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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Establish component performance specifications
   • Component specifications are determined from performance specifications
   • Component operating environment is established
   • Component operating function is confirmed
   • Component performance specifications are prepared
2. Establish material performance specifications
   • Material operating function is confirmed
   • Criteria to be used in selection of material and in evaluation of outcomes are identified and documented
   • Specifications for material are accessed and interpreted
   • Legal and safety impacts of material chosen are considered and responded to according to regulatory and team obligations and practices
   • Material performance specifications are prepared and documented to industry and team standards
3. Test material suitability against material performance specifications
   • Material capable of undertaking the required operating function is identified
   • Proposed material is selected following identification, consideration and evaluation of full range of available and relevant options
   • Material is selected or constructed to component specifications, according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures and safety requirements
   • Selected option, including material choices and processes, is developed in detail and progressively validated against established criteria
   • Test material is tested against material performance specifications
   • Causes of material failure are identified as required
   • Testing procedures and results are documented, including recommendations for material use
4. Test component suitability against component performance specifications
   • Component test procedures are determined
   • Component is tested against component performance specifications according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Testing procedures and results are documented, including recommendations for component use
5. Establish component performance specifications
   • Component specifications are determined from performance specifications
   • Component operating environment is established
   • Component operating function is confirmed
   • Component performance specifications are prepared
6. Establish material performance specifications
   • Material operating function is confirmed
   • Criteria to be used in selection of material and in evaluation of outcomes are identified and documented
   • Specifications for material are accessed and interpreted
   • Legal and safety impacts of material chosen are considered and responded to according to regulatory and team obligations and practices
   • Material performance specifications are prepared and documented to industry and team standards
7. Test material suitability against material performance specifications
   • Material capable of undertaking the required operating function is identified
   • Proposed material is selected following identification, consideration and evaluation of full range of available and relevant options
   • Material is selected or constructed to component specifications, according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures and safety requirements
   • Selected option, including material choices and processes, is developed in detail and progressively validated against established criteria
   • Test material is tested against material performance specifications
   • Causes of material failure are identified as required
   • Testing procedures and results are documented, including recommendations for material use
8. Test component suitability against component performance specifications
   • Component test procedures are determined
   • Component is tested against component performance specifications according to manufacturer specifications, workplace procedures, and safety and environmental requirements
   • Testing procedures and results are documented, including recommendations for component use

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Performance specifications must include:	design, quality, material, equipment and required quantities allowable in: regulatory body and category rules event supplementary regulations component supplier specifications team instructions.
Safety requirements must include:	work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including procedures for: following equipment and system isolation requirements selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE).

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Performance Evidence

Before competency can be determined, individuals must demonstrate they can perform the following according to the standards defined in this unit’s elements, performance criteria, range of conditions and foundation skills:

determine material suitability for two different competition vehicle components of which:

one component must be made of metal

one component must be made of a composite material.

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Knowledge Evidence

Individuals must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:

work health and safety (WHS) and occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements relating to determining material suitability for competition vehicle components, including procedures for:

following equipment and system isolation requirements

selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE)

key requirements of regulatory body and category rules and their impact on component supplier specifications

types of materials suitable for competition vehicle components, including:

metals and alloys

plastics

fibreglass

carbon

Kevlar

properties of material suitable for competition vehicle components, including:

molecular structure of material

physical properties of fabrication material and material composites

chemical properties of fabrication material and material composites

mechanical properties of fabrication material and material composites

material treatment processes

causes of material degradation

material and component testing procedures, including:

destructive

non-destructive.

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