MEM48005 — Apply basic knowledge of casting operations

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28 assessable components: 4 elements (12 performance criteria), 7 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Determine job requirements

1.1Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
1.2Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
1.3Identify job requirements from work information

2 Apply basic knowledge of casting processes

2.1Identify the major areas and activities of foundry work including melting, casting, heat treatment, pattern and mould making, finishing and despatch
2.2Identify the major items of equipment and their purpose in each foundry area
2.3Identify the most common metals and alloys used in casting processes
2.4Observe and monitor the flow of metal through the foundry in the correct order

3 Demonstrate knowledge of foundry terminology

3.1Use correct names for foundry processes and equipment
3.2Identify properly metals and alloys including their chemical composition

4 Identify basic understanding of commercial aspects of foundry operations

4.1Identify major advantages and disadvantages of casting over other metal manufacturing processes
4.2Identify key cost factors including energy, material and labour
4.3Observe a basic WHS and environmental requirements of foundries

Performance evidence

following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
identifying and interpreting specifications, safety procedures and codes of practice and/or standards
observing and monitoring product flow through a foundry for at least two metals or alloys
identifying basic items of casting equipment
analysing mould materials and casting processes on at least two occasions
identifying casting defects
identifying and controlling hazards

Knowledge evidence

safe work practices and procedures
classification of casting processes including: sand casting, investment casting, die casting, lost foam, vacuum process and protective atmospheres, ingot casting
preparation of a mould including: types of mould, shell moulds and dies, pattern types, materials, construction and design, raw materials including sand and bonds, sand moulding processes, manual moulding and machine moulding, moulding equipment, machines and applications and safety around machinery, cores, basic core making procedures, equipment and machines, mould assembly and handling, ancillary equipment, sand handling, mould handling and processing
preparation of molten alloys including: ferrous alloys, cast irons, white, grey, malleable and SG cast irons, cast steels, carbon steels and alloy steels, nonferrous alloys, cast aluminium alloys, aluminium silicon (Al-Si) alloys, cast copper, magnesium, titanium and zinc alloys
melting including: type of furnaces with applications, electric-arc furnace and induction furnace, structure and melting principles
pouring including: pouring and molten metal safety, pouring equipment, running and gating systems, solidification process including grain growth, effects of super heat, mould geometry and chill, feeding risers outline of basic principles
cleaning of castings including: shakeout, cleaning room practices including methods and equipment, removing the mould materials, removing gate and risers, finish cleaning
inspection of castings including: visual examination, magnetic and penetrant methods, radiographic and ultrasonic methods, chemical, metallographic and mechanical testing
repair of casting including: aligning, welding, filling

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