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| MET3009 | Casting Principles and Technology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of METALLURGICAL and MATERIALS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Sultan ÖZTÜRK | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. Sultan ÖZTÜRK, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on solidification mechanism in solids and solidification rate, to enable them to understand casting methods, to teach them the principles of casting, to help them know casting tools, to teach them defects in casting. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Learn the basic concepts about casting, casting methods and casting tools. | 1,12 | 1 | | LO - 2 : | Learn necessary calculations for a correct casting and design casting die. | 1,12 | 1 | | LO - 3 : | Identify probable problems for casting and find due solutions. | 1,12 | 1 | | LO - 4 : | Design an industrial foundry. | 1,12 | 1 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Nucleation, Solidification, Solidification in pure metals and alloys, Growth rate for real cast, Feeder distance calculations, Castability and casting alloys, Casting and cast preparation, Casting processes, Sand casting, The full-mold process, Shell mold casting, Ceramic molding, Investment casting, Vacuum molding, Permament-mold casting, Pressure die casting, Die casting, Centrifugal casting, Continuous casting, Melting and pouring, Cleaning, Finishing and heat-treating castings, Melting furnaces, Casting defects and prevention methods. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Solidification, nucleation. | | | Week 2 | Solidification in alloys, microsegregation. | | | Week 3 | Oriented solidification. | | | Week 4 | Risers. | | | Week 5 | Gate design, chiller plates | | | Week 6 | Shape and dimension of riser, Caine method, NRL method. | | | Week 7 | Place of risers and effective distance of feeder. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Effect of chiller on feeding distance | | | Week 10 | Preventin gas aspiration in casting. | | | Week 11 | Casting methods, castin methods of sand moulds. | | | Week 12 | Casting methods, castin methods of sand moulds. | | | Week 13 | Shell casting, vacuum mould casting, investment casting, ceramic mould casting. | | | Week 14 | Metal mould methods. | | | Week 15 | Metal melting furnaces. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Aran, A. 1989; Metal Döküm Teknolojisi, İTÜ yayınları, No:1395. | | | |
| 1 | Ersümer, A. 1986; Demir Dökümü, Birsen kitabevi, No:9, İstanbul, | | | 2 | Arslan, F., 2006, Döküm Ders Notları, Trabzon | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 20/11/2018 | 1,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/01/2019 | 1,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Kısa sınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 150.5 |
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