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MT8201

Advanced Metal Production

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Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English and norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Oral exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course is given every year. This course deals with chemical, metallurgical and electrical relation inthe production of ferroalloys and related processes. The productionprocesses producing Si/FeSi, manganese alloys and upgraded metallurgicalsilicon are thermodynamically analysed. The refining and post tapholeprocesses are included. Mass - and energy balances will be carried out. The operation of electrical furnaces is discussed with emphasis on technical, environmental and economic issues. The laboratory task is either based on laboratory work at NTNU or in industry. The candidate will in a addition write a literature report on a topic relevant for the course.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, the student should be able to: - Give an account of the various unit processes in a ferro-alloy plant. - Explain the basic thermodynamic and phase relationships in silicon and manganese alloy production furnaces. - Conduct an energy and mass balance of silicon and manganese alloy processes. - Provide an overview of the principles of the available refining processes for the production of solar silicon. - Give an account of the environmental challenges related to alloy production and technical solutions to meet these challenges. -Carry out and analyse a laboratory test related to the production of ferroalloys. - Write a well-structured literature report.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises, laboratory work and a literature report. The oral exam is the basis for the grade in the course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Project report

Further on evaluation

A project report is compulsory and must be passed.

Course materials

Information on reference literature: T.Rosenqvist, Principles of Exctractive Metallurgy, Tapir forlag 2004, S.Olsen et al.:Production of manganese alloys., SINTEF and Tapir Academic press, 2007. A.Schei et al.: Production of high silicon alloys, Tapir, 1998.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
DIK5051 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Process Metallurgy
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral exam
Grade: Passed / Not Passed

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Oral exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 1 hours

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Oral exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Duration 1 hours