COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STRUCTURAL NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MME 5054 STRUCTURAL NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR IŞIL BIRLIK

Offered to

Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to cover the complete cycle of structural nanomaterials from their processing, characterization, stability, mechanical behavior, corrosion, and applications. The introduction briefly covers the need for structural nanocrystalline materials. Then, the variety of processing methods that have been used to make nanomaterials for bulk or thin-film structural applications are discussed. Afterwards, the stability of nanocrystalline microstructures and also the various methods used to characterize the nanocrystalline structure will be described. The experimental evidence and the theoretical understanding of the mechanical and corrosion behavior of bulk and thin film nanocrystalline materials will be reviewed and finally potential applications for structural materials will be presented.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the fundamental principles of nanocrystalline bulk materials and coatings
2   Systematically explain processing methods, structural and mechanical properties
3   Differentiate physics of conventional and nano materials
4   Introduction briefly the need for structural nanocrystalline materials
5   List the potential applications for structural materials

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, Coatings and thin films, Bulk materials
2 Processing of structural nanocrystalline materials, Methods for preparation of bulk structural nanocrystalline materials, Preparation of nanostructured, hard coatings
3 Stability of structural nanocrystalline materials - grain growth
4 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials
5 Mechanical properties of structural nanocrystalline materials (continued)
6 Fracture mechanisms in nanocrystalline materials
7 Mid-term examination
8 Diffusion in nanocrystalline materials
9 Corrosion of structural nanomaterials
10 Applications of structural nanomaterials
11 Applications of structural nanomaterials (continued)
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Structural Nanocrystalline Materials: Fundamentals and Applications, C. Koch, I. A. Ovid'ko, S. Seal, S. Veprek, Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures with presentations, mid-term and final exam, student presentations.

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 * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes will be assessed with mid-term and final exam, student presentations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asist. Prof. Dr. Işıl BIRLIK
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
Tinaztepe Campus Buca IZMIR

Office Hours

Will be announced during the semestre.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14444
LO.24433
LO.344
LO.4
LO.544

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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