Higher Design and Manufacture Revision Session 1
Topics Materials and Manufacturing Processes Types of materials Processes Used for those materials Economic and Environmental impacts of materials and the processes they use
Materials Plastics Metals Woods Composites
Plastics Thermo and Thermosetting Plastics Thermo Thermosetting ABS HIPS Acrylic Polypropylene Polyethane Polystyrene Thermosetting Urea Formaldehyde Melamine Formaldehyde Bakelite
Plastics Elastomers and Polymers Elastomers (Rubber) Polymer Silicon Rubber Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Polymer Polypropelene etc
Metals Ferrous, Non Ferrous and Alloys Ferrous Non Ferrous Alloys Cast Iron Tin High Carbon Steel Mild Steel Non Ferrous Aluminium Copper Gold Silver Alloys Brass (zinc and copper) Solder (lead and tin) Bronze (tin, aluminium, +) Stainless Steel (chromium and nikel)
Woods Hardwoods, Softwoods, Manufactured Boards Hardwoods Softwoods Meranti Mahogany Oak Balsa Ash Beech Softwoods Red Pine Parana Pine Redwood Spruce Manufactured Boards MDF Hardboard Plywood Chipboard
Composites Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Chipboard Medium-density fibreboard Glass fibre-reinforced plastics
Plastic Processes Using an oven Strip Heater/Line Bending Injection Moulding Vacuum Forming Rotational Moulding Blow Moulding Rapid Prototyping Extrusion Compression Moulding
Wood Processes CNC Router Traditional Joinery Wood turning Lathe Knock down fittings CAM manufacture
Metal Processes Piercing and Blanking Forging Drop Forging CNC Milling Sand Casting Die Casting Welding Brazing
Questions State a product that could be made for each process. Justify your answer: Sand Casting CNC Router Vacuum Forming Blow Moulding
Questions State an appropriate material that could used with each of the following processes. Justify your answer: Die Casting Injection Moulding Compression Moulding CNC Milling