Department of Metal Forming

Head of Department

Ainabekova Saule Serikbayevna

Head of the Department

PhD

metal_forming@tttu.edu.kz Main building, 101a

General Information

The department provides education in Kazakh, Russian, and English across all forms of study, including full-time and shortened programs, both under state educational grants and on a fee-paying basis.

Research activities are conducted on a regular basis in various areas aligned with the scientific interests of the department’s academic staff. Research results are actively published in scientific journals, including high-ranking peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, and are presented at conferences of various levels.

Innovative technologies are widely applied in the educational process, including virtual simulators for different metal rolling methods, as well as the modeling of technological processes using specialized software systems.

The department is equipped with a large number of educational laboratories and pilot industrial facilities featuring unique and modern equipment.

Students participate in international academic mobility programs, including study abroad opportunities in the Czech Republic and Poland. They also obtain micro-qualifications in their fields of study, acquiring practical skills through industrial training placements.

The future development of educational programs includes the establishment of joint educational programs and research areas with universities in Kazakhstan, CIS countries, and abroad, the expansion of academic mobility opportunities for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students, and the strengthening of cooperation with industry to provide students with in-demand micro-qualifications.

Educational Programs

Technology of Processing Advanced Structural Materials (Scientific and Pedagogical Track)

7M07101 Master

Technology of Processing Advanced Structural Materials (Professional Track)

7M07104 Master

Nanotechnology in Engineering (Industrial PhD)

8D07106 PhD

Nanotechnology in Engineering

8D07101 PhD

Department History

The history of the formation of the Department of Metal Forming is closely connected with the development of the Karaganda Metallurgical Combine and the city of Temirtau. The department was established in 1964, and in 1965 the first admission of students in the specialty “Metal Forming” was carried out for full-time study. In total, more than 3,000 engineers have been trained by the department. Many of them have become well-known research scientists, highly qualified specialists, and top-level production managers.

Graduates of the department include: Doctor of Technical Sciences O.N. Soskovets, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; S.A. Kunakaev, former director of the Department of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources; former rectors, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor A.G. Dulyuk, and Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor A.B. Nayzabekov. Many graduates have built successful careers at various enterprises in Kazakhstan (JSC “QARMET”, LLP “Aktobe Rail and Beam Plant”, LLP Kaz-Metiz, etc.), Russia, and worldwide. The high level of graduate training enables them to find employment very quickly not only within the Karaganda region but also in other regions of Kazakhstan and the CIS.

Graduates of the department have made a significant contribution to its establishment and development by engaging in research and teaching activities, as well as by developing and maintaining international cooperation with partner universities in Russia, Belarus, Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, and other countries.

Currently, the university faculty includes graduates such as senior lecturer A.R. Karipbaeva, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor Zh.A. Ashkeev, PhD, Associate Professor S.S. Ainabekova, senior lecturer A.E. Ibraeva, PhD, Associate Professor A.S. Erzhanov, PhD, Professor E.A. Panin, PhD, Associate Professor A.V. Volokitin, and PhD A.B. Yesbolat.

The department conducts education in Kazakh, Russian, and English languages, with both full-time and reduced-duration programs, on a state educational grant basis as well as on a fee-paying basis.

Scientific work is carried out on a regular basis in various directions related to the research interests of the department staff. The results of these studies are actively published in scientific journals, including high-impact peer-reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science databases, and are presented at conferences of various levels.

Innovative technologies are widely used in the educational process, including virtual simulators for various metal rolling methods and modeling of all processes using software systems.

The department also has a large number of laboratories and experimental-industrial facilities equipped with unique machinery.

Students participate in academic mobility programs abroad, including in the Czech Republic and Poland. They also obtain micro-qualifications in their specialties by gaining practical skills during industrial internships.

In the future development of the educational program, it is planned to develop joint programs and research directions with universities in Kazakhstan, the CIS, and other countries. The geography of academic mobility for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral students will be expanded. Cooperation with industry will be strengthened to provide students with additional in-demand micro-qualifications.

Educational Activities

Work is underway to develop and revise educational and methodological documentation in the state, Russian and English languages:
• modular educational programs;
• educational and methodological complexes of disciplines;
• electronic educational and methodological complexes of disciplines;
• methodological guidelines for the implementation of coursework, laboratory, practical work and for independent work of students;
• syllabuses, work programs;
• lecture notes;
• textbooks, monographs and textbooks with the ISBN and © index;
• electronic methodological materials and virtual laboratory work;
• test materials and materials for knowledge control;
The teaching and methodological documentation is developed by the teaching staff of the department, discussed at the meetings of the department, coordinated by the dean of the faculty, the Director of Academic Policy and approved by the vice-rector for Academic Affairs of the university.
The content of educational programs is developed and reviewed by the Academic Committee, which includes teaching staff, representatives of employers, and students, in order to increase the effectiveness of the professional competence of future specialists.

Research Activities

The scientific activity of the department is carried out in accordance with the strategic and operational plans for the development of educational programs and the university and is focused on solving current scientific and industrial challenges. The department regularly participates in grant funding competitions of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the fields of fundamental and applied research, with active involvement of doctoral students, master’s students, and undergraduates.

The main results of research work are presented in the form of monographs, textbooks, scientific articles, patent applications, and conference reports at various levels, and are published in both national and international journals.

The main areas of the department’s scientific activity include:

• development and study of metal and alloy forming processes under pressure;
• creation and improvement of technologies for producing materials with fine-grained and ultrafine-grained structures;
• development of innovative rolling and plastic deformation technologies;
• research in processing and improving the quality of titanium and non-ferrous alloy products;
• digitalization of process control and quality management of metal products;
• development of technologies for producing and applying nanostructured and functional materials.

The results of research are reflected in the defense of doctoral and master’s theses, publications in scientific journals, including those with a non-zero impact factor, as well as participation in national and international scientific conferences and the creation of intellectual property objects.

The experimental and industrial research base of the department includes metallurgical and mechanical engineering enterprises, where pilot-industrial testing and implementation of scientific developments are carried out.

Material and Technical Resources

To conduct laboratory and research work within the bachelor’s degree programs “Metal Forming”, “Forging and Stamping Production in Mechanical Engineering”, “Standardization, Metrology and Certification”, the master’s degree program “Technology of Processing Advanced Structural Materials”, and the doctoral program “Nanotechnology in Engineering”, the Department of Metal Forming (OMD) is equipped with the following material and technical facilities and software systems.

At this rolling mill, laboratory and research work is carried out on the hot rolling of long products made from various grades of steel.

This press is designed for conducting laboratory and research work requiring a force of up to 1000 kN.

On this machine, various forging operations are performed, including drawing-out (elongation), upsetting, punching holes, forge welding, as well as hot cutting and bending of metal.

This mill is used for producing small-section bars from almost all metals and alloys and enables the fulfillment of orders for small and extra-small batches of rolled products in a short time.

This machine is designed for slip-free cold drawing of steel wire.

This mill is intended for educational laboratory and research work on the cold rolling of non-ferrous metals and alloys.

This machine is intended for the production of bent profiles from metal strips.

This press is designed for performing various forging operations, as well as for testing samples under compression.

This machine is used for turning operations, including machining cylindrical, conical, and shaped surfaces, facing, parting-off, boring, as well as drilling and reaming holes, thread cutting and knurling, lapping, etc.

This machine is designed for machining by cutting using a milling cutter, including external and internal flat and shaped surfaces, grooves, steps, surfaces of revolution, threads, gear teeth, etc.

This machine is designed for high-quality automated grinding and polishing of metals with a hardness of 30–2000 HV.

This machine is used for cutting metallographic samples

This device is designed for controlling rolling mill motors with a wide power range.

This device is intended for measuring, recording, and displaying voltage signals and direct current, as well as direct current resistance (including output signals from thermocouples and resistance temperature detectors).

The infrared pyrometer is designed for non-contact measurement of the temperature of solid (granular) surfaces and water based on their own thermal radiation. The size of the measured surface area is determined by the pyrometer’s angular field of view.

This flaw detector is designed for detecting, locating, and evaluating the size of various discontinuities and inhomogeneities in metal and plastic products.

This hardness tester is designed for rapid measurement of the hardness of various products (made of steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, rubber, and other materials) in industrial and laboratory conditions using the Brinell (HB), Rockwell (HRC), Vickers (HV), and Shore “D” (HSD) scales, as well as for determining tensile strength and yield strength.

This hardness tester is designed for rapid measurement of the hardness of various products (steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, rubber, and other materials) in industrial and laboratory conditions using the Brinell (HB), Rockwell (HRC), Vickers (HV), and Shore “D” (HSD) scales, as well as for determining strength limits.

This machine is designed for performing tensile, compression, torsion, as well as combined tests of the mentioned types of deformation.

The REM universal testing machine is designed for performing tensile, compression, and bending tests on samples made of rubber, plastics, polymer materials, wood, textiles, waterproof materials, nonwoven materials, metal sheets, and foil, as well as on individual finished products such as microdevice parts, electrical components, fastening assemblies, pipes, cords, and medical products.

It is designed for analyzing the three-dimensional behavior of metal during various metal forming (pressure processing) operations.

It is designed for analyzing the three-dimensional behavior of metal during various metal forming (pressure processing) operations. It has a number of fundamental differences from DEFORM, enabling more flexible simulation and modeling.

This package is used for solving technical computing problems and for three-dimensional visualization of the obtained data.

This system is used for calculating most casting technologies, predicting defects, and working with geometries of varying complexity.

This micrometer is designed for measuring external dimensions of products and for highly precise measurements.

The dial bore gauge NI 50–100 mm, 0.01 mm accuracy is designed for precise comparative measurements of the internal dimensions of parts. The measuring probe can access areas that are not reachable with a tape measure, calipers, or a micrometer.

A lever-type gauge SR is an instrument used for determining linear dimensions of various parts with minimal measurement error. Structurally, it resembles a micrometer. It has movable measuring elements and a built-in dial indicator for determining the required dimensions.The main feature of this gauge is that it allows for quick checking of tolerances and verification of product compliance with applicable standards.

Type SHZN is designed for measuring the distance between opposite side surfaces (tooth thickness) of spur and helical gears with external gearing, of 11th and 12th accuracy grades according to GOST 1643-81, using either the constant chord or the chord of the pitch circle.

Measurement of surface roughness of a large number of various mechanical parts. Measurement and display of a wide range of parameters.

A micrometer bore gauge is designed for measuring the internal dimensions of parts and holes. The measuring range of the instrument can be extended using additional extension rods.