COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 4043 MELTING AND SOLIDIFICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

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

The aim of this course is to describe the melting and solidification processes on the basis of thermodynamics and kinetics; to examine the formation mechanisms of homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, nucleation growth, macrostructure, microstructure and defects; to describe the systems and methods used for melting; to define basic information about solidification processes in polymer and ceramic materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To interpret the melting processes in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics,
2   To interpret the solidification processes in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics,
3   To explain the mechanisms of homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation, nucleation growth, macro and microstructure and the formation of defects in structures and to examine their applications,
4   To learn the melting and solidification processes of metallic, ceramic and polymeric materials,
5   To have knowledge about modeling and simulations of melting and solidification processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Basic principles of thermodynamics about melting and solidification
2 Phase diagrams, Equilibrium and non-equilibrium cooling
3 Homogeneous Nucleation
4 Heterogeneous Nucleation
5 Growth of Nucleus
6 Dendritic Growth
7 Eutectic Solidification
8 Peritectic Solidification
9 Macrostructure and Microstructure
10 Macro and Micro Defects
11 Casting processes of metallic materials
12 Solidification processes in polymer and ceramic materials
13 Modeling of melting and solidification processes
14 Modeling of melting and solidification processes

Recomended or Required Reading

Dantzig, J. A., & Rappaz, M. (2009). Solidification, EPFL press.
Davis, S. H. (2001). Theory of solidification. Cambridge University Press.
Glicksman, M. E. (2011). Principles of solidification: an introduction to modern casting and crystal growth concepts. Springer Science & Business Media.
Stefanescu, D. M. (2015). Science and engineering of casting solidification. Springer.
Jansson, J. F., & Gedde, U. W. (Eds.). (1992). Solidification processes in polymers (Vol. 23). Springer Verlag.
Li, H., Ray, C. S., Strachan, D. M., Weber, R., & Yue, Y. (Eds.). (2012). Melt Chemistry, Relaxation, and Solidification Kinetics of Glasses: Proceedings of the 106th Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society,
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA 2004 (Vol. 170). John Wiley & Sons.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods


Lecturing, exams and homeworks

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 will be evaluated by the questions in both howeworks and exams.

Language of Instruction

English

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 homeworks 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)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Murat ALKAN
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering,
Metalurgical and Materials Engineering
Tınaztepe Campus,
35160 Buca / IZMIR
Tel+90 232 3017464
E-mail: alkan.murat@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 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.144
LO.23333
LO.33
LO.433
LO.5343