Syllabus Application
MAT 408
Introduction to Ceramics
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
MAT 408 -
Introduction to Ceramics
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
14:40-16:30
Wed
FENS-L048
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
14:40-15:30
Fri
FENS-L061
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:5, Basic:1, Engineering:4
Prerequisites
ENS 205 and ENS 202 and MAT 204 and MAT 308
Corequisites
Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Mehmet Ali Gülgün
- Email: m-gulgun@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The course is a series of introductory level lectures describing the types of ceramic materials ranging from oxide carbides. The crystalline structure of common ceramics and the amorphous nature of glass will be introduced. Surfaces, interfaces, grain boundaries and other structural imperfections in ceramics will be discussed Microstructural development will be treated in the light of ceramic phase diagrams, phase transformations, and chemical reactions with and between solids, grain growth, sintering and vitrification.Thermal, optical, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic properties of different ceramics will be discussed.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe the structure of (perfect) standard crystalline materials and amorphous materials both qualitatively and quantitatively |
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| 2. | Describe the defect type and concentration in a real crystal using Kroeger-Vink notation in defect equilibria equations |
| 3. | Summarize the mobility of defects with variation in temperature and pressure using Brouwer Diagrams |
| 4. | Relate the structure of inorganic materials to their physical properties and vice versa |
Course Objective
A first course in Ceramics. Structure and properties of ceramics, defects and their utilization in applications, mocristructures and their relationship to properties
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Related to This Course:
| Decent Work and Economic Growth |