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Ferrous

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Metals which contain iron, is magnetic and rusts

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Nonferrous

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Metals which don’t contain iron so are not Magnetic and don’t rust

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Alloy

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A mixture of metals with other elements, to improve upon its properties or working performance

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Natural-Hardwood

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Deciduous trees
Grow slower
More expensive
More dense
Close grain

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Natural-Softwood

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Coniferous trees
Grows quicker
Less expensive
Less dense
Wide grain

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Man made-manufactured boards

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Are left over pieces of wood pressed with glue

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Disadvantages of natural wood

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-natural defects
-knots
-warps, twists, bows and splits
-limited by the size of the tree

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Advantages of man-made wood

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-Available in large sheets
-No natural defects

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Disadvantages of man-made wood

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-Edges need to be finished
-Not as aesthetically pleasing

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Strength

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force is applied to material without it bending, shattering and deforming in anyway

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Hardness

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The ability of a material to resist scratching from wear to tear, bending and indentation

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Brittleness

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Materials can not withstand much stretching and will crack, brake and change shape

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Toughness

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The ability to resist breaking or shattering

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Durability

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The ability to withstand repeated use, wear and tear, weathering and corrosive attack

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Ductility

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The ability of a material to change shape (usually stretching)

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Malleable

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The ability of a material to be hammered

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Ergonomics

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how a product interacts with the user

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Aesthetics

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It’s the appearance of the product (colour, shape and texture)

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Design process steps

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Design opportunity
Research
Design brief
Specification
Idea generation
Development
Manufacture
Testing and evaluation

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Design opportunity

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A problem or scenario you wish to solve by designing a product

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Research

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Looking at existing solutions to identify areas of improvement or design strength

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Design brief

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A short statement outlining what you hope to achieve

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Specification

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A list of specific requirements, the product will do, have or be

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Idea generation

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Coming up with initial ideas and a lot of ideas should be considered

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Development
Improve on initial ideas Planning for manufacture Creating a final idea
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Manufacture
Making the final prototype
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Testing and evaluation
Testing to see if the product meets the specification Evaluate to find any future improvements
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Thermoplastic
Can be heated and shaped over and over again
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Thermosetting
Can only be heated and shaped once
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Hardening
(Only) high carbon steel is heated until it glows red and is quenched in clean water immediately becoming very hard but brittle
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Heat treatment
Heating and cooling metals to improve on it physical and mechanical properties without changing shape
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Tempering (done after hardening)
Used to increase toughness of iron based alloys Heating the metal to some temperature below the critical point for a certain period of time after allowing it to cool in still air
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Annealing
A metal is heated to a specific temperature/colour and then allow to cool slowly which softens the metal making it easier to cut and shape
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Normalising
It’s a heat treatment process to make metal more ductile and still get hard
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Steps of making a product
Design opportunity Research Design brief Specification Idea generation development Manufacture Testing and evaluation
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Form
Is the appearance of the product
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Function
The intended use of a product
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Form follows function
Thought about form first
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Function follows form
Thought about function first
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CAD advantages
Easier to make changes Accurate measurements Can see all angles Share designs easy Send design straight to CAM
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CAD disadvantages
Expensive Training required
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CAD what it does
Creates drawings or models on the computer Let’s you see a product in detail, test the product on screen and add realistic appearances
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Modeling
cheap and quick model to test the function, size, preportions and if the idea works.
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Modeling benefits
You can see the whole product Test manufacturing technique It’s quicker and cheaper than a full prototype
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Prototype
It’s a fully functional version of a product made before manufacturing
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Prototype benefits
Allows to test the function Identify flows before production-saves money Allows you to see how materials will preform
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What does Working drawings do
communicates all relevant details required to manufacture a product
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What a working drawing is
2-D line drawings displayed in orthographic with dimensions and materials
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Line bending steps (thermoplastics only)
1.Mark bend line-dashed line-steel ruler, tri square, marker 2.the dashed line gets lined up with the wire of the line bender 3.wait until the plastic is heated and flexible 4.bend to desired angle 5.let it cool while holding it in the angle
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Former or jig
MDF cut to desired shape Plastic could clamp on to or in between
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Metal bending steps
1.mark the bend line-dashed line-scriber, blue marker, engineer square 2.place into vice 3.use a scrap block of wood and a mallet and tap metal until it reaches desired angle
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Vacuum forming steps
1.get the mould and place it on top then lower it down 2.get the plastic and place it on top then lock it in 3.start to heat the plastic when it’s floppy bring the mold up and activate the vacuum pump 4.let it cool the take it out and remove the mould
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Blow moulding steps
1.plastic is inserted into the mould 2.is squeezed by mould and air is blown into it 3.it expands to fill the mould 4.finished product
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Compress or press moulding steps
1.a mould is made in two halves 2.sheet of plastic is placed between 3.then heated and pressure applied 4.enabling the plastic to take a new shape
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Laminating steps
1.cut thin strips of wood 2.put glue on the strips 3.clamp them into a mould
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Polishing
Use polisher to make the material shiny and smoother
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Painting
Adds colour to wood or metal
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Water based paints
Offer no weather protection
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Oil paints
Offer weather protection
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Vanished
Adds clear layer for weather protection and variety of shiny finishes (Glass, satin matt)
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Stain
Adds colour to wood but can see grain offers no protection
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Dip coating
Adds layer of thin plastic to a piece of material
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Dip coating offers
Weather protection Insulation Doesn’t need redone/topping up Colour Texture
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Process of dip coating
1.Prepare the surface by cleaning away any oil/grease 2.Heat the metal 3.dip heated metal into plastic powder and remove 4.allow metal to melt/cool
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Galvanising
Coat steel in a layer of zinc
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Galvanising adds
Weather protection, doesn’t need redone
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Process of galvanising
Prepare cleaning and smoothing Dip metal into molten zinc
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CNC router
Produces 2D and 3D Used on foam, wood and metal Used for model making moulds
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Laser cutter
Cuts and engraves thin sheets of plastic, metal and wood Laser beam that cuts the material and doesn’t need clamped
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3D Printer
Plastic only 3D shapes created can do internal and external pans interlinking parts made limited to size of the bed
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CNC milling machine
Cute wood, metal and plastic Accurate measurements Cuts complex shapes and curves in a flat piece of material
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CAM
converts drawings created by CAD into actual products
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Conductor
Material which allows electrical current to pass through it
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Metal examples of a conductor
Copper, gold, graphene and graphite
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Insulator
Material which doesn’t allow electrical current to pass through it
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Semi-conductor
Material that had both conductive and non-conductive properties-used for resistors
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Examples of semiconductor
Silicon Germanium
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Input and examples
Component that detects or gets changed LDR, thermistor and switches
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Control/process and examples
Component that controls the change or function of a circuit Transistor Thyristor
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Output and examples
Component that changes or gives something off LED, bulb, buzzer, motor
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Voltage
Force that makes electrons flow in a conductor
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Current
Electrical current is a Flow of electrons
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Resistance
Measure of how easily electrons flow through a conductor
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Transistor
Electronic switch or an amplifier
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Transistor legs
Collector Base ~>emitter
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Transistors activates
When the base leg receives 0.6-0.8 volts
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Ohms law
Voltage=current x resistance
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Voltage
V Volts
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Current
Amps A I
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Resistance
Ohms Omega
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Battery
Power source Converts chemical energy to electrical energy
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Thermistor
Temperature dependent resistor As temp rises the resistance increases
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Variable resistor
Adjustable resistor Increase or decrease the amount of resistance Controls brightness of a bulb and flow of electricity
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LDR (Light Dependent Resistor)
Semiconducting Low resistance in light conditions and high resistance when it’s dark
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Diode
Protects motors and allows current to flow in one direction
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Resistor
Used to protect LEDs
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Motor
Output device that produces rotary motion
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Bulb
Output device that gives of light
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Buzzer
Output device that gives of sound
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LED
Diode that emits light when electrons pass through it
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Mega (M)
1 000 000
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Kilo (k)
1000
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Knots
Shows where a branch used to be

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