1.1 Material Selection: Part 1

Question 1

What are the 3 main considerations, when choosing a material for a product?

Answer 1

Will it meet the product requirements?
Will it be easy to process?
Does it have the correct Aesthetic properties?

Question 2

What are the 4 things that can impact the choice of a material?

Answer 2

Functional Need
Economic Requirements
Methods of Scale of Production
Material Availability

Question 3

What 8 properties of a material can be taken into account when choosing a material based on the Functional Requirements?

Answer 3

Hardness
Rigidity
Weight
Flexibility
Buoyancy
Color/Texture
Environment
Stability

Question 4

What factors can decide the cost when choosing a material based on Economic Requirements?

Answer 4

Initial Cost of the materials
Working/Processing them
The cost of any waste material produced
Labor costs from working with the materials

Question 5

How can processing a material create additional costs?

Answer 5

Repair/Service of Machinery needed for the processing of the material.
Any new parts or components needed in order to work with the material, additional training for employees may be required.

Question 6

What can the choice of material affect in the end product when considering the Economic Requirements?

Answer 6

The Quality of the finished product.

Question 7

What can justify the use of more expensive materials?

Answer 7

They are easier to machine, process, work with and make higher quality products.

Question 8

How can customer demand affect the production of a product?

Answer 8

Depending on the product it can be one off or if it is in high demand you would use continuous.

Question 9

What does standardized materials mean?

Answer 9

The materials come in a certain form, shape & size.
This can affect the quality of the material.

Question 10

-What can be affected if you buy non-standardized materials?

Answer 10

They can be more expensive.