Sustainable production, as called for in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, requires significant progress in the efficient use of resources. The production of aluminum alloys from scrap requires only about 5% of the energy used in extraction from ores and reduces the carbon footprint by a comparable value. It is estimated that [...]
Dear colleagues, Dear Metallurgists! As you have surely noticed, the University of Leoben is currently undergoing a curriculum reform. The Metallurgy Department is also involved in the reform and there are some far-reaching changes ahead for some students, especially in the Bachelor's programme. The new curricula will start in autumn 2022. Some of you will [...]
The Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy has a number of open topics for Bachelor's and Master's theses. Bachelor: Offered Bachelor Theses At The Chair Of Ferrous Metallurgy – Metallurgy and Metal Recycling Master: Offered Master Theses At The Chair Of Ferrous Metallurgy – Metallurgy and Metal Recycling
Together with research colleagues from Sweden and China Susanne Michelic edited a Topic Collection on Inclusion/Precipitate Engineering and Thermo-Physical Properties in Liquid Steels and Alloys in the journal Frontiers in Materials. The collection includes various articles on inclusion related research topics. The editorial article is available under the following link: doi: 10.3389/fmats.2022.922203
Within the “AKTION CZ-AT” project, a part of our continuous casting working group visited the Technical University of Ostrava in early May. Beside a guided tour of the technical laboratories of the metallurgical department, our team had the chance to visit the steel plant of “Liberty Ostrava a.s.”. In the exchange program, we gave for [...]
The Houska Prize 2022 All Stars, the research prize of the B&C Private Foundation, was awarded at a festive ceremony on 28 April 2022. This year's special prize was awarded to those research projects that had already been nominated once for the Houska Prize and had achieved the greatest further development since then. Univ. Prof. [...]
On 18 May 2022, the ASMET Forum for Metallurgy and Materials Technology will take place in Leoben with the topic "Circular economy in the metal-producing industry". For those who have decided at short notice, there is still the possibility to register: ASMET-Forum für Metallurgie und Werkstofftechnik 2022 – ASMET | The Austrian Society for Metallurgy [...]
The Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy and K1-MET GmbH cordially invite you to the lecture "Steel of the Future"! The station "Steel of the Future", presented by the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy and the metallurgical competence centre K1-MET GmbH, shows how steel production is climate-friendly and sustainable. The focus will be on low-CO2 production, mobility and [...]
On Friday, 6 May 2022, the next Info Day will take place at the University of Leoben! From 11:30 a.m. to 12:05 p.m., you will have the opportunity to get information about the study programme Metallurgy and Metal Recycling directly at the Chair of Ferrous Metallurgy from experts. The opportunity for an individual consultation! Do [...]
The ASMET student section and the STV Metallurgy invite you to the presentation of the company ALU MENZIKEN on Tuesday, 10 May 2022 at 6:00 pm in the HS Stahl. After the presentation, the regulars' table of the metallurgy students will take place at "Schwarzer Hund", and you are also cordially invited to attend! At [...]
