chemical metallurgist

Description

Chemical metallurgists are involved in the extraction of useable metals from ores and recycleable material. They study the properties of metal, such as corrosion and fatigue.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

precious metals types of metal ferrous metal processing chemical processes precious metal processing chemical technologies in metal manufacture oxidation metal and metal ore products metal forming technologies alloys of precious metals non-ferrous metal processing

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

materials engineering physics innovation processes types of metal manufacturing processes

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

manipulate metal join metals prepare scientific reports apply health and safety standards work in metal manufacture teams develop new installations perform sample testing conduct metallurgical structural analysis monitor manufacturing quality standards assess suitability of metal types for specific application prepare samples for testing ensure compliance with environmental legislation

OPTIONALOptional competences

process incident reports for prevention test raw minerals separate metals from ores liaise with quality assurance interpret extraction data ensure public safety and security extract products from moulds extract materials from furnace prepare extraction proposals install monitors for process control monitor extraction logging operations