Metallurgical & Materials Engineers
Job Description:
Material Engineers manipulate the atomic and molecular structure of substances to make different products like computer chips, television screens and also composite materials required for specific purposes such as for fabricating the body of a space craft. Metallurgical and Ceramic engineers are also material engineers specializing in metals and ceramics respectively.
Most metallurgical engineers work in one of the three main branches of metallurgy—extractive or chemical, physical, and mechanical or process. Extractive metallurgists are concerned with removing metals from ores and refining and alloying them to obtain useful metal. Physical metallurgists study the nature, structure, and physical properties of metals and their alloys, and methods of processing them into final products. Mechanical metallurgists develop and improve metalworking processes such as casting, forging, rolling, and drawing.
Ceramic engineers develop new ceramic materials and methods for making ceramic materials into useful products. They work on products as diverse as glassware, automobile and aircraft engine components, fibre-optic communication lines, tile, and electric insulators.
Educational Qualification:
Graduate in Material/Metallurgical/Ceramic Engineering
Opening:
They are employed by research establishments, industries and plants extracting and processing metals like iron and steel, nickel, copper, zinc etc. in foundries and rolling mills and in large steel plants.
