Key Terms Flashcards
Aesthetic Properties
The visual qualities of materials
Functional Properties
The qualities a material must possess in order to be fit for purpose,
e.g. the correct weight, grade, size
Mechanical Properties
The materials reaction to physical forces,
e.g. strength, plasticity, ductility, hardness, brittleness and malleability
Application
The quality of being usable for a particular purpose for a special way; relevance.
Advantages/Disadvantages
Qualities and features favourable to success or failure.
Processes
A description of the systematic series of actions needed to produce something.
Structural composition
How material is made up.
Characteristics
Recognisable features that help to identify or differentiate one process from another.
Preparation
Action being required before a process can begin.
Production/manufacture
The process of manufacturing
Concept
The general idea behind the use of quality assurance systems
Principles
The distinct reasons for health and safety legislation
Impact
Effects felt as a result of man’s intervention/modern systems
Sources
Raw materials for processing
Debate
Discussion involving opposing view points
