Welcome to the course!

The name of this course is: Translations in metallurgy and mechanical engineering. The language of
metallurgy and mechanical engineering is full of technical terms and unless you have worked in
those fields, no previous experience could have prepared you for what is awaiting you in the
following chapters. But please do not be discouraged by this fact, for this course is a very
practical one. The aim is for the participant to understand the technology of steel making and its
applications in mechanical engineering. Upon completing this course, you might find metallurgy and
mechanical engineering interesting, fun, and worthy of further exploring. The knowledge gained in
this course will enable you to immediately start translating for steel manufacturers, service
centers or engineering companies.


How this course is organized

The course is organized in twelve units. Unit one is introductory. The following units (two to
eleven) have a theoretical part devoted to understanding the metallurgical processes and mechanical
engineering applications complemented throughout with practical exercises reflecting the discussed
issues. At the end of units one through eleven, you will find points to remember and a glossary.
The final unit (twelve) is a project. You will be asked to produce a translation of a technical
text pertaining to metallurgy and mechanical engineering based upon which your overall performance
will be evaluated and your final grade given.


Examples of exercises:

1^st type:

Please select technical terms from the text below and translate them:

Mechanical Properties

The mechanical properties describe how steel grades behave when subjected to a mechanical load.
They are listed in all specifications. The mechanical properties are strongly affected by the
chemical composition and the microstructure.

Mechanical properties change with temperature and environmental conditions. Consequently, the
conditions during the test must always be mentioned when reporting mechanical properties. The most
important mechanical properties are: yield point, tensile strength, elongation, hardness,
toughness, fatigue, etc.


2^nd type:

Fill in the gaps:

Steel is produced from iron ore and scrap.

There are two main processes for producing steel: by means of a blast furnace (indirect reduction)
in combination with a converter, or by means of an electric furnace. In the former process, iron
ore is the main raw material. In an electric furnace, scrap iron is used and occasionally also
sponge iron. Sponge iron is an intermediate product, which is produced from iron ore by means of
direct reduction (DRI or directly reduced iron) and then further reduced and smelted in an electric
furnace.


3^rd type:

Translate the following into Czech:

Shipbuilding

The shipbuilding market consumes significant amounts of steel plates. Shipyards use plate steel for
production of bulk carriers, barges and container and cruise ships. In the United States, most
steel made for ship construction is specified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).


4^th type:

Use external resources for the following answers:

1.     Find a Czech testing laboratory on the internet, where you can have any steel properties
examined.


5^th type:

Translate into Czech:

Hydrogen

Hydrochloric acid

Sulphuric acid


6^th type:

1)    What is a “coking plant”? What is produced there and what are the byproducts? (use both Czech
and English terminology)


Points to remember:

-         The name of this course is: Translations in metallurgy and mechanical engineering.

-         The course is organized in twelve units: 1: introductory, 2-6 theory and exercises, 12:
project

-         Points to remember and a glossary at the end of units 1-11

-         Various types of practical exercises


Glossary:

            English

                                                                                 Czech

            Blast furnace

                                  Vysoká pec

            Elongation

                                  Prodloužení

            Glossary

                                  Slovníček

            Iron ore

                                  Železná ruda

            Matallurgy

                                  Matalurgie (hutnictví)

            Mechanical engineering

                                  Strojírenství

            Mechanical properties

                                  Mechanické vlastnosti

            Scrap iron

                                  Šrot (odpadní železo)

            Shipyard

                                  Loděnice

            Smelting

                                  Tavení

            Sponge iron

                                  Houbovité železo

            Tensile strength

                                  Pevnost v tahu

            Yield point

                                  Mez kluzu (průtažnosti)