- Course Code
- ME215
- Semester
- Third Term (Fall)
- Theory+Practice
- 3 + 1
- ECTS
- 5
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 2 |
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| Semester | Third Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Ability to select the appropriate material during mechanical design.
- Understanding the effects of atomic and lattice structures inside materials to the mechanical behavior.
- Learning the atomic and lattice structure changes inside the material during production process that defines the materials mechanical properties of the product.
- Determining the mechanical properties of materials using tests.
- Changing the mechanical properties of metals through alloying.
- Changing the mechanical properties of metals through heat treatment.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | History of material science. Classification of materials; physical properties of materials. Atomic structure. Crystal structures, phase diagrams and thermal operations. Single and multi phase crystal structures. Phase distributions. Steels, cast irons, other metallic materials and ceramics. Material decaying, aging and corrosion. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to material science and engineering materials |
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2nd Week |
Atomic structure, bonding |
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3rd Week |
Lattices, direction and planes of unit cells, miller indices, density calculations |
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4th Week |
Motion of atom in solids, slip directions and planes. |
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5th Week |
Point defects in lattices, dislocations, planar imperfection. |
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6th Week |
Alloys, phase diagrams of alloys |
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7th Week |
Special phase transformations, effects of compounds. |
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8th Week |
...Midterm... |
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9th Week |
Iron Carbon Phase Diagram |
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10th Week |
Determination of mechanical properties, test standards, tension test. |
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11th Week |
Hardness and impact tests and their test standards |
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12th Week |
Fatigue and viscoelastic tests |
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13th Week |
Metals; steel and cast iron and their types |
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14th Week |
Heat treatment of metals |
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15th Week |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Materials Science and Engineering, an Introduction (William D. Callister / David G. Rethwisch)
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Quiz |
2 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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50 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
10 |
20 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
1.5 |
21 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
2 |
0.5 |
1 |
| Final exam |
1 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Quiz |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Total Work Load | 153 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.1 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes
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