MECH227 ENGINEERING MATERIALS
| Course Code: |
3650227 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. VOLKAN ESAT |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
Structure of engineering materials. Bonding, crystals, grains, imperfections. Mechanical properties. Tensile testing, impact testing, hardness. Plastic deformation, strain hardening, solution hardening, grain size effect, recrystallization. Failure of materials, fracture, fatigue, creep. Phase and phase diagrams. Fe-C phase diagram. Steels. Heat treatment of steels. Alloy steels. Cast iron. Non-ferrous alloys. Ceramics. Polymers. Composites. Some laboratory experiments will be carried out.
