1. FIRST CYCLE - BACHELOR'S DEGREE
  2. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
  3. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 244 Mechanical Engineering (Evening Classes)
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
MENG 430PLASTIC MATERIALS2 + 07th Semester3,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Introduce to common used plastics with versatile in daily life
Course Content Introduction to plastics. Production methods of plastics; classification of plastics; designation of plastics; shapes of internal structures of plastics; material inspection of plastics; additive of plastics; technical excursion; prevalent thermoplastics and their properties; prevalent thermosets and their properties; determination of plastics by experimental methods; production principles of thermoplasts; plastic injection casting and extrusion; other production principles of thermoplasts; technical excursion; production principles of thermosets. Effect of plastics on environment and recycling.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1By the course of Plastic Materials; students learn that properties of plastics, kinds of plastics, production methods of plastics, using area of plastics, and short designations of plastics. Furthermore, by technical excursion to firms that product plastic, they can see applications of plastics’ production and where plastics are used. And also teaching effect of plastics on environment.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
LO 0015 54 435354
Sub Total5 54 435354
Contribution50540435354

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14228
Mid-terms11515
Final examination12020
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





91

3,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Spring2CEMAL MERAN
Details 2022-2023 Spring2CEMAL MERAN
Details 2021-2022 Spring2CEMAL MERAN
Details 2020-2021 Spring2CEMAL MERAN
Details 2019-2020 Spring2CEMAL MERAN
Details 2018-2019 Spring2CEMAL MERAN


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
MENG 430 PLASTIC MATERIALS 2 + 0 2 Turkish 2023-2024 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. CEMAL MERAN cmeran@pau.edu.tr MUH B0020 %
Goals Introduce to common used plastics with versatile in daily life
Content Introduction to plastics. Production methods of plastics; classification of plastics; designation of plastics; shapes of internal structures of plastics; material inspection of plastics; additive of plastics; technical excursion; prevalent thermoplastics and their properties; prevalent thermosets and their properties; determination of plastics by experimental methods; production principles of thermoplasts; plastic injection casting and extrusion; other production principles of thermoplasts; technical excursion; production principles of thermosets. Effect of plastics on environment and recycling.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction to plastics. Advantages and disadvantages of plastics.
2 Designation of plastics
3 Chemical formulas of plastics.
4 Classification of plastics
5 Production methods of plastics
6 Technical visiting to plastic companies
7 Molecular structures of plastics
8 Midterm exam
9 General properties of plastics
10 Technical visiting to plastic companies
11 Additive Materials of plastics
12 Chemical strength of plastics.
13 Effect of plastics on environment and recycling.
14 Technical visiting to plastic companies
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
[1] Yüksel, M., Meran, C., Malzeme Bilgisine Giriş, Malzeme Bilimleri Serisi -Cilt 2, MMO Yayını, Yayın No: MMO/545, Ekim 2010, Ankara, 568 Sayfa Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes