AQA GCSE D&T: Material Selection, Forces & Stresses

Covers material selection criteria, social/ethical/cultural factors, forces acting on materials, elastic and plastic deformation, reinforcing and stiffening techniques, stress, strain, Young's modulus, and testing methods for AQA GCSE Design and Technology (8552) Sections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2.

What you'll cover

• Criteria for Selecting Materials
• Social, Ethical, and Cultural Factors in Material Selection
• Forces Acting on Materials: Tension, Compression, Bending, Torsion, Shear
• How Materials Respond to Forces — Elastic and Plastic Deformation
• Reinforcing and Stiffening Techniques
• Stress, Strain, and Young's Modulus Basics