Design and Technology GCSE
Granules
What Granules means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Granules
Small pellets of raw polymer used as the starting material for industrial moulding processes.
Topics that use Granules
- Polymers: Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of thermoforming and thermosetting polymers required (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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