The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Classes and types of materials | Classes and types of materials include: non-ferrous metals and alloys ferrous metals non-metals (e.g. timber, concrete, ceramics, polymers and fabrics, adhesives, fibres and lubricants) thermal and electrical conductors and insulators semiconductors substrates cables and cable supports fluids and lubricants |
Properties and characteristics of materials | Properties and characteristics of materials may include: physical properties (e.g. strength, elasticity, plasticity, malleability, hardness, toughness, brittleness, fatigue endurance, mouldability, weldability, machinability, formability, resistance to creep and stress relaxation, resistance to degradation – use of plastic fillers to enhance UV resistance – and adhesion) electrical related properties (e.g. resistivity, conductivity, electro-magnetic, i.e. permeability, permittivity and electro-static susceptibility) thermal, chemical and optical material structure and effect on properties susceptibility to corrosion effects of manufacturing and construction processes on material properties |
Mechatronic engineering | Mechatronics is usually defined as the integration of mechanical, electronics, programming, electrical and fluid power in an engineering product. The skills and underpinning knowledge of mechatronics are common with general automation of processes, systems and services. The definition of mechatronics is here broadened to include general automation. |
Sources of information | Sources of information may include: standards and codes MSDS reference texts manufacturer catalogues and other published information regulatory bodies technical, professional and industrial associations and societies |
Standards and codes | Standards and codes refer to all relevant Australian and international standards and codes applicable to the mechatronic engineering analysis task |
Tests of materials | Tests of materials include: destructive, including tensile, compression, impact, hardness, fatigue, corrosion, stress relaxation and creep, fatigue and peel resistance (adhesives) non-destructive, including hardness, ultrasonics, X-ray, die penetrant, eddy current, surface friction, conductivity, heat expansion, photo-elastic, heat capacity refractive index and magnetic hysteresis loop electrical-related testing (e.g. conductivity, insulation, earthing resistance and safety) |
Traceability | Test calibrations can be traced back to the relevant base unit in the relevant measurement system |