COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHARACTERIZATION OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3011 CHARACTERIZATION OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NECMIYE FUNDA AK AZEM

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective is to introduce, to students of different engineering disciplines, the working principles some of the modern equipments by which properties of engineering materials are determined. Students form interdisciplinary groups to do simple projects related to the applications of such equipment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify engineering materials
2   To be able to explain the similarities and differences between optical and electron microscopes
3   To be able to define the equipments that are used to determine physical and chemical properties of materials
4   To be able to define the equipments that are used to determine thermal and mechanical properties of materials
5   To be able to search for and gather information about the applications of such equipment
6   To be able to organize and work in interdisiplinary groups to share information, write short reports and make presentations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Classification of engineering materials
2 Introduction of the ways of approaching materials characterization by using modern characterization equipment
3 Working principle and parts of the optical (light) microscope, preparation of samples
4 Parts and sample preparation for the electron microscope, introduction of the scanning electon microscope (SEM)
5 Use of SEM for observing surface and internal structures of materials
6 Use of SEM for chemical analyses; EDS method
7 Production and properties of X-rays
8 Use of X-rays for crystal structure determination and chemical analysis of materials; XRD and XRF methods
9 Equipments used to investigate thermal properties of materials; TGA, DTA and DSC methods
10 Equipments used to investigate mechanical properties of materials Project Report
11 Midterm exam
12 Other equipments used to analyze materials; EPMA, FTIR, OES methods
13 Evaluation of group projects Presentations
14 Evaluation of group projects Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Materials Science and Engineering¸ An Introduction, 7th ed., W.D. Callister, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 04717369611.

References: Journals related to materials characterization studies
Materials: Books, manuals, reports published by the equipment makers

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures + Report writing + Presentation, Group studies + Midterm exam + Final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.15 + PRJ * 0.35 + FIN * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcomes Assessment

1 Midterm exam, Final exam, report writing
2, 3, 4, 5 Midterm exam, Final exam, report writing, presentation
6 Report writing, presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assist. Prof. Dr. Funda Ak Azem
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
35160 Buca-Izmir
Tel: +90 232 301 7472
e-mail: funda.ak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.144
LO.2554
LO.3554
LO.4554
LO.54554
LO.65

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