metallurgical engineering
The national characteristic specialty construction site and Hubei undergraduate brand specialty are the key and dominant disciplines in Hubei province, and iron and steel metallurgy is an innovative discipline in Hubei province with outstanding achievements.
Training objective: to cultivate senior engineering and technical personnel and management personnel who are suitable for the construction of socialist market economy, have all-round development in morality, intelligence and physique, have professional knowledge in metallurgy, physical chemistry, steel metallurgy and nonferrous metallurgy, and can engage in production, design, research, development and management in metallurgy and related fields.
Main courses: physical chemistry, metallurgy and heat treatment, metallurgical principle, transmission principle, hydrometallurgy principle, steel metallurgy, continuous casting process, nonferrous metallurgy, steel plant design principle, nonferrous metallurgical furnace, metallurgical experimental research methods, etc.
Material forming and control engineering
Hubei undergraduate brand major, a key discipline in Hubei Province.
Training objective: to cultivate advanced engineering and technical application-oriented talents who meet the needs of socialist economic and social development, develop morally, intellectually and physically, have basic knowledge and application ability of material forming and control, and can engage in technical development, process equipment design, production, operation and management in the field of material forming and control engineering.
Main courses: physical metallurgy foundation, material forming mechanics, metallurgy, material processing CAD/CAM, mathematical model of material forming, computer control of material forming process, material forming equipment, material physical chemistry, rolling principle and technology, material processing transmission principle, welding principle and technology, casting principle and technology, mold design principle and technology, etc.
Metal Materials Engineering
Training goal: to cultivate senior engineering and technical personnel with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetics, with knowledge of metal materials science and engineering, who can engage in research, technology development, process and equipment design, production and management in the fields of material synthesis and preparation, material molding and control, material organization and structure, etc.
Main courses: material science foundation, metal materials science, metal heat treatment, material research methods, material mechanical properties, material physical properties, material surface engineering, material corrosion and protection, material synthesis and preparation, powder metallurgy, etc.
Inorganic non-metallic materials engineering
National characteristic specialty construction site and Hubei undergraduate brand specialty, in which material science discipline is the national key training discipline and Hubei superior discipline, material science and engineering are the key disciplines in Hubei province, and fire-resistant technology is approved by the Ministry of Education as a national excellent course.
Training objective: to cultivate senior engineering and technical personnel with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique and aesthetics, with basic theories and related skills in science and engineering of inorganic nonmetallic materials and their composite materials, and able to engage in scientific research, technology development, production and management, engineering design and management in this field.
Main courses: fundamentals of material science, physical properties of materials, research methods of materials, synthesis and preparation of materials, material design, fundamentals of thermal energy engineering, powder engineering, refractory technology, etc.
thermal energy and power engineering
Training objective: to train senior technical personnel who can meet the needs of socialist economic and social development, develop morally, intellectually and physically in an all-round way, master the thermal theory and energy-saving technology of thermal energy engineering, power engineering, thermal equipment and processes, and engage in production, design, research, development and management of thermal energy and power engineering and related fields.
Main course; Engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, fuel and combustion, monitoring and control of thermal instruments, energy system engineering, thermal engineering and industrial furnace structure, new energy, industrial ecology, etc.
Over the years, various disciplines in the College have formed some distinct advantages and relatively stable research directions:
In the engineering direction of inorganic nonmetallic materials, refractory materials are the characteristics of research. A relatively stable research direction has been formed in this field, including refractories for smelting new technologies and related basic research, application of high-tech ceramic technology in refractories, research on thermal properties and thermal stress of refractories, and research on sustainable development of refractories. In these directions, the academic level is in the leading position of domestic peers and has a certain reputation in the world.
In metallurgical engineering specialty, research directions have been formed, such as mathematical and physical simulation and computer control of metallurgical process, theory and technology of clean steel smelting, comprehensive utilization and ecological metallurgy of metallurgical resources, special preparation technology of metal materials, preparation of ironmaking raw materials, direct reduction and plasma metallurgy, and non-ferrous metal smelting. Among them, the mathematical model of blast furnace process, computer control and direct reduction smelting of plasma smelting are in the leading position in China.
In the direction of material forming and control engineering, the research direction of computer-aided material forming engineering, numerical simulation of metal forming process and computer control has been formed, and its research direction and scientific research level have distinct advantages in central and southern China. In the process of material processing, the research results of microstructure and properties control, shape and size control and surface quality control occupy a leading position in China. It has advanced level in the design of high-precision plate-controlled rolling mill and won the national invention patent.
In the specialty of metal material engineering, research directions have been formed, including new metal materials, material surfaces and interfaces, strengthening and toughening mechanism of steel materials, research on new steel grades, material corrosion and protection, etc. Among them, the high-energy surface strengthening and modification such as grain boundary segregation of solute atoms, plasma chemical vapor deposition, laser and ion implantation, and the scientific research and academic level of nano-functional materials and metal matrix composites are in the leading position in China.
The institute pays attention to the combination of scientific and technological innovation and industrialization of achievements, and has established good and stable cooperative relations with many large and medium-sized metallurgical enterprises in China, such as Baosteel and WISCO, which provides a good guarantee for the industrialization of scientific research achievements. The development plan of the school has identified material science and steel metallurgy as the leading disciplines for key development. Through active and pragmatic work, the college will seek the progress and development of the discipline construction of the college and make greater contributions to cultivating outstanding high-quality talents engaged in the materials and metallurgical industries in China.