plumiSmart materials: OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture questions
Every OCR Level 1/2 Engineering Manufacture exam question on 2.3.5 Smart materials, 2024–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 6 questions on Smart materials, as a list
- June 2025, R014, Q2 (1 mark): Which of these is a smart material? (a) Epoxy resin (b) Photochromic pigment (c) Stainless steel (d) Tungsten carbide [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q13(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain what a smart material is. [2]
- June 2024, R014, Q13(b)(ii) (1 mark): Identify the type of smart material used in the bath toys. [1]
- June 2024, R014, Q13(d) (3 marks): Identify one use of a shape memory alloy and explain why it is suitable for this use. Use Why it is suitable [3]
- Specimen, R014, Q13(a) (2 marks): Explain what is meant by a smart material. [2]
- Specimen, R014, Q13(b) (4 marks): Identify and explain one use of each of these smart materials. Quantum Tunneling Composite (QTC) [2] Thermochromic pigment [2]
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