1. YEAR 12 – THEORY
Compliant materials
PRODUCT DESIGN
LESSON 3 & 4

2. Complete the exam questions and hand in for marking before Friday.
Lesson Tuesday 20th January
Lesson Objectives:
To understand what a compliant material is.
To label compliant materials based upon use.
Homework: Due in: 23/01/15
Complete the exam questions and hand in for marking before Friday.
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3. Quiz Which process would be best suited to round objects?
With Injection moulding, what is placed in the hopper?
Is injection moulding a cheap or expensive process?
Which processes can we achieve at school? (name one)
Name one composite material.
Which material is widely used for drink bottles, using blow moulding?
What does HIPS stand for?
Name a smart material and a use for it. (2 marks)
Which polymer process is best for bending acrylic at 90 degrees?
What is the difference between a thermoset and a thermoplastic?
Name one general property of plastics?

4. Peer Mark
Which process would be best suited to round objects? Rotational moulding
Injection mould, what is placed in the hopper? Plastic granules / pellets
Is injection moulding a cheap or expensive process? Expensive
Which processes can we achieve at school? Vacuum forming & line bending
Name one composite material? Glass reinforced plastic – carbon fibre – kevlar – medium density fibre board
Which material is widely used for drink bottles, using blow moulding? PET – Polyethylene terephthalate
What does HIPS stand for? High Impact Polystyrene
Name One smart material. Polymorph – thermochromatic pigments
Which polymer process is best for bending acrylic at 90 degrees? Line bending
What is the difference between a thermoset and a thermoplastic? Thermoset can be processed once, thermoplastics again and again
Name one general property of plastics? Good thermal and electrical insulators | good weight to strength ratio |resist corrosion | low melting points | lightweight | attractive due colours transparency etc

5. What is a compliant material?
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6. What is a compliant material?
It is a material that has recognised, predictable and consistent properties.
A material is a compliant material, if it conforms to a known performance criteria.
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7. Proof read your peers notes Check for: Spelling errors
Peer assess!
Proof read your peers notes
Check for:
Spelling errors
Punctuation errors
Use of key words
Indicate where you think you deserve a mark with a circled tick.
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8. Answer the exam questions you have been given in silence to test your
EXAM CHALLENGE!
Answer the exam questions you have been given in silence to test your
understanding. 15
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9. Switch work with a peer:
PLENARY
Switch work with a peer:
Can you add a question to your peers work to enhance their answers?
Can you add on advantage or disadvantage to their table?
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