Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÇÖL
Prof. Dr. Muharrem YILMAZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Ersoy ERİŞİR

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) At the end of the courses, students should understand the following: •Phase transformation during cooling and calculating the heating parameters (TTT diagrams) •Heat treatment applications. •Heat treatment and material testings. •Materials standats and heat treatment.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

		Program Competencies
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes	1	No relation	No relation	Low	High	No relation	No relation	No relation	No relation	No relation	No relation	No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

Classification and Description of Heat Treatment Methods, Reaction Mechanisms during Heat Treatments, Fe-C Phase Diagram and Effect of Alloying Elements , Homogenization and Normalizing, Recrystallization and Stress Relief Anneal, Spheroidize Annealing and Grain Coarsening , Hardening Mechanisms, Hardenability of Steels, Quenching Steels and Formation of Martensite, Tempering, Surface Hardening by Carburizing, Surface Hardening by Nitriding, Heat Treatments Applied to Some Steels

Weekly Schedule

1) The classification of the heat treatment applications and related standards
2) The definition of the technical used heat treatment methods and application procedures
3) Stress relieving, Diffusion and Soft annealing heat treatments
4) Normalization, patenting heat treatment, recrystallization and coarse grain annealing
5) Time –Temperature-Austenitizing Charts
6) Time-Temperature-Transformation Charts
7) Mid. Year Exam.
8) Martensite and bainite transformation in steel alloys
9) Hardening and tempering, definition of hardening, technological importance and the effects of alloying elements
10) Surface treatment of steels: Flame and induction hardening: carburizing, nitriding, carbonitriding, Boriding
11) Mechanism of precipitation hardening of Al alloys and technological importance
12) Types of tool steels and properties of tool steels, heat treatment of tool steels
13) Heat treatments of cast iron alloys
14) Heat treatment of non ferrous metals
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Self Study
5) Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)