Metallurgy Technician

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Areas Of Interest:   General Manufacturing
Certificate Level:  Advanced Diploma
Certificate Name:  Advanced Diploma of Manufacturing Technology
Certificate Description:  Metallurgy Technicians work in metallurgy operations and associated quality and testing functions.
Code:  MSA60108
Work Type:  Analytic & Scientific Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Organise and communicate information
Interact with computing technology
Apply advanced mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
Apply mathematical techniques in a manufacturing, engineering or related environment
Apply quality standards
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Perform engineering activities
Manage self in the engineering environment
Select and test mechanical engineering materials
Apply metallurgy principles
Select common engineering materials
Prepare and examine metallographic samples
Monitor and test sands, cores and moulds
Evaluate mould design and gating
Undertake and interpret results of chemical analysis on metal samples
Determine and supervise heat treatment of metal
Apply basic chemistry principles to metallurgy
Calculate and predict chemical outcomes in metallurgical situations
Identify and describe equipment for mineral and chemical processing plants
Recommend a refractory for an application
Select metal forming process
Select metal joining process
Monitor blast furnace operations
Monitor primary steel making process
Recommend ferrous and non ferrous metals or alloys for an application
Apply metallurgical principles and techniques in welding and other thermal processes
Apply metallurgy principles and practice to determine metal forming and shaping processes
Apply metallurgy principles and practice to optimise furnace operation
Select surface treatment methods for metallic components or products
Determine corrosion prevention strategies for metal and alloys
Interpret complex binary phase diagrams