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.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
non-ferrous metal processingmetal forming technologiesprecious metalschemical processestypes of metalalloys of precious metalsprecious metal processingchemical technologies in metal manufactureoxidationferrous metal processingmetal and metal ore productstypes of metal manufacturing processesphysicsmaterials engineeringinnovation processes
Practical Skills
work in metal manufacture teamsmanipulate metalassess suitability of metal types for specific applicationapply health and safety standardsprepare scientific reportsensure compliance with environmental legislationconduct metallurgical structural analysismonitor manufacturing quality standardsjoin metalsperform sample testingprepare samples for testingdevelop new installationsinterpret extraction dataprocess incident reports for preventioninstall monitors for process controlextract materials from furnaceseparate metals from oresprepare extraction proposalsmonitor extraction logging operationsliaise with quality assuranceextract products from mouldstest raw mineralsensure public safety and security