COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CERAMIC MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MMM 3014 CERAMIC MATERIALS COMPULSORY 2 2 0 6

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

introduce and classify ceramics, inform about preparation procedures of powders,
explain the effects of particle size and distribution on the properties of materials,
inform about shaping method of ceramics, identify the relationship between
microstructure and properties, describe drying and sintering mechanisms, acquaint
structured layers and heating behaviour of clays,explain rheological behavior of clay
water suspensions, apprise about bonding structures of silicates, state ceramıc
crystallographic structures,present glass and glass ceramics, glaze and frits and
advanced ceramic processing

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To classify the ceramics and understand the task of use of raw materials
2   To master the production and shaping method of ceramics
3   To interpret the effect of drying and sintering mechanisms on material properties
4   To understand the structure of silicates and interpret their thermal behaviour
5   To understand formation and layered structure of clays and clay- water systems
6   To learn the test and analysis methods of ceramics and gain the ability to
7   To learn the formation,temperature-viscosity relations and cooling mechanisms of glasses
8   To define glass ceramics and to learn characteristic heat treatment temperatures

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition,properties and grouping of ceramics, comparing with metals and polymers, formation characteristics and undertaken tasks of basic ceramic raw materials Manufacturing methods of ceramics,preparation of powder and mixtures, effects of powder size distribution and drying /sintering conditions on the final propertiesof ceramic materials
2 Shaping methods, its basic prenciples and differences ; pres, slip casting, extrusion, enjection moulding
3 Definition and formation of clays, structures of two and three layered clay minerals, heating behaviour and phase formation of clays and its importance in production, interpretation of DTA- TGA curves Clay- water systems, rheological behaviour, formation of double layers and importnce of zetapotentials
4 Bonding structures and properties of silicates, heating behaviour and phase transformation of silicates, properties of feldspars
5 Crystallograpic structures of ceramics, Drying and sintering processes, sintering mechanisms, grain growth and its effect on properties Test and analysis methods applied to ceramics, relationships between microstructure properties
6 Glazes,Definition, preparation,properties, matching properties with underlying substrates, dilatometry curves , Definition and forming condition of glasses, production of glasses and its types, temperature- viscosity relationship of glass melts,cooling mechanism, DTA curve, Definition and processing of glass ceramics, characteristic heattreatment temperatures and its determination
7 I.Midterm exam
8 Lab application, Viscosity, Thixotropy, Optimal electrolyte proportion,
9 Lab application, Dried, Fired and Total Shrinkage, Green, Dried and Fired Strength
10 Lab application, lost of ignition, surface humidity, fired colour, reaction to acids
11 Lab application, Water absorbtion, Density and Porosity, Sieve analyses( wet and dry )
12 II.Midterm exam
13 Lab application, Thermal shock
14 Lab application, Microstructure analyses

Recomended or Required Reading

Modern Ceramic Engineering, Properties, processing, Dawid W. Richerdson, 1992

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

formal education, lab work, technical excursion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 LAB LABORATORY
4 TKV TECNICAL VISIT
5 FIN FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE1 * 0.15 + MTE2 * 0.15 + LAB * 0.15 + TKV * 0.05 + FIN * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE1 * 0.15 + MTE2 * 0.15 + LAB * 0.15 + TKV * 0.05 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes ; 1-8 All exams questions
Learning outcomes ; Lab works

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aydin.goktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursdays ; 14.45 - 15.15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 4 24
Tutorials 6 4 24
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 2 10 20
Preparation for Final Exam 1 20 20
Preparing Group Assignments 1 16 16
Other (please indicate) technical exursion 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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