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| MET7130 | Engineering Polymers | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of METALLURGICAL and MATERIALS ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to gain knowledge about the polymer processing techniques in relation with the polymer property and the shape of the final product. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Learn general polymerization mechanims. | 12 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | Gain knowledge and information on the structure and properties of engineering polymers after learning their production techniques. | 12 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | Learn forming of polymer materials. | 3,12 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | Gain knowledge and information on the design and selection of polymers for engineering applications | 2,3,12 | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to engineering polymers, classification of engineering polymers, effects of composition and processing on the engineering polymer properties, strengthening methods, polymer materials selection and design for different applications. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to polymers, types of polymers, classification of polymers, names of polymers | | | Week 2 | Structure of polymer, linear, branched, cross-linked, network Structure | | | Week 3 | Engineering polymers and applications of engineering polymers | | | Week 4 | Properties of poly methyl methacrylate(PMMA) and poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) | | | Week 5 | Properties of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) | | | Week 6 | Properties of polyamide (PA), polyoxymethylene acetal (POM), polybutylene (PB) | | | Week 7 | Properties of polyetherimide (PEI), polyethylene (PE), polyphenylene sulphide (PPS), polycarbonate (PC), polypropylene (PP) | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Processing of engineering polymers, polymerization, additives and compounding, mixing, shaping and stabilizing | | | Week 10 | Injection moulding, compression moulding, transfer moulding, blow moulding | | | Week 11 | Strength of engineering polymers | | | Week 12 | Fracture of engineering polymers | | | Week 13 | Fracture of engineering polymers | | | Week 14 | Recycling of enfineering polymers | | | Week 15 | Recycling of enfineering polymers | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ezdeşir, A., Erbay, E., Taşkıran, İ.,Yağcı, M.A., Cöbek, M., Bilgiç, T., Ülçer, Y., 2006; Polimerler-I, Pagev Yayınları, İstanbul | | | 2 | Savaşçı, Ö. T., Uyanık, N., Akovalı G., 2002; Plastikler ve Plastik Teknolojisi, Pagev Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| 1 | Yaşar, H., 1992; Plastikler Dünyası, MMO Yayınları, No 142, Ankara | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 10/04/2014 | 1,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2014 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 16 | 1 | 16 | | Arasınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Uygulama | 2 | 7 | 14 | | Kısa sınav | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 25 | 1 | 25 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 | | Total work load | | | 199.5 |
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