NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Mechanically test metals
Level
3
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Credits
Purpose
12
This unit standard is for people working in the steel
manufacturing sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to select and
apply mechanical tests to metal samples, and record and report
test data for metal samples.
Classification
Steel Manufacturing > Steel Manufacturing - Supporting Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Company documentation refers to the documented procedures, manufacturer’s
manuals and selected reference texts for the equipment and process.
2
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
3
This unit standard must be assessed in a workplace environment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Select and apply mechanical tests to metal samples.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Physical tests to be applied are identified in accordance with company
documentation.
Range
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physical tests include but are not limited to – tensile, impact, bend,
hardness.
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Specific tests are selected to enable the required type of result at the required
level of accuracy to be achieved.
tests include but are not limited to – yield stress, ultimate tensile
stress, total elongation, proof stress, reduction of area, R value,N
value, Charpy impact test, Vickers hardness test, Rockwell
hardness test, Brinell hardness test.
Range
1.3
Test equipment is selected, checked, and operated in accordance with
manufacturer’s specifications and/or company documentation.
1.4
Samples are taken, selected, and prepared in accordance with company
documentation.
1.5
Tests are applied in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications and/or
company documentation.
Outcome 2
Record and report test data for metal samples.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Test results are interpreted to enable identification of any invalid test processes
and allow corrective action to be taken in accordance with company
documentation.
2.2
Test data are recorded and reported in accordance with company
documentation.
2.3
Reporting action taken in the event of any out-of-specification test results
enables isolation of the defective product in accordance with company
documentation.
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 January 1997
31 December 2012
Revision
2
18 July 2000
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
15 March 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0013
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR 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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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