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Course Name	Turkish	Seramiklerin Üretimi
	English	Ceramic Manufacturing
Course Code	MET 485E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	2	2	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ömer Serdar Özgen
Course Objectives		1. To inform students about ceramic raw materials, their preparation, enrichment and/or production methods. 2. To teach students ceramic production steps and encourages them to acquire skills for studying effects of starting raw material features; shaping and sintering on microstructure and features.
Course Description		Introduction to ceramic materials. Types of ceramics. The properties and applications of traditional and advanced ceramics and refractories. The principles of crystal structures of ceramics. Descriptions, classifications and properties of natural and synthetic raw materials. The physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of raw materials and their determination techniques. The processing of natural raw materials. Synthesis of ceramic powders. The principles and technologies of shaping of ceramics. The production and properties of ceramic glazes. The calculations of ceramic body and glaze formulations. The principles and technology of ceramics drying. Sintering of ceramics. Mechanisms of powder sintering and firing technologies. Kilns and furnaces. Procedures for the quality control of ceramics. National and international standards. The presentation and discussion of student homeworks.
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