Section Two
This section assesses commercial manufacture. There will be four or five questions that are worth 20 marks in total.
The first question in this section assesses materials and commercial manufacturing processes.
The first question follows a similar format each year. You will have to identify, select and justify suitable materials and processes for the commercial manufacture of existing products.
Materials
You must be able to identify materials based on:
- appearance
- physical and mechanical properties
- suitability for a production type
Woods
| Hardwoods | Softwoods | Manufactured boards |
| Beech | Red pine | Plywood |
| Ash | Spruce | Flexi-ply |
| Mahogany | MDF | |
| Oak | Chipboard | |
| Hardboard |
| Hardwoods | Beech |
|---|---|
| Softwoods | Red pine |
| Manufactured boards | Plywood |
| Hardwoods | Ash |
|---|---|
| Softwoods | Spruce |
| Manufactured boards | Flexi-ply |
| Hardwoods | Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Softwoods | |
| Manufactured boards | MDF |
| Hardwoods | Oak |
|---|---|
| Softwoods | |
| Manufactured boards | Chipboard |
| Hardwoods | |
|---|---|
| Softwoods | |
| Manufactured boards | Hardboard |
Metals
| Non-ferrous metals/alloys | Ferrous metals/alloys |
| Aluminium | Iron |
| Copper | Mild steel |
| Brass | High-carbon steel |
| Stainless steel |
| Non-ferrous metals/alloys | Aluminium |
|---|---|
| Ferrous metals/alloys | Iron |
| Non-ferrous metals/alloys | Copper |
|---|---|
| Ferrous metals/alloys | Mild steel |
| Non-ferrous metals/alloys | Brass |
|---|---|
| Ferrous metals/alloys | High-carbon steel |
| Non-ferrous metals/alloys | |
|---|---|
| Ferrous metals/alloys | Stainless steel |
Plastics
| Thermoplastics | Thermosetting plastics |
| ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) | Urea formaldehyde |
| Acrylic | Melamine formaldehyde |
| Polypropylene | |
| Polystyrene |
| Thermoplastics | ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) |
|---|---|
| Thermosetting plastics | Urea formaldehyde |
| Thermoplastics | Acrylic |
|---|---|
| Thermosetting plastics | Melamine formaldehyde |
| Thermoplastics | Polypropylene |
|---|---|
| Thermosetting plastics |
| Thermoplastics | Polystyrene |
|---|---|
| Thermosetting plastics |