| Module code | NVM 321 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Classification, requirements and properties of refractory materials. Manufacturing principles. Specification and testing of refractory materials. The main refractory systems, i.e silica, aluminosilicates, alumina, magnesia, magnesia-chrome, magnesia-carbon, doloma, zircon, zirconia, silicon carbide and graphite, and their applications. Principles of ternary phase diagrams and their application in refractory systems, and interactions between slag, metal and refractory materials. |
| Module credits | 8.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | (NPT 220) and NPM 321 # |
| Contact time | 2 lectures per week, 1 tutorial per week |
| Language of tuition | English |
| Academic organisation | Materials Science and Metallur |
| Period of presentation | Semester 2 |
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