COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEAT TREATMENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 3012 HEAT TREATMENTS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESRA DOKUMACI ALKAN

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

To define thermal, thermomechanical and thermochemical processes applied to metallic materials. To provide the skill of designing the heat treatment process and selecting suitable materials for heat treatment in order to provide the properties required by the function in a part.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the terminology and basic concepts of heat treatment processes
2   To explain the effect of heat treatment processes on microstructure and mechanical properties of materials
3   To explain the basic annealing treatments applied to metals
4   To explain the phase changes that occur in steels during isothermal and continous cooling conditions
5   To practice and design purposeful heat treatment processes for metallic material
6   To select the material suitable for heat treatment that provides the desired properties in a part
7   To see the heat treating practice of metallic materials in an industrial workshop

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The terminology and basic concepts of heat treating The factors that affect the mechanical properties of materials
2 Basic annealing treatments applied to metals-I
3 Basic annealing treatments applied to metals-II
4 Isothermal transformation and diagrams of austenite Continuous cooling transformation and diagrams of austenite
5 Formation and properties of transformation products
6 The concept and importance of hardenability
7 Hardening practice, quenching, tempering
8 Martempering, austempering
9 Termomechanical treatments applied to steels
10 Precipitation (Age) hardening, hardening of aluminium alloys
11 Surface hardening by thermal processes
12 Surface hardening by thermochemical processes
13 Surface hardening by laser and electron beam processes
14 Furnaces used in heat treatment practice

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Treating, S. H. (2013). ASM Handbook W.
2. Dossett, J. L., & Boyer, H. E. (2006). Practical heat treating. Asm International.
3. Tekin, A. (1984). Çelik ve Isıl Işlemi (Bofors El Kitabı). Hakan Ofset, Istanbul.
4. Totten, G. E. (2006). Steel heat treatment: metallurgy and technologies. CRC press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, laboratory work, exams and technical visit

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE Midterm
2 Q Quiz
3 LAB Lab.
4 FN Final
5 FCG Final Course Grade MTE * 0.20 + Q * 0.15 + LAB * 0.25 + FN * 0.40
6 RST Resit
7 FCGR Final Course Grade(Resit) MTE * 0.20 + Q * 0.15 + LAB * 0.25 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1-LO6: Exams and Laboratuary
LO7: Technical visit

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Lectures and examinations are carried out with respect to regulation of Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University, named "Principles of Education and Examination Practice".
If the reports are cited without reference directly from another source or quoted directly from other students, the relevant study is excluded from the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Funda AK AZEM
e-mail: funda.ak@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Esra DOKUMACI
e-mail: esra.dokumaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The student counseling hours are stated in the weekly course schedule at the door of the academic staff.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Field study 1 4 4
Lab Preparation 8 6 48
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1
LO.23
LO.34
LO.444
LO.544355524
LO.644344
LO.724

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