Smart Material
What Smart Material means in Design and Technology A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A material that changes its physical properties in response to an external stimulus (e.g., temperature, light) in a reversible way.
A material whose physical properties change in response to an external stimulus, such as temperature, light, or pressure.
A material whose physical properties change in response to an external stimulus, such as temperature, light, or stress.
A material whose physical properties change in response to an external stimulus (e.g., temperature, light, pressure).
Topics that use Smart Material
- Part 2: Designing a prototype (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 1: Materials (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 12: Further processes and techniques (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 4: Digital technologies (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Thermoplastic
- Composite
- Ferrous Metal
- Performance Characteristics
- Thermosetting Polymer
- Alloy
- Biodegradability
- Composite Material
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