Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm required end use
- Shortlist appropriate refractory materials
- Compare the properties of refractory materials with the set of requirements
- Identify situations where the use of more than one material may be desirable
- Rank possible materials solutions
- Identify health, safety and environment (HSE) risks of top ranked possible material solutions
- Estimate the cost of top ranked possible material solutions
- Recommend a refractory material/ combination of refractory materials
- Develop technical specification for recommended materials