Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
180104007107MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALElective475
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
1. To inform students about the strength increasing mechanisms and deformation mechanisms in materials, 2. To provide students with the basic concept of damage. 3. To inform students about damage mechanisms such as fracture, fatigue and creep and to be able to use them when designing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Be able to use basic strength principles,
2Explain deformation mechanisms in crystalline materials
3Be able to understand the principles of fatigue and use this information in engineering designs,
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Within the scope of the course; 1-Elastic and plastic deformation. 2-Strength increasing mechanisms in materials. 3-Ductile and brittle fracture. 4-Introduction to linear elastic fracture mechanics. 5-Fatigue and breakage in materials. 6- Creep and high temperature materials. 7-The effect of the environment on the mechanical properties of materials. 8-Basic damage information.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1elastic behaviour and yield criteria
2Plastic Change in Crystalline Metal Materials and the Role of Dislocations in Plastic Shape Change
3Strength Increasing Mechanisms; Solid Solution Hardening, Martensitic Transformation, Deformation Hardening, Precipitation Hardening, Dispersion Hardening, Radiation Hardening
4Significant Flow Phenomenon, Deformation Aging
5Damage in Materials, Introduction to Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics (DEKM),
6Fracture Toughness-Structure Relationship,
7Fatigue Crack Propagation, Short-Life Fatigue, Other Fatigue Types, Fatigue Damage
8Fatigue in Materials, Anti-Fatigue Design Principles
9Determination of High Temperature Behavior, Creep Mechanisms and Creep Properties of Materials for Long Times
10Environmental Effect on Materials, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Stress Corrosion, Corrosion Damages
11Environmental Effect on Materials, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Stress Corrosion, Corrosion Damages
12Assignment Presentations
13Assignment Presentations
14Assignment Presentations
Recommended or Required Reading
notes of the instructor
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination170
Homework130
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study13030
Individual Study for Mid term Examination13030
Individual Study for Final Examination14040
Homework14040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)143
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