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| METL5160 | Fibers and Polymers | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of METALLURGICAL and MATERIALS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to inform about reinforcing fibre materials in composite production and polymer matrıx materials which keep them together. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Structural chemical properties of fibres and processing of fibres | | | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to fibres and polymers Micro structural and chemical properties of fibres and polymers, Fibre processing methods, High performance fibres and Natural fibres and their comparison, Micro mechanical test methods (single fibre, fibre pull out and microbond) and experimental works |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Micro characterization of fibres (microstructure and chemical properties) | | | Week 2 | Fibre processing | | | Week 3 | High performance fibres (Carbon Aramid Glass, Polymers) and Natural Fibres | | | Week 4 | Comparison of Fibres | | | Week 5 | Micromechanical properties of Fibres | | | Week 6 | Characterisation methods (Microbond , Pull-out, Single Fibre Test) | | | Week 7 | Characterisation methods (Microbond , Pull-out, Single Fibre Test) | | | Week 8 | Oral presentation | | | Week 9 | Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymers | | | Week 10 | Thermoset and Thermoplastic Polymers | | | Week 11 | Interfacial properties of fibres and polymers | | | Week 12 | Microscopic Test methods for fibres and polymers | | | Week 13 | Experiment 1 (Preparation of Test Samples) | | | Week 14 | Experiment 2 (Mechanical Tests) | | | Week 15 | Experiment 3 (Microscopical Tests) | | | Week 16 | Final oral exam and Presentation of Experimental Works | | | |
| 1 | Elices, M., Llorca J., Fibre Fracture 2002 ISBN: 0-08-044104-1 Elsevier Science Press. Oxford, UK | | | |
| 1 | Hull D, Clyne TW An Indroduction to Composite Materials 1996 Cambridge University Press Cambridge USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 196 |
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