AS Materials Components & Systems
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Specification |
Links & Quizzes |
Sources, classification, formation and structure of materials and Paper, card and boards |
Weblink Paper, card & board |
Woods
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Plastics
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Metals and alloys
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Composites and laminates  Manufacture of composite materials, i.e. carbon fibre, glassreinforced plastics (GRP), medium density fibreboard (MDF). |
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Components, e.g: pencils - graphite and colouredpens and marker-pensprojected images using light, e.g overhead projectors. |
Weblink overhead projector |
Working properties of
materials and components
related to preparing,
processing, manipulating
and combining
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Working properties and functions of materials and components,
relating to the composition and structure of materials. Aesthetic properties, e.g colour, style, texture.Functional properties, e.g strong, durable, flammable.Mechanical properties, e.g plasticity, ductility, hardness and
malleability. |
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Hand and commercial methods of preparing, processing,
manipulating and combining materials and components to
enhance their properties including associated tools, machinery and
equipment including CAD/CAM in relation to: drawing - pictorial, information and working drawingscomputer graphics, i.e. desktop publishing (DTP),
2-dimensional and 3-dimensional modellingtypography, i.e. theory and practice including typeface design
and applicationmodelling and prototyping, e.g rapid prototyping usingCAD/CAM, block modelling photography and photographic processingproduction of nets e.g structural packaging designcutting, wasting, abrading, shaping, bending, casting,moulding joining, preparation for finishing. |
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Finishing process - Applied finishes to improve quality and provide enhanced aesthetic or functional properties: surface coating, e.g anodising, painting, varnishingself-finishing, e.g plasticssurface decoration, e.g engraving, vinyl stickers. |
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Product manufacture -
Understanding how one-off/batch/high-volume (mass) product
manufacture is achieved using printing processes: computer printers, i.e. ink jet, laseroffset lithography, screen-printing, letterpressblack and white printing, e.g photocopyingfinishing and binding ready for distribution. |
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Testing materials |
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Comparative testing of materials, components and processes for
quality, performance, safety, ease of manufacture, aftercare,
maintenance and fitness-for-purpose: standard performance tests, i.e. tensile, hardness, toughness andductility workshop tests testing at critical control points in manufacture, i.e. qualitycontrol (QC), sampling the purpose of British and International Standards, i.e. qualityand safety testing the use of ICT as a testing aid, e.g using CAD to developvirtual products before manufacture. |
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