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Choose a material for its required properties - Paper 2

Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.

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Fictional selection brief: a equipment housing must withstand 140 C. Material P (polymer): mass 65 g, stated maximum service temperature 85 C. Material C (composite): mass 85 g, maximum 160 C. Both are rated sufficiently insulating for this paper comparison. These invented ratings are not instructions to build real safety equipment.

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