COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION AND MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 5026 ADVANCED CHARACTERIZATION AND MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MURAT ALKAN

Offered to

M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to associate the properties of materials with their structures based on the basic concepts of materials science and engineering, to describe the methods and techniques used to determine the properties of materials, to examine the working principles of the devices used in material characterization in relation to basic engineering and sciences, to describe the methods applied to improve the properties of materials, and to examine the effects of these methods on the structure of materials.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To examine the relationships between the structure and properties of materials
2   To define the basics of the characterization methods and techniques by giving their classifications
3   To present the working principles of the equipments used in material characterization by giving examples from engineering applications
4   To describe the methods and their mechanisms applied to improve the structural or surface properties of materials
5   To present the methods used to improve material properties by giving examples from engineering applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, fundamentals of materials science
2 The effects of the structure of materials on material properties
3 Fundamentals of structure and crystallography
4 Metallography, fundamentals of characterization by optical microscopy
5 The basics of X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique
6 Determination of phases, proportions and properties of phases with XRD
7 Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron probe micro analysis (EPMA) devices working principle and fundamentals of characterization
8 Midterm Exam
9 Characterization by X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), optical emission spectrometer (OES), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and wavelength dispersion spectrometer (WDS)
10 Basics of methods used for characterization of thermal properties of materials (DTA, DSC, TGA)
11 Basics of methods used for characterization of aqueous solutions (AAS, ICP-MS, ICP-OES)
12 Fundamentals of other characterization methods (SIMS, FTIR, RAMAN, AFM, XPS etc.)
13 The basics of heat treatment methods
14 Surface modification techniques (PVD, CVD, electrolysis etc.)

Recomended or Required Reading

Cullity, B. D., & Stock, S. R. (2001). Elements of X-ray diffraction.
Goldstein, J. I., Newbury, D. E., Michael, J. R., Ritchie, N. W., Scott, J. H. J., & Joy, D. C. (2017). Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray microanalysis. Springer.
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 9 Metallography and microstructures
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 10 Materials Characterization
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 4C Induction Heating and Heat Treatment
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 4D Heat Treating of Irons and Steels
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 4E Heat Treating of Nonferrous Alloys
ASM HANDBOOK Volume 5 Surface Engineering

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exams, homeworks and presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS 1 PRESENTATION 1
4 PRS 2 PRESENTATION 2
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS 1 * 0.15 + PRS 2 * 0.15 + FIN * 0.30
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS 1 * 0.15 + PRS 2 * 0.15 + RST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 are evaluated by exams, homeworks and presentations

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)

Assist. Prof. Dr. Murat ALKAN
Office: +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
Student Presentations 2 3 6
Preparing presentations 2 30 60
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 215

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.133323
LO.233323
LO.333323
LO.433323
LO.533323

CONTACT INFORMATION
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