METE464 HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS
| Course Code: | 5700464 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BİLGEHAN ÖGEL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Specific outcomes of instruction are as follows:
After successfully completing this course the student will be able to;
1. Explain principles of heat treatment procedures for metals and alloys, explain the effect of heat treatment parameters on microstructure and on material properties.
2. Perform a heat treatment procedure to obtain desired properties.
3. Do team work on a heat treatment process and write up technical reports.This course addresses following outcomes:
(c) Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs;
(e) An ability to identify, to formulate, and solve engineering problems;
(j) Knowledge of contemporary issues;
(k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Course Content
Property changes due to heat treatment. Iron-carbon system. Austenitizing transformation of austenite, I-T and C-T diagrams, annealing, normalizing, hardening, critical cooling rate. Actual cooling rate, quenching media, size and mass effect. Hardenability and applications of hardenability data. Tempering. Secondary hardening, temper embrittlement, austempering. Case hardening. Residual stresses, martempering.
Course Learning Outcomes
Property changes due to heat treatment, austenitizing, transformation of austenite, I-T and C-T diagrams, annealing, normalizing, hardening, critical cooling rate. Actual cooling rate, quenching media, size and mass effect. Hardenability and applications of hardenability data. Tempering. Secondary hardening, temper embrittlement, austempering. Residual stresses, martempering. Heat treatment of cast irons and nonferrous metals and alloys.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Knowledge of the scientific and engineering principles underlying the four major elements of the field; structure, properties, processing and performance related to material systems | ✔ | |||
| 9 | An ability to apply and integrate knowledge from each of the four major elements of the field to solve materials and/or process selection and design problems | ✔ | |||