ME208 Material Science II 2024 Spring Syllabus
Credits: 3
Time: Thursday 9:15 to 12:00 for 15 weeks starting with 22/02/2024
Instructor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Sami Döner
Office Hours: 2pm to 4pm on Thursday or By Appointment
Location: M1 Block Prof. Dr. Kurtaran’s Office
Course Description: To extend MEC207 Materials Science I in the areas of strengthening
mechanisms, failure mechanisms and fracture resistance, phase compositions and interpretations of
phase diagrams and phase transformations of ferrous and nonferrous alloys. It is expected of this course
to provide to students a well-rounded engineering education with specific emphasis on the failure
mechanism and microstructure of ferrous alloys that will meet the needs of industry and academia..
Course Content: With a knowledge of the nature of dislocations and the role they play in the plastic
deformation process, we are able to understand the underlying mechanisms of the techniques that are
used to strengthen and harden metals and their alloys. Thus, it becomes possible to design and tailor
the mechanical properties of materials. The design of a component or structure, on the other hand, often
calls upon the engineer to minimize the possibility of failure. Thus, it is important to understand the
mechanics of the various failure modes, fracture, fatigue, and creep, and in addition and apply
appropriate design principles that prevent in-service failures. Learning Objectives: Having knowledge
about the pr Furthermore, a knowledge and understanding of phase diagrams is important to the
engineer to relate the properties and functions of materials to their microstructures, thermal histories,
and the design and control of heat-treatment processes. Additionally, engineers are often involved in
materials selection decisions, which necessitates that they have some familiarity with the general
characteristics of a wide variety of metals and their alloys (as well as other material types). The
development of a set of desirable mechanical characteristics for a material often results from a phase
transformation that is wrought by a heat treatment. The time and temperature dependencies of some
phase transformations are conveniently represented on modified phase diagrams. It is important to know
how to use these diagrams in order to design a heat treatment for some alloy that will yield the desired
room-temperature mechanical properties. In this essence the students will explore the concept of
transformation rate as well as its dependence on temperature, iron–carbon alloys, and the development
of microstructural elements other than pearlite. These microstructures, their mechanical properties, and
their structure-property correlations are discussed. The heat treating of steels is presented from the
perspective of phase transformations; a processing approach to heat treating is employed in the relevant
discussion, which are devoted to annealing procedures as well as quenching and tempering to form
tempered martensite.operties and application areas of ferrous and nonferrous materials as well as new
materials.
Supplementary Materials:
Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 8th Edition 8th Edition by William D. Callister Jr.
(Author), David G. Rethwisch (Author) ISBN 978-0-470-41997-7
The Science and Engineering of Materials. Donald R. Askeland, Frank Haddleton, Phil Green, Howard
Robertson. ISBN 978-0-412-53910-7
Course Politics:
1. This course is a blend of online learning with some face-to-face instructions/ discussions.
2. Students are responsible for checking emails regularly for important information related to the course.
3. During examinations, you must do your own work. Talking or discussion is not permitted during the
examinations, nor may you compare papers, copy from others, or collaborate in any way. Any
collaborative behavior during the examinations will result in failure of the exam, and may lead to failure
of the course and University disciplinary action.
4. Medical certificates which are issued in the day of exam and after the lecture starting time WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED. Exceptions might be applied if you have visible injuries like broken arm or a wound.
Grading:
Assignments Numbers Date Percentage of Grade
Quiz 1 Random 10
Midterm Exam 1 Mid of the 30
Semester
Final Exam 1 Last Week 60
Final grades will be determined by Gaussian distribution with a threshold of 40.
Timeline:
Week Subjects
Characteristics of dislocations, slip systems and plastic
1 deformation of polycrystalline materials Strengthening
mechanisms of crystalline materials
Recovery, recrystallization and grain growth of crystalline
2 materials
Introduction to failure mechanisms; ductile and brittle fracture
Principles of fracture mechanics, fracture toughness
3 Principles of fatigue fracture, crack initiation and propagation,
environmental factors.
Introduction to phase diagrams; solubility line, phase
equilibrium, development of microstructures
4
Binary isomorphous systems, interpretation of phase diagrams,
mechanical properties of isomorphous alloys.
Binary eutectic phase diagrams, eutectoid and peritectic
5
reactions, Gibbs phase rule
Introduction to iron-carbon phase diagrams, development of
6
microstructure, influence of alloying alloys
Introduction to phase transformations; kinetics of phase
transformations, metastable and stable states
7 Isothermal transformation diagrams, continuous cooling
transformation diagrams
8 Applications and Midterm exam
Isothermal transformation diagrams, continuous cooling
9
transformation diagrams
Mechanical behavior of iron-carbon alloys,
Austenite, bainite and martensite phases
10
Tempered martensite, martempering and austempering heat-
treatment processes
11 Applications and processing of ferrous and nonferrous alloys
12 Casting, forming and miscellaneous techniques
13 Heat-treatment of steels, annealing and normalizing
14 Heat treatments of nonferrous alloys, precipitation hardening
15 Final Exam
