Metallurgical Engineer
in particular I make crusher wear parts in austenitic manganese and low alloy steel
Metallurgical Engineer
in particular I make crusher wear parts in austenitic manganese and low alloy steel
Metallurgy is the science that deals with procedures used in extracting metals from their ores, purifying and
alloying metals, and creating useful objects from metals. It is also
the study of metals and their properties in bulk and at the atomic
level. Principly, as a metallurgical engineer, I apply the science of
metallurgy in order to make metal castings in a steel foundry. The different steps
in the casting process (e.g., pattern and rigging design, molding, melting, pouring, heat treating and finishing)
all impact on the final quality of the metal casting and, therefore, offer
opportunities for the application of metallurgical engineering. The above
graphic shows some of the parts we make at ESCO Ltd. (crusher jaws,
bowls and mantles, and segmental concaves). My day-to-day duties also include checking the chemical composition
of our alloys using an optical emission spectrometer and releasing heats for pouring based on composition.
This fall I started a part-time Master of Applied Science program at UBC in the
Department of Metals and Materials Engineering. My thesis concerns the thermodynamic and kinetic relationship
between carbon, oxygen and manganese during the melting of austenitic manganese steel under a basic slag in an
electric arc furnace. My academic advisor is Dr. T.R. Meadowcroft. I am currently taking three courses: Refractories
Practice and Problems, Metallurgical Process Modeling, and Microstructural Evolution of Deformed Materials.
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