plumiMetals: OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture questions
Every OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture exam question on 2.3.1 Metals, 2024–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 13 questions on Metals, as a list
- June 2025, R014, Q9 (1 mark): Which of these material types is a combination of two or more elements, where at least one is a metal? (a) Alloy (b) Composite (c) Thermoplastic (d) Thermoset [
- June 2025, R014, Q15(b) (3 marks): State three types of non-ferrous metals. 1 2 3 [3]
- June 2025, R014, Q15(c) (4 marks): State two applications of cast iron. For each application, explain a different reason why this material is used. Application 1 Why cast iron is used Application
- January 2025, R014, Q11(a) (1 mark): Identify one material that would be suitable for the aeroplane wings. [1]
- January 2025, R014, Q11(b) (2 marks): State two typical forms of supply of your material in Part (a). 1 2 [2]
- January 2025, R014, Q11(c) (4 marks): Evaluate how the properties of your material make it suitable for the aeroplane wings. [4]
- January 2025, R014, Q11(d) (3 marks): State three other typical applications of your material. 1 2 3 [3] for the next question
- June 2024, R014, Q12(a) (2 marks): State two non-ferrous metals. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, R014, Q12(b) (1 mark): State one reason why a non-ferrous metal would be more suitable than a ferrous metal for this product. [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q12(c) (3 marks): Metal is available in a variety of forms of supply. Identify these forms. 1 2 3 [3]
- January 2024, R014, Q13(c) (3 marks): Describe, giving an example, the differences between a composite material and an alloy. [3]
- Specimen, R014, Q5 (1 mark): Which is a ferrous metal? (a) Aluminium alloy (b) Brass (c) Copper (d) Stainless steel [1]
- Specimen, R014, Q11(c) (2 marks): Explain why an alloy might be better than a pure metal to make an engineered product. [2]
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