Profession chemical metallurgist

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.

Personality Type

• Investigative / Realistic

Knowledge

• Precious metal processing

  Various processing methods on precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum.

• Chemical processes

  The relevant chemical processes used in manufacture, such as purification, seperation, emulgation and dispergation processing.

• Types of metal

  Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

• Non-ferrous metal processing

  Various processing methods on non-ferrous metals and alloys such as copper, zinc and aluminium.

• Ferrous metal processing

  Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.

• Metal and metal ore products

  The offered metal and metal ore products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.

• Alloys of precious metals

  Types of material that consist of two or more metals or non-metals.

• Metal forming technologies

  The variety of technologies and techniques, such as forging, pressing, stamping, rolling and others, used for the forming processes of metal product manufacturing.

• Precious metals

  Types of rare metal that occur naturally and have a high economic value.

• Chemical technologies in metal manufacture

  The chemical procedures and technologies used  in basic metal production.

Skills

• Perform sample testing

  Examine and perform tests on prepared samples; avoid any possibility of accidental or deliberate contamination during the testing phase. Operate sampling equipment in line with design parameters.

• Assess suitability of metal types for specific application

  Assess the physical nature and structural composition of various metals and alloys, and analyse how the materials behave in different circumstances.

• Conduct metallurgical structural analysis

  Perform detailed analysis related to researching and testing new metal products.

• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation

  Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

• Develop new installations

  Design and develop new facilities and installations, conduct feasibility studies.

• Prepare technical reports

  Prepare technical reports that describe results and processes of scientific or technical research, or assess its progress. These reports help researchers to keep up to date with recent findings.

• Monitor manufacturing quality standards

  Monitor quality standards in manufacturing and finishing process.

• Work in metal manufacture teams

  Ability to work confidently within a metal manufacturing group with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole.

• Apply health and safety standards

  Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

• Join metals

  Join together pieces of metal using soldering and welding materials.

• Prepare samples for testing

  Take and prepare samples for testing, verify their representability; avoid bias and any possibility of accidental or deliberate contamination. Provide clear numbering, labelling and recording of the sample details, in order to make sure that the results can be accurately matched to the original material.

• Manipulate metal

  Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB