AQA GCSE Design and Technology · 8552
Paper 1
Revise: Natural and manufactured timbersToughness means resistance to impact, while flexibility allows a material to bend. A tool handle benefits from toughness, whereas flooring needs a hard-wearing surface.
- Revise: Metals and alloys
The ability to withstand impact without breaking.
- Revise: Polymers
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- Revise: Material properties
The ability of a material to absorb energy from impact without fracturing.
- Revise: Commercial application of properties
The ability to absorb energy and deform without fracturing.