The Role Of A Department Of Metallurgical Engineering In The South African Metallurgical Industry

Pistorius, P. C.
Organization: The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Pages: 6
Publication Date: Jan 1, 2003
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The nature of metallurgical engineering?applying and optimising chemical and physical processing of ores into useful materials?is reviewed. Important trends that shape the context in which metallurgical engineers practise are identified ? increased global production of primary metals, declining prices, environmental constraints, and increased property requirements of materials. A successful department of metallurgical engineering is one which employs a team of academic leaders to develop graduate engineers who are productive across the full range of metallurgical processing. Keywords: metallurgical engineering, primary metals, commodity prices, processing
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