GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMPOSITE MATERIALS/İMM -422
Course Title: COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Semester 8 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr.Yusuf ŞAHIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ysahin
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ysahin@gazi.edu.tr, yusufsahin1954@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Composites, definitions, types and clasifications. Its importance and application fields in aotomotive and airspace industries
Ceramic fibers as reinforcements such as glass, carbon,boron and SiC etc. used for making composites
Matrix selected for composites (aluminium and its alloys, magnesium and its alloys, titanium and its alloys, zinc alloys).
Fabrication methods like liquid phase and solid phase. Squeeze casting, vacuum pressing, powder metalurgy, hand lay-up, filament winding etc.
Design of composites (fiber arrangement). Macro-mechanical analysis.
Mikro-mechanical analysis like elastic modulus, tensile strength, poissons ratio etc. calculations).
Mechanical properties (the effect of volume fraction, fibres shape, types, ).
Fiber's direction, diameter, aspect ratio, matrix and geometry.
Deformation processes for composites
Nano based composite materials and their some properties
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  Lecture,Questions&answers, Demonstration&applications
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequiest for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Metal-matrix composites,their definitions, types and classifications
2. Week  Application fields like automotive and airspace industry
3. Week  Ceramic fibers, particulate and whiskers and their properties (glass, carbon, boron, SiC etc.)
4. Week  Matrix materials like aluminium, magnesium,titanium, and zinc alloys
5. Week  Fabrication techniques and its problems. Liquid phase and solid phase.
6. Week  Fabrication techniques like vacuum pressing, hand lay-up, helisel winding, profil vb.
7. Week  Composite’s design, fibers arrangement, macro-analysis. Strength theories for isotropic and orthotropic materials
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Micro-analysis
10. Week  Toughness and fatique properties
11. Week  Interface between fibers and matrix. Adhesion theory. Some bonding mechanisms.
12. Week  Mechanical properties (fiber’s type, direction and production methods)
13. Week  Some variables like volume fraction,fibers type, matrix etc. affecting on mechanical properties
14. Week  Continuation of mechanical properties...
15. Week  Deformations in composite materials
16. Week  Nano based-composite materials and their properties
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  2. Materials and Processes in Manufacturing, E. Paul Degarmo, J.T. Black, R. A. Kohser, 1997. 3. Kompozit Malzemelere Giriş, Y., şahin, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2001
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture,Question&Answers, Demonstration, and Practice
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  There is no any applications.
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
3
15
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
3
3
 Final and Studying for Final
1
3
3
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
78
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.12
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The ability of choosing and design manufacturing systems by using contemprary methods, tools and TechnologiesX
2To be able to conduct both qualitative and quantitative scientific research methods and techniques in their major areaX
3The ability of using modern engineering methods such as computer software and contemporary methods to acquire knowledge in engineering design and analysisX
4The ability of leadership and working with multi-disciplinary projectsX
5The ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data of experimentsX
6The ability to select, develop and/or design a system, component, or process to meet desired performance, manufacturing capabilities and economic requirementsX
7Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityX
8The communication skill of oral and written Turkish and EnglishX
9The ability of identifying, presenting, formulating, and solving manufacturing engineering problemsX
10The ability of design, execution, to analyze and evaluate of manufacturing systemsX
11The ability to apply the basic and the principles of engineering sciences for solving manufacturing problemsX
12The ability to understand and comment on the impact of manufacturing engineering solutions in a national and global contextX