on unit operations and applied to a mineralogical classification of gold ore types. more...

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Aluminum Structures , Second Edition demonstrates how strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant aluminum opens up a whole new world of design possibilities for engineering and architecture professionals. Keyed to the revised Specification for Aluminum Structures of the 2000 edition of the Aluminum Design Manual , it provides quick look-up tables for design calculations; examples of recently built aluminum structures?from buildings to bridges; and a comparison of aluminum to other structural materials, particularly steel. more...

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Describes the potential existence of covalent bonding in metals and alloys. Through the recognition of the covalent bond in coexistence with the 'free' electron band, this book describes and demonstrates how the many experimental observations on metals and alloys can be reconciled. more...

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This monograph provides a broad overview of the principles of design of advanced casting aluminium alloys. These materials continue to play a very important role in a number of fields, e.g. the automotive industry, machine engineering, marine construction, etc. The authors show that the development of novel casting aluminium alloys is impossible without understanding the corresponding phase diagrams, both equilibrium and non-equilibrium, and deep relationships existing among alloy thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and alloy microstructure. An important feature is the systematic review of such technological properties as castability, tendency to pre-solidification cracking, molten metal fluidity, and porosity, and the construction of “processing maps” or “windows” for materials with the best casting properties. Physical and mechanical properties of casting alloys are analyzed using different mathematical models, thus making it easier to draw systematic conclusions about the alloy properties and their changes. more...

Price: $195.00