Materials — AS & A Level Design And Technology (9705) questions by topic

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a tile holder for a game. The 3D isometric sketch shows a long, shallow channel/tray shape: a flat base with a low back panel and two short end panels…

(a) Describe one process that can be used to enhance the property of a metal. [2 marks] (b) Explain one disadvantage of applying a finish to a material. [2 marks] (c) Discuss the…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a tile holder for a game. The 3D isometric sketch shows a long, shallow channel/tray shape: a flat base with a low back panel and two short end panels…

(a) Describe one process that can be used to enhance the property of a metal. [2 marks] (b) Explain one disadvantage of applying a finish to a material. [2 marks] (c) Discuss the…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a tile holder for a game. The 3D isometric sketch shows a long, shallow channel/tray shape: a flat base with a low back panel and two short end panels…

(a) Describe one process that can be used to enhance the property of a metal. [2 marks] (b) Explain one disadvantage of applying a finish to a material. [2 marks] (c) Discuss the…

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a balancing figure which is to be made in a school workshop. The figure itself is made from Ø6 stainless steel bar bent into an abstract human form. It…

Fig. 2.1 gives details of an architectural model which is to be made in a school workshop. The model consists of Part A (Styrofoam block 100 × 130 × 130), Part B (Styrofoam block…

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a model of a wind turbine which is to be made in a school workshop. The model has rotor blades and a generator at the top. Part A is a tapered aluminium…

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a balancing figure which is to be made in a school workshop. The figure itself is made from Ø6 stainless steel bar bent into an abstract human form. It…

Fig. 2.1 gives details of an architectural model which is to be made in a school workshop. The model consists of Part A (Styrofoam block 100 × 130 × 130), Part B (Styrofoam block…

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a model of a wind turbine which is to be made in a school workshop. The model has rotor blades and a generator at the top. Part A is a tapered aluminium…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a spinning die to be used with board games. The die has: a cylindrical handle end (Ø10 × 30 mm), a hexagonal section (hexagon 30 AC across corners), a…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a spinning die to be used with board games. The die has: a cylindrical handle end (Ø10 × 30 mm), a hexagonal section (hexagon 30 AC across corners), a…

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a desk tidy which is to be made in a school workshop. Part A: body of elephant made from beech, approximately 200 mm long × 120 mm tall × 50 mm wide,…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of an outdoor picnic bench. The bench is made from 40 × 100 mm pine. It includes six 40 × 100 × 1400 mm slats with an 8 × 8 mm chamfer on all long edges.…

Fig. 2.1 shows details of a package for a coffee cup and saucer. The package is made from corrugated card and is a triangular prism shape, approximately 140 × 140 × 200 mm. It has…

Fig. 1.1 shows a hole marked out on a flat sheet. The flat sheet is 90 mm wide × 110 mm tall. The hole to be cut out is a T-shaped slot: the circular top part is Ø15 mm centred 15…

Fig. 4.1 shows a cylindrical gift box (Ø80 × 40 mm high). The box is shown in two parts: a shallow lid and a deeper base. (a)(i) Name a specific metal that could be used to…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of an egg holder made in a school workshop. The egg holder is 70 mm wide and 60 mm deep. It has a Ø40 mm circular hole to hold the egg and an R20 mm curved…

Choose TWO of the following joining processes. For each chosen process: (a) Describe how the process is carried out. [12 marks — 6 marks each] (b) Compare and contrast extruding…

Fig. 1.1 gives details of a set of weighing scales to be made in a school workshop. The scales consist of a plywood arm that pivots on an upright made from 15 mm thick pine, with…

Fig. 2.1 gives details of packaging for a drinking glass, to be made in a school workshop. The packaging is a box 100 × 100 × 120 mm high made from recycled card, with the…

Fig. 3.1 gives details of a model of a height adjustable table which is to be made in a school workshop. The model consists of a flat rectangular table top (200 mm wide) supported…

Fig. 1.1 shows details of a support for a flat-pack bookshelf. The support is a small bracket with a cylindrical peg (Ø6 mm) projecting from one face; the peg locates into a…

Describe how the following are used in the testing of the performance of materials or prototypes. Use one example for each to support your answer. (i) photoelasticity [3]; (ii)…

Fig. 2.1 shows details of an adjustable desk lamp. Select one of the lamp components, either Part A (knurled adjusting handle) or Part B (stem). State a suitable material for the…

Fig. 1.1 shows a small garden table. The table is an isometric drawing of a rectangular table top with rounded corners, dimensioned 800 mm long by 450 mm wide, supported on four…