METAL 2013

PLENARY SESSION

Role of metallugy and materials in the early 21^st century

Chairmen:
Prof. Ing. Jiri KLIBER, CSc.
Prof. Ing. Miroslav KURSA, CSc.

COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION

SYMPOSIUM A - Advanced Iron and Steelmaking

Worldwide development of raw material base for the production of pig iron and steel in recent years
New elements in steelmaking and steel casting process control
Advanced technological and metallurgical techniques in extra-furnace processing of steel
Physical and numerical modelling of ironmaking and steelmaking processes
New methods of processing waste and byproducts of pig iron and steelmaking, recycling, wasteless technology

Chairmen:
Ing. Jaroslav BREZINA
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Libor CAMEK, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav PINDOR Ph.D.
Prof. Ing. Karel MICHALEK, CSc.

SYMPOSIUM B - Metal Forming

Theory of forming, physical essence of plasticity and metallurgical and technological formability of metals
Plastometric, laboratory and numerical modeling of hot and cold forming processes
Advanced forming methods (rolling, forging, drawing, etc...high-reduction and high-speed processes, thermomechanical forming, forming tools (rolls, impression dies, drawing dies), hydroforming, modern calibration, forming by extreme plastic deformation, forming of hard-to-form materials, forming close to final shape and other )
Technological problems and innovations in forming

Chairmen:
Prof. Ing. Jiri KLIBER, CSc.
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Richard FABIK Ph.D.

SYMPOSIUM C - Steel Products - properties

Physical metallurgy of steels, relations between structure and properties, exploration methods
High-strength steels (HSLA, BH, IF, DP, CP, TRIP, TWIP, MS)
Steels for high temperatures and pressure service in power and chemical industries
Application

Chairmen:
Prof. Ing. Eva MAZANCOVA, CSc.
Prof. Ing. Vlastimil VODAREK, CSc.

SYMPOSIUM D - Modern Trends in Surface Engineering

Corrosion protection of material surface (properties of coats, technology of surface treatment before coating, theoretical issues)
PVD and CVD technologies, organic coatings, glass and glass-ceramic coatings, electrochemical coating processes, hot-dip coating, ion implantation, plasma coating, etc.
Properties and application of thin films and nanolayers

Chairmen:
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Jitka PODJUKLOVA, CSc.
RNDr. Ivo STEPANEK

SYMPOSIUM E - Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys

Methods of production (preparation) of non-ferrous metals and alloys (smelting, alloying, powder metallurgy, quenching, controlled molding ..)
Properties and use of non-ferrous metals, alloys and compounds (Al, Mg, Cu, Ti, Ni, Nb, etc.)
High-temperature metallic materials on the non-ferrous metal basis (nickel alloys and superalloys, titan alloys and intermetalic compounds, cobalt alloys, platinum group metals, tungsten and its alloys)

Chairmen:
Prof. Ing. Miroslav KURSA, CSc.
Prof. Ing. Jaromir DRAPALA, CSc.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ing. Dalibor VOJTECH

SYMPOSIUM F - Economics and Management of Metallurgical Production

Metallurgical production, their position in national economy and in globalized economics, technical-economic development perspective
Management of metallurgical production, advanced production planning and scheduling methods, logistics chains in metallurgy, marketing analysis and diagnostics in metallurgy and material engineering
Economics and financial management of metallurgical enterprise, investment and project of technical development effectiveness in metallurgy
Exact decision-making methods, artificial intelligence methods and simulation techniques in projects focused on management systems in metallurgical production, modern information technologies

Chairmen:
Prof. Ing. Radim LENORT, Ph.D.
Prof. Ing. Emilie KRAUSOVA, CSc.
Assoc. Prof. Ing. Iveta VOZNAKOVA, Ph.D.
Prof. Ing. Darja NOSKIEVICOVA, CSc.

POSTER SESSION A