Are you a student who love the Natural Science class? Then, the Metallurgical Engineering career could be the professional option to which you could devote the rest of your days and with which you would feel super comfortable and identified.

Next we are going to show you a lot of information related to this engineering so that you clarify all the doubts that you might have, such as: what are the subjects studied in this career, the advantages and disadvantages of this area of ​​knowledge, how much you earn, among other details that will help you make a decision.

What Is The Career Of Metallurgical Engineering?

The metallurgical engineer is a professional who is responsible for the evaluation of different types of materials that are found naturally for the creation of new raw materials that help the development of various industries, these with higher quality and economic performance to satisfy the industrial development, environmental conservation.

What does a metallurgical engineer do?

Here are metallurgical and materials engineering services

• When the extraction of some mineralfrom a mine is carried out, it is in charge of evaluating it, knowing its composition and deciding what are the uses and applications that can be given to it. It is also responsible for assessing its volume to know if its purpose is viable or not on commercial scales.
• When you create a new raw materialthat will be used commercially, and that is of mineral origin, it will be in charge of approving to comply with the required characteristics, the current legislation as well as how it can be used.
• Is responsible for designing and efficient processes under which minerals are obtained. If one already exists, you can analyze it and see in which parts of the chain improvements can be made to propose them.

Where Does A Metallurgical Engineer Work?

It is basically where some minerals are used for the creation of other products, in a nutshell: in the industrial sector. The most common areas in which a metallurgical engineer develops are:

In companies producing plastics, fibres or ceramics, here they are involved in the creation and evaluation of polymers that meet the needs of the item to be created (properties, strength and durability).

In the automotive, railway or aeronautical industry, they are responsible for evaluating the exterior materials of these means of transport so that they resist the conditions for which they will be used.

Joyce Laroche