GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CASTING PRINCIPLES OF FERROUS ALLOYS/MEM-362
Course Title: CASTING PRINCIPLES OF FERROUS ALLOYS
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Course Semester 6 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students attended this course will be able to learn ferrous alloys casting process.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Iron-carbon phase diagram
2. Week  Chemical composition of cast iron. Phase transformations,determination of microstructure
3. Week  Classification of cast irons. Composition, melting and pouring of grey, white, ductile iron and malleable iron
4. Week  Steel types. Simple combinations of carbon and alloy steels, the effects of alloying elements, melting and casting operations.
5. Week  Gating and feeding practices, protective and cleaning materials used in melting.Melting furnaces, crucibles and melting fuels used for melting.
6. Week  Calculation alloy and loss account of alloy melting.
7. Week  Safety Precautions to be taken during melting.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Casting process and process selection for production of iron alloy casting parts
10. Week  Properties of pattern, mold, core, and other materials used in production.
11. Week  The chemical composition analysis and calculation technics.
12. Week  Surface treatments, heat treatments applied for ferrous alloys.
13. Week  Properties and quality controls of iron alloys. Quality control technics
14. Week   Casting defect occurring in ferrous alloys and prevention method
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
60
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
0
0
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
 Report Preparing
0
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
0
 Presentation
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
7
1
7
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
11
1
11
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Professional and ethical responsibility gains knowledge.X
2Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the results of experiments.X
3The project-based work culture adopts workplace practices, awareness of employees health, environment and work safety; To train graduates with an awareness of the legal consequences of their engineering practices.X
4Ability to select and use the techniques and modern tools necessary for engineering applications and computer software, information and communication technologies.X
5To be aware of the problems of the age and awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.X
6Knowledge of the necessity of using information resources and lifelong learning, including developments in science and technology.X
7The breadth of education required to understand the effects of engineering solutions on universal and social dimensions.X
8Ability to communicate effectively with oral and written and technical drawings in Turkish and English.X
9Professional and ethical responsibility.X
10Defining and formulating engineering problems, and selecting and applying appropriate analytical methods and modeling techniques for this purpose.X
11Ability to work in their own discipline and in multi-disciplinary teams.X
12The ability to design a system, part, or process that meets the desired requirements by considering realistic constraints and conditions.X
13Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, analyze and interpret the results of experiments.X
14Knowledge of mathematics, science and own branches and having sufficient knowledge in engineering subjects and knowledge of application skills.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Ferhat GÜL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/fgul)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (fgul@gazi.edu.tr , )