COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AMORPHOUS MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 4037 AMORPHOUS MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ALI AYDIN GÖKTAŞ

Offered to

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

*Course Objective: The aim of this course is to
Describe amorphous glassy structure of inorganic materials, explain glass and crystal stage, acquaint glass forming conditions, inform about the structure and kinetic modelling,and thermodynamic consepts, familiarize heat treatments, nucleation and crystallization behaviours, immiscibilities and chemical compounds of glasses, explain the properties of glass melts and solids, acquaint the processing methods of amorphous glassy materials and coatings by non traditional methods as of from solutions, gas phases and solid crystal transformations, inform about non oxide glasses, oxide semiconductors and photochromic glasses, introduce Metallic glasses, explain metallic glass structures, forming conditions and properties, describe Sol gel glasses, give information about structures, forming conditions, chemistry, coatings and properties.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn amorphous glassy structures, glass forming conditions and structure models
2   To understand the nucleation and crystallization behaviours of glasses
3   To identify immiscibility stages and chemical components of glasses
4   To have knowledge about the properties and testing methods of glass meltings and glass solids,
5   To learn the production methods of amorphous glassy materials by non traditional way
6   To learn metallic glass structures, types, forming conditions and properties
7   To be informed about non oxide glasses, oxide semiconductors, photochromic and coloured glasses
8   To learn sol gel glass formation, structures, chemistry, powder synthesis and coating properties

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Describe glass amorph and crstals, glass forming conditions, physical and chemical nature
2 Structures models of glass, hypotheses of lattice and crystallites, thermodynamic concepts and kinetic models
3 Glass crystallization, nucleation and crystal growth and speeds, controlled crystallization and glass ceramics
4 Immiscibility, chemical components and colouring of glasses
5 Glass melt properties; viscosity, surface tension, gas contacts
6 Solid glass properties; mechanic, optic, electronic,thermic, chemical durability
7 Midterm exam I.
8 Non traditional production methods of amorphous materials and films; non traditional melting, solid stage transformation
9 Amorphous solid materials and films from solutions; sol gel precipitation, electrolysis decomposition of anodic solutions, gas phase precipitation
10 Metalic glasses, introduction, types, structures and formation theories, meltings, properties
11 Non oxide glasses and amorphous materials, halogenid and chalcogenid glasses, amorph-non metallic elements, amorph carbon
12 Midterm exam II.
13 Sol gel glasses, definition, preparation, chemical reactions, formation, powder syntheses, coating processes and properties
14 Oxide semiconductors, photochromic and coloured glasses

Recomended or Required Reading

*Suggested Sources for the Course:

Textbook(s):
D.R. Uhlmann, N.J.Kredl, Glass:Science and Technology- Vol.4A , Structure, Microstructure, and Properties ,Academic Pres, New York, London,1990

A. Feltz, Amorphe und glasartige anorganische Festkörper , Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1983

Supplementary Book(s):
Glass-Natur,Struktur und Eigenschaften, H.Scholze, Springer Verlag, 3- 540-08403-7, Berlin,1992, 1992


References:

Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

formal education

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1*0.175+MTE2 *0.175+ASG *0.15+FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1*0.175+MTE2 *0.175+ASG *0.15+RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes ; 1-8 All exams questions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aydin.goktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 13.00- 13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 2 2 4
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.133
LO.2343
LO.33422
LO.442433
LO.53523232222
LO.64343223
LO.7334234
LO.842333234334

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