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Define strength

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The ability to withstand forces like compression without breaking

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Define hardness

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The ability to withstand scratching, abrasion or denting

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Define toughness

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How hard a material is to break or snap

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Define elasticity

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How well a material can, stretch and bend and then return to its original shape

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Define ductility

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Ductile materials can be drawn into a wire

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Define malleablity

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The ability for materials to be bent or shaped

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What are examples of working properties of materials?

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-Ductility
-Malleability
-Hardness
-Toughness
-Strength
-Elasticity

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What are some examples of physical properties in materials?

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-Electrical conductivity
-Thermal conductivity
-Fusability
-Density
-Absorbency

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Define electrical conductivity

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Electrical conductors allow electricity to travel through them

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What are some examples of materials with good electrical conductivity?

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-Electrical wires
-Metals
-Fabrics can be coated/blended with metal

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What are examples of insulators?

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Plastics

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Define thermal conductivity

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Thermal conductors let heat travel through them easily

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Define an electrical insulator

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A material that doesn’t let electricity travel through it

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Define a thermal insulator

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A material that doesn’t let heat travel through it

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What are examples of thermal conductors?

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-Metals
-Pans (metal)

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What are some examples of thermal insulators?

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-Plastic
-Board
-Wood

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Define fusability

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Materials with a high fusibility have a low melting point

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What is an example of a material with a high fusibility?

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Solder

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Define density

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The density of a material is a measure of its mass per unit volume

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Define absorbency

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Materials that are absorbent are good at soaking up moisture

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What is an example of an absorbent material?

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Paper towels
Natural fibres (wool and cotton)

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What are properties of absorbent materials?

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-Dyed easily
-Vulnerable to stains
-Dry slower

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What is an example of a material that is non absorbent?

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Synthetic fibres like polyester

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What are the properties of non metals compared to metals?

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-More brittle
-Not always solid at room temperature
-Poor electrical conductors
-Dull looking
-Less dense

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What are the properties of metals compared to non metals?
-Strong -Malleable -Good conductors of heat and electricity -Not fusible -Have high melting and boiling points
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What is an alloy?
A mixture of two or more metals or a mixed metal with one of more elements
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What are the different types of paper?
-Cartridge -Layout -Tracing -Grid -Bleed proof
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What are the properties of cartridge paper?
-High quality -Textured surface -Good for sketching with different drawing materials like pencils, crayons and inks
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What are the properties of layout paper?
-Thin -Translucent -Used for general design work and sketching ideas
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What are the properties of tracing paper?
-Semi transparent -Used for copying images
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What are the properties of grid paper?
-May have a square of isometric pattern -Used for orthographic and scale drawings -Isometric paper is used for isometric drawings
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What are the properties of bleed proof paper?
-The ink doesn't spread out/bleed -Used when drawing with felt tips and marker pens
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What is a paper above 200gsm (weight)?
A board
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What are the types of board?
-Solid white -Ink jet card -Corrugated card -Duplex card -Foam core board -Foil lined board
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What are the properties of solid white board?
-High quality bleached surface -Ideal for printing -Used for primary packaging
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What are the properties of ink jet card?
-Used for ink jet printing -The ink doesn't bleed -Allows for a sharply defined and high quality image
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What are the properties of corrugated card?
-Made up of a fluted inner core sandwiched between two layers -The liner can be printed on -The flutes add strength and rigidity -Used in secondary packaging to protect products
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What are the properties of duplex board?
-Has a different colour and texture on each side -Only one surface can be seen which is smooth as it is used for printing -Used for food packaging
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What are the properties of foam core board?
-Made by sandwiching expanded polystyrene foam between 2 layers of card -It is stiff and lightweight -Used for making models and posters -The outer layer can be scored
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What are the properties of foil lined board?
-Lined with aluminium foil -Used for package food -Keeps the flavours in and air and moisture out
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Where and how do softwoods grow?
-Colder climates -Fast growing
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Why are softwoods cheap and readily accesible?
As they are fast growing
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What are examples of softwoods?
-Larch -Spruce -Pine
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What are the properties of pine?
-Yellow with brown streaks -Strong and cheap -Knotty - makes it harder to work with -Used for fences and cheap furniture
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What are the properties of larch?
-Attractive yellow to reddish colour -Harder, tougher and stronger than most softwoods -Rot resistant -Used for decking, cladding and fence posts
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What are the properties of spruce?
-Reddish brown colour -Hard and good strength to weight ratio -Knotty and not very durable -Used for aircraft, ship masts and crates
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Where and how do hardwoods grow?
-Warm climates -Slow growing
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Why are hardwoods expensive?
As they are slow growing
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What happens when ink bleeds?
It spreads out
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What is the difference between a paper and a board?
Boards are above 200gsm whereas papers are below 200gsm
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What are some examples of hardwoods?
-Oak -Mahogany -Beech -Balsa -Ash
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What are the properties of oak?
-Light brown -Tough, durable and strong -Attractive grain -Used for flooring and furniture -It does corrode steel screws and fittings
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What are the properties of mahogany?
-Red brown colour -Durable and easy to work with -Expensive -Used for expensive furntiure
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What are the properties of beech?
-Pinkish brown -Hard enough to resist dents -Can be bent using steam -Doesn't splinter -Used in children's toys and chairs
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What are the properties of balsa?
-White or tan colour -Low density for a hardwood -Very soft -Easy to cut and shape -Great for modelling -High strength to weight ratio
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What are the properties of ash?
-Pale cream colour -Tough and absorbs shock well -Used for tool handles and sports equipment -Attractive - used in furniture
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What are ferrous metals?
Metals that contain iron
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What are examples of ferrous metals?
-Cast iron -Low carbon steel -High carbon steel
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What are the properties and uses of cast iron?
-very strong if compressed -Brittle and not malleable -Used for bench vises and car brake disks
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What are the properties and uses of low carbon steel?
-Quite strong and cheap -Rusts easily -Can't be hardened -Used for car bodies, screws and nuts and bolts
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What are the properties and uses of high carbon steel?
-Harder than low carbon steel -Can be hardened -Not easy to work with -Rusts -Used for Tools, chisels, files and drills
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How can you prevent a ferrous metal from rusting?
Adding a protective coating like paint
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What are non ferrous metals?
Metals that don't contain iron
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What are examples of non ferrous metals?
-Aluminium -Brass -Copper -Tin -Zinc
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What are the properties and uses of aluminium?
-Lightweight and corrosion resistant -Expensive and not as strong as steel -Hard to join -Used for aeroplanes, cans and ladders
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What are the properties and uses of brass?
-Quite strong -Corrosion resistant -Malleable -Ductile -Used for electrical parts, door handles and taps
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What are the properties and uses of copper?
-Relatively soft -Malleable -Ductile -Very good electrical conductor -Used for pipes and electrical wiring
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What are the properties and uses of tin?
-Soft -Corrosion resistant -Malleable -Ductile -Low melting point -Used for tin cans, foil and alloying metal in solder
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What are the properties of zinc?
-Not very strong -Corrosion resistant -Used for coating steel, buckets and watering cans
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What are the properties of the alloy high speed steel?
-Keeps hardness when heated to high temperatures -Used in high speed cutting tools
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What are the properties and uses of brass (Copper and zinc)?
-Harder and stronger than both copper and zinc -Malleable -Ductile -Good electrical conductor -Resistant to corrosion
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What are the properties and uses of stainless steel (iron and carbon and chronium and nickel)?
-High strength, toughness, ductility -More rust resistant than low and high carbon steel -Used for surgical equipment, sinks and cutlery
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What are the 2 types of plastics?
-Thermoforming -Thermosetting
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What is a thermoforming polymer?
-Plastics that have a low heat resistance -Easily formed into different shapes by heating, melting and remoulding -Easy to recycle
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What are examples of thermoforming polymers?
-Acrylic (PMMA) -High density polyethylene (HDPE) -Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) -High impact polystyrene (HIPS) -Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) -Polypropylene (PP)
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What are the properties of acrylic (PMMA)?
-Hard -Stiff -Shiny -Resists weather well -Used for motorcycle helmet visors and signs -Quite brittle
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What are the properties of high density polyethylene (HDPE)?
-Stiff -Strong -Lightweight -Used for washing up bowls and folding chairs
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What are the properties of polyethylene terephtalate (PET)?
-Light -Strong -Tough -Used to make see through drink bottles and fibres for clothes
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What are the properties of high impact polystyrene (HIPS)?
-Rigid -Fairly cheap -Used for boxes like CD cases and smoke detector casings
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What are the properties of polyvinyl chloride (PVC)?
-Quite brittle -Cheap -Durable -Used for blister packs and window frames
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What are the properties of polypropylene (PP)?
-Quite tough and flexible -Can be made in a variety of bright colours -Used for plastic chairs -Confortable
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What are thermosetting plastics?
-Plastics that resist heat and fire -They undergo a chemical change when heated and moulded -Once moulded they're permanently hard and rigid -Difficult to recycle
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What are examples of thermosetting plastics?
-Epoxy resin -Urea formaldehyde (UF) -Melamine formaldehyde (MF) -Phenol formaldehyde (PF) -Polyester resin (PR)
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What are the properties of epoxy resin (ER)?
-Rigid -Durable -Corrosion resistant -Good electrical insulator -Used for circuit boards and wind turbine rotor blades
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What are the properties of Urea formaldehyde(UF)?
-Hard -Brittle -Good electrical insulator -Used for plug sockets and cupboard handles
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What are the properties of melamine formaldehyde(MF)?
-Strong and scratch resistant -Used to laminate chipboard and for plates and bowls
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What are the properties of polyester resin(PR)?
-Hard -Stiff -Cheap -Good electrical insulator -Waterproof -Used for kayaks, shower stalls and garden furniture
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What are the properties of Phenol formaldehyde?
-Hard and heat resistant -Easily moulded -Used in bottle caps and snooker balls
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What are natural fibres?
Fabrics that can be harvested from plants and animals
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What are the properties of natural fibres?
-Biodegradable -Recyclable -Renewable -Absorbent -Strong when dry -Poor resistance to biological damage
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What are the positives of cotton?
-Strong and hard wearing -Comfortable to wear -Can add colour to -Easy to wash
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What are the uses of cotton?
-Jeans -T-shirts --Soft furnishings -Blouses
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What are the benefits of wool?
-Warm -Absorbent -Good elasticity -Low flammability -Crease resistant
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What are the uses of wool?
-Suits -Jumpers -Coats -Dresses -Carpets
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What are the benefits silk?
-Smooth -Resistant to shrinking -Absorbent -Low flammability -Sun resistant
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What are the uses of silk?
-Lingerie -Underwear -Dresses -Shirts -Ties
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What are synthetic fibres?
-Fibres made from polymers
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What are the properties of synthetic fibres?
-Non renewable -Resistant to biological change -Can be changed by heating -Not very absorbent -Hard to dye
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What are examples of natural fibres?
-Wool -Cotton -Silk
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What are examples of synthetic fibres?
-Elastane -Polyester -Polyamide
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What are the benefits of elastane?
-Extremely elastic -Strong -Hard wearing -Lightweight
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What are synthetic fibres made from?
-Coal and oil
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What are natural fibres made from?
Plants and animals
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What are the uses of elastane?
-Sportswear -Underwear
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What are the positives of polyester?
-Strong even when wet -Low flammability -Good elasticity -cheap -Resists creasing
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What are the uses of polyester?
-Sportswear -Bed sheets -Curtains -Cushions
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What are the positives of polyamide?
-Strong and hard wearing -Warm -Crease resistant -Fairly cheap
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What are the uses of polyamide?
-Sportswear -Socks -Tights -Carpets
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How are fabrics made?
Fibres that are spun into yarns
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What are the 2 types of yarn?
-Staple fibres (short lengths) -Filaments (longer lenghts)
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What are the properties of filament yarn?
-Smooth
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What are the properties of staple fibre yarn?
-Hairier
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What are the 3 ways of turning fibres into frabrics?
-Woven -Knitted -Non woven
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How are woven fabrics made?
Interlacing two sets of yarns
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How are knitted fabrics made?
-By interlocking one or more yarns using loops -The loops trap air so they insulate -The stretch more than woven fabrics
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How are non woven fabrics made?
-Held together by bonding or felting -They don't fray and can be cut in any direction -Little waste
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What is the weft?
Woven fabric that goes from right to left
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What is the warp?
The woven fabric that goes up and down
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What are the advantages and uses of a lain weave woven fabric?
-Hard wearing -Strong and holds its shape well -Smooth finish -Cheapest weave to produce -Used to make cotton based fabrics
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What are the advantages and uses of weaving fabrics using looms?
-Used for shirts, upholstery and trousers -Industrial looms can produce yarn on a large scale -Yarn can be mass produced and high speed
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What are the 2 ways to knit yarns?
-Weft -Warp
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What are the properties and uses of weft knitted fabrics?
-The yarn runs across the fabric making interlocking loops with the row of yearn beneath -These fabrics stretch and can lose their shape easily -Can unravel forming a ladder -The're used to make **jumpers, socks and T-shirts**
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What are the properties and uses of warp knitted fabrics?
-The yarn runs up the fabric in loops which interlock vertically -They're **stretchy** but **keep their shape** -Hard to unravel -Made by machine -Used in **swimwear, tights and fleeces**
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What are the 2 ways to make non woven fibres?
-Bonded -Felted
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What is a bonded fabric?
-A web of synthetic fibres that are glued, needle punched, stitched or melted together -Used in medical masks and artificial leathers
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What is a felted fabric?
-Felt is made by combining pressure, moisture and heat to interlock a mat of wool fibres -Felt is used to make carpets, jewellery and snooker table coverings
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What are the 2 ways of combining fabrics?
-Blend -Mix
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How do you blend fibres?
-When two of more different fibres are combined to produce yarn -This is them woven or knitted to make a blended fabric
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How to you mix fibres?
-When a fabric is made up of two or more different types of yarn -The two different types of yarn can be knitted or woven together to make a mixed fabric
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What are examples of manufactured boards?
-Medium density fibreboard (MDF) -Plywood -Chipboard
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What are the properties of MDF?
-Made from tiny fibres of softwood timber held together by glue -No natural grain -Cheap -Dense -Porous and can be damaged by moisture -Used for shelves and flat pack funriture
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What are the properties of plywood?
-Plywood is made up of several layers of softwood of hardwood -They are glued with their grain at right angles to one another -Very strong -Used for building and funiture
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What are the properties of chipboard?
-Chipboard is made by compression wood chips, shavings and sawdust together -It usually has a veneered surface -It is cheap -Not very strong -Absorbent -Can be damaged by moisture -Used for cheap self assembly furniture
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What three blocks can systems be broken down into?
-Input -Process -Output
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What is a system?
A collection of parts that work together to do a particular function
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What is a signal?
Something like movement or light that passes from one block to the next
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What is a printed circuit board (PCB)?
Boards with thin copper tracks connecting components in a circuit instead of wires
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What are the advantages of a PCB?
It reduces size and the manufacturing cost of electronic systems
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Why is copper used for the wire of tracks in a circuit?
As it is a good electrical conductor, malleable and ductile
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What is voltage?
-From a power cell or the mains pushes the electric current around a circuit
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What do resistors do?
Can be used to reduce the current in a circuit
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In a circuit what are examples of input, process and output blocks?
Input = switch or button Process = Timer Output = Buzzer, lamp
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What are the 3 types of switches?
-Toggle -Push -Slide
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What is the function of variable resistors?
-Change the resistance of the circuit based on an external factor -This alters the current
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What are the 3 types of variable resistor?
-Thermistors -Pressure sensors -Light dependent resistors
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What external factor do thermistors detect and what are the uses?
-Detect temperature -In hot conditions -resistance falls -Used in central heating
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What external factors do light dependent resistors detect and what are the uses?
-Light sensors -Brighter light resistance falls -Used in automatic night lights
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What external factors do pressure sensors detect and what are the uses?
-Detect pressure in a system -In cars they're used to detect if there is a leak in a fuel system -A leak causes pressure to fall which triggers a warning light
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What is an integrated circuit (IC)?
-They're tiny self contained circuits which have billions of components built in -They help simplify electronic systems by reducing the number of separate components that are needed in a circuit
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What are the advantages of using systems with ICs (Integrated circuits)?
-They're cheaper -They're smaller -They use much less power
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What is a microcontroller?
A mini computer on a chip
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What are the advantages of microcontrollers?
-Microcontrollers can do the jobs of multiple ICs so they simplify the system even further -They can be reprogrammed for different uses
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What are the disadvantages of microcrontrollers?
-They're more expensive than other ICs
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What are the ways in which you can program microcontrollers?
-By writing a series of commands using programming language -Creating a flowchart
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What is the use of a timer in an electronic system?
-To add a time delay to a process -They generate a pulse after a particular length of time has passed
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What is the use of a counter in an electronic system?
-Counters count pulses of voltage produced by an input device
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What are two uses of timers in electronic circuits?
-Controlling flashing lights like car indicators -The timer in microwaves that time the length of time food cooks for
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What are uses of counters in an electronic circuit?
-A microcontroller counts the number of revolutions that show how fast the engine is turning in a car
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What are logic gates?
They make decisions based on a collection of inputs
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What are the 3 types of logic gate?
-AND -OR -NOT
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How does an AND logic gate work?
-They have 2 inputs and both need to be on for the output to be on -For example tumble dryers won't work unless the start button has been pressed and the door is closed
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How do OR logic gates work?
-They have 2 inputs if one input or the other one is on then the output is on -For example automatic doors -The door detects if someone is on the inside of outside
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How do NOT logic gates work?
-They have 1 input -If that input is on then the output is not on -For example pressing an emergency stop switch will stop the output
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What are the 3 examples of output devices and what signal do they produce?
-LED - Turns electrcitty into light -Buzzer - Makes a noise -Speaker - Turns electrical signals into sound
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What are the 4 types of motion?
-Linear - Moving in a straight line -Reciprocating - Moving backwards and forwards in a straight line - a piston Oscillating - Backwards and forwards in an arc - a s wing Rotary - Moving in a circle - a wheel
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What is first order lever?
-Where the pivot is between the effort and the land -If the load is closer to the pivot than the effort the lever gives a mechanical advantage which means the effort is smaller -As you move the pivot closer to load it becomes easier to life
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What is second order lever?
-Where the pivot is at one end of the leaver and the effort is at the other end -An example of this is a wheelbarrow -The closer together the pivot and the load are the easier it is to life
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What is third order lever?
-Where the effort is in between the load and the pivot -An example of this is a fishing rod and tongs -Moving the effort and pivot further apart makes it easier to move or lift the load
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What is a linkage?
When levers are connected
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How does a push/pull linkage work?
-It used two fixed pivots -The input and output motions of the linkage are in the same direction. -The motion of the link arm is in the opposite direction
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How does a bell crank linkage work?
-A bell crank changes the direction of a force by 90 degrees
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What is a gear?
-Toothed wheels that interlock and transfer motion
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What is a gear train?
When two or more gears are linked together and they can be used to change the direction of motion
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How do you work out gear ratio?
Number of teeth on the driven gear/ the number of teeth on the driver gear
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How do you work out output speed of gears?
Speed of driver gear/ gear ratio
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How do you work out velocity ratio of pulleys?
Diameter of the driven pulley wheel/ the diameter of the driver pulley wheel
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How do you work out output speed of a pulley?
Speed of driver pulley wheel/ velocity ratio
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What are the parts contained in a cam mechanism?
-Cam -Follower
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What does a circular CAM produce?
A uniform reciprocating motion
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How does a snail CAM work?
For half a turn the follower will not move then it will gently rise and then suddenly drop It only works in one direction
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How does a pear CAM work?
For half a turn the follower will not move then it will gently rise and fall
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How does a four lobed CAM work?
-Has four lobes -For each turn the CAM follower will rise and suddenly fall four times -This only works in one direction
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What is a pulley system made up of?
-Wheel -Cable -Rope or belt
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What is the output speed, torque and direction like when the driver pulley and driven pulley are the same size?
Direction: Same Torque: Same Output speed: Same
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What is the output speed, torque and direction like when the driver pulley is bigger than the driven pulley?
Direction: Same Output speed: Faster Torque: Less
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What is the output speed, torque and direction like when the driver pulley is smaller than the driven pulley?
Direction: Same Output speed: Slower Torque: Increased
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What is the output speed, torque and direction like when the driver pulley and driven pulley are the same size when the belt is crossed?
Direction: Opposite Output speed: Same Torque: Same
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What are examples where belt drives are used?
-Pillar drills -Washing machines
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Define the term modern materials
Materials that have been developed with a specific application in mind by either inventing new materials or improved manufacturing processes
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What are examples of modern materials?
-Graphene -Metal foams -Titanium -LCDs (Liquid crystal displays) -Coated metals -Nanomaterials
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What are the properties of graphene?
-Thin layer of graphite -Light and strong -Good conductor of heat and electricity -Used in tennis rackets, aerospace, vehicles and flexible electronics
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What are the properties of metal foams?
-A metal that contains gas filled spaces -Lightweight -Stiff, tough and strong under compression -Used in bone implants and lightweight car parts
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What are the properties of titanium?
-Extremely corrosion resistant -High strength to weight ratio -Used in the aerospace industry -Developments in CAD/CAM have helped it reduce machining costs and make it more usable -It can also be used for bikes, ships, armour and dental and bone implants
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What are the properties of LCDs (liquid crystal displays)?
-Used in flat screen displays -Thin -Lightweight -Energy efficient -Made of a mixture of chemicals and when a current is applied the crystal's shape changes the image of the screen
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What are the properties of coated metals?
-Iron and steel can be galvanised with zinc to prevent rusting -Anodised aluminum has a coating of aluminium oxide to make the surface harder and corrosion resistant
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What are the properties of carbon nanotubes?
-Carbon nanotubes - are tiny carbon cylinders with a high strength to weight ratio -Good conductors -Used in electronics and can be added to materials to strengthen it without adding much weight
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What are the properties of self cleaning fabric nanotubes?
-They have a nanoparticle coating that remove odors and stains when exposed to light
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What are the properties of Antibacterial fabrics?
-Use nanoparticles of silver to kill bacteria -Have lots of medical uses like face masks and dressings -Used in anti bacterial toys and odour free socks
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Define the term smart material
Materials that change their properties in response to stimuli like temperature and light
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What are examples of smart materials?
-Shape memory alloys -Photochromic inks -Thermochromic pigments
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What are the properties of shape memory alloys?
-They're alloys that remember their original shape -They can be shaped when cool but return to their original shape when heated -An example is nitinol used in glasses
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What are the properties of photchromic pigments?
-They change colour reversibly in response to light -They can be put on glasses lenses which turn into sunglasses when it's sunny
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What are the properties of thermochromic pigments?
-Inks used in colour changing products which react with temperature -When the temperature changes the product changes colour -The object returns to its original colour when the temperature returns to its original temperature -Examples are baby feeding spoons
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What is a composite material?
Composites are made from 2 or more different materials bonded together
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What are examples of composite materials?
-GRP - Glass reinforced plastic -CRP - Carbonfibre reinforced plastic
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What are the properties of GRP?
-Glass fibres that are coated in a thermosetting plastic resin -Stronger and tougher than plastic -Heat resistant and can be easily moulded -Used in kayaks and boats
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What are the properties of CRP?
-Carbon fibres that are coated in a thermosetting plastic resin -Lighter than GRP -Tougher than GRP -Stronger than GRP -More expensive than GRP -Used in protective helmets, sports equipment and bulletproof vests
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What is a technical textile?
-Enhanced fabrics designed to be functional
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What are examples of technical textiles?
-Kevlar -Nomex -Micro encapsulation -Conductive fabrics
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What are the properties of kevlar?
-Synthetic fibre that can be woven into a really strong fabric -Resistant to abrasion -Used in bulletproof vests and clothing for motorcyclists
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What are the properties of Nomex?
-Fire resistant -Used in racing drivers' overalls -It has fire resistant built into the fibres so it can't be washed away or worn away
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What are the properties of micro encapsulation?
-Tiny droplets of a chemical are coated in shells called microcapsules -They are used as insect repellent, odour neutraliser or a perfume (antibacterial socks)
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What are the properties of conductive fabrics?
-Use fibres that can conduct electricity -Used to integrate electronics into clothing -Used in electronic gloves
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What are the negatives of wool?
-Can shrink when washed -Fairly expensive -Can feel itchy -Dries slowly
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What are the negatives of silk?
-Creases easily -Might not wash well -Expensive -Weak when wet
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What are the negatives of elastane?
-Not absorbent -High flammability -Not biodegradable
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What are the negatives of cotton?
-Creases easily -High flammability -Poor elasticity -Can shrink when washed -Dries slowly
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What are the negatives of polyester?
-Not absorbent -Not biodegradable -Damaged by strong acids
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What are the negatives of polyamide?
-Not very absorbent -Damaged by sunlight -Melts as it burns

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