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GCSE Design and Technology: What are the main categories of materials available to designers when developing design solutions?

Material considerations · OCR GCSE Design and Technology (J310), specification point 5.1. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "What are the main categories of materials available to designers when developing design solutions?", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © OCR — used with attribution.

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  1. Is oak a hardwood or a softwood?

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    A hardwood (like birch and teak).

  2. Is pine a hardwood or a softwood?

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    A softwood (like cedar and spruce).

  3. MDF, plywood and block board are examples of which category of timber?

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    Manufactured boards.

  4. Mild steel and stainless steel are ? metals.

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    ferrous

  5. Is aluminium a ferrous or non-ferrous metal?

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    Non-ferrous — it contains no iron (like copper and tin).

  6. Brass, pewter and tin/lead solder are examples of which category of metal?

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    Alloys — metals made by combining two or more elements.

  7. Is PET a thermo polymer or a thermosetting polymer?

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    A thermo polymer (thermoplastic) — it can be reheated and reshaped.

  8. Epoxy resin, polyester resin and silicone are ? polymers.

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    thermosetting

  9. Cotton, wool and silk are examples of which category of textile fibre?

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    Natural fibres.

  10. Nylon, polyester and acrylic are examples of which category of textile fibre?

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    Synthetic fibres.

  11. What are the three main ways fabrics are constructed?

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    Woven, non-woven and knitted.

  12. Graphene, biopolymers and nano-materials are examples of which category of materials?

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    Modern and smart materials.

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