AS Materials Components & Systems
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Specification |
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Sources, classification, formation and structure of materials and Paper, card and boards |
Weblink Paper, card & board |
Woods Cellular structure, fibres and grain direction. |
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Plastics Sources, classification, structure and manufacture of polymers, |
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Metals and alloys
Sources and classification of metals with details of structures
Specialist materials for specific tasks, e.g stainless steels, |
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Composites and laminates Manufacture of composite materials, i.e. carbon fibre, glass reinforced plastics (GRP), medium density fibreboard (MDF). |
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Components, e.g: pencils - graphite and coloured pens and marker-pens projected 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 drawings computer graphics, i.e. desktop publishing (DTP), 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional modelling typography, i.e. theory and practice including typeface design and application modelling and prototyping, e.g rapid prototyping using CAD/CAM, block modelling photography and photographic processing production of nets e.g structural packaging design cutting, 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, varnishing self-finishing, e.g plastics surface 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, laser offset lithography, screen-printing, letterpress black and white printing, e.g photocopying finishing 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 and ductility workshop tests testing at critical control points in manufacture, i.e. quality control (QC), sampling the purpose of British and International Standards, i.e. quality and safety testing the use of ICT as a testing aid, e.g using CAD to develop virtual products before manufacture. |