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physical metallurgical engineer [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2022-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Engineering
  • Metallurgy - General
CONT

Physical metallurgical engineers study the nature and properties of different metals and their alloys and research their responses to applied and manipulated forces. They conduct experiments using different techniques, such as refining, and design new products that can be sold commercially. Once established as engineers, they will often specialize in a particular area such as metals, corrosion, semiconductors or pyrometallurgy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Ingénierie
  • Métallurgie générale
OBS

Personne qui travaille sur les propriétés des métaux (poids, dureté, degré de résistance à la chaleur, à la corrosion, etc.), en vue de mettre au point de nouveaux procédés de fabrication ou de nouveaux alliages, et qui les recommande pour différents usages. Elle conseille aussi les entreprises quant au choix de certains matériaux et à leurs modes de fabrication et elle conçoit des procédés permettant de contrôler la qualité des matériaux. En travaillant sur la structure interne des matériaux et des alliages, elle élabore et développe des produits de qualité supérieure sur le plan anticorrosif ainsi que sur les plans mécanique, thermique et physique.

Spanish

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