| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure Analysis | MMT508 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 8 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ş. HAKAN ATAPEK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Listing the methods of failure analysis.
2) Planning the sampling, protection and examination of the failed sample.
3) Clarifiying the distortion defects.
4) Determining the fracture mode.
5) Commenting on the fracture formed due to fatigue.
6) Determining the effects of microstructure of material on the fracture.
7) Describing the fracture formed due to construction error.
8) Determining the fracture formed due to manufacturing defects.
9) Determining the fracture formed due to heat treatments.
10) Determining the fracture formed due to corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement.
11) Explaining the fracture formed due to friction, wear and high temperature.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||
| 1 | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | High | High | High | |
| 4 | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 5 | High | Middle | High | |
| 6 | High | High | High | |
| 7 | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 8 | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 9 | Middle | High | High | |
| 10 | High | Middle | Middle | |
| 11 | High | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Materials Science I, Materials Science II, Pyhsical Metallurgy, Materials Characterization, Mechanical Behavior and Testing of Materials, Microstructural Imaging & Determination, Fracture Mechanics
Course Contents
This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on the importance of failure analysis in engineering; concepts related with failure analysis; selection and preservation of samples from failed parts and investigation of fractured surfaces; distortion failures; fracture and fatigue failures; failures due to material; failures due to construction error; failures due to manufacturing defect; failures due to heat treatment defect; corrosion failures; stress corrosion cracking; corrosion fatigue; failures due to hydrogen embrittlement; high temperature failures; friction and wear.
Weekly Schedule
1) Importance of failure analysis in engineering2) Concepts related with failure analysis
3) Concepts related with failure analysis
4) Selection and preservation of samples from failed parts and investigation of fracture surfaces
5) Distortion failures
6) Fracture and fatigue failures
7) Fracture and fatigue failures
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Failures due to material
10) Failures due to construction error
11) Failures due to manufacturing defect
12) Failures due to heat treatment defect
13) Corrosion failures; stress corrosion cracking; corrosion fatigue
14) Failures due to hydrogen embrittlement; high temperature failures
15) Friction and wear
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Demonstration
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required