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Identify the characteristics of steels relevant to boatbuilding
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to identify the chemical
composition of steels, and identify the engineering characteristics of steels.
Subfield
Boating Industries
Domain
Boatbuilding
Status
Registered
Status date
7 May 1997
Date version published
20 March 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Boating Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0136
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
This unit standard covers the following steels: mild steel, corten, and stainless steels,
including 304 and 316.
2
This unit standard can be assessed off job.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Identify the chemical composition of steels.
Performance criteria
1.1
Characteristics of the compositions of steel are identified in terms of their
physical properties.
Range
1.2
yield stress, proof stress, ultimate tensile stress, percent
elongation, impact strength, toughness, fatigue strength, wear
resistance, hardness.
The chemical compatibility of different steels is explained in terms of their
compositions.
Element 2
Identify the engineering characteristics of steels.
Performance criteria
2.1
Characteristics of steels are identified and explained in terms of their
applications.
Range
2.2
mechanical properties, machinability, castability, weldability,
formability, corrosion resistance.
Manufacturing processing effects are identified and related to the characteristics
of steels.
Range
processes – cold working, hot working, thermal;
effects – changes in strength, hardness, ductility, and toughness.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Boating Industry Training Organisation training@bia.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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