Design and Technology GCSE
Stock Form
What Stock Form means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Stock Form
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The standard physical size, shape, and format in which materials are commercially supplied to manufacturers.
The standard, commercially available shapes and sizes in which materials are supplied by manufacturers.
The standard shapes and sizes in which materials are commercially available (e.g., sheet, bar, tube).
The standard shape, size, and format in which materials are commercially supplied to manufacturers.
The standard shape and size in which a material is commercially available from suppliers.
The standard shape, size, and format in which materials are commercially available.
Topics that use Stock Form
- Metals: Design contexts (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Metals: Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of ferrous and non-ferrous metals required (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Papers and Boards: Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of papers and boards required (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Polymers: Stock forms, types and sizes in order to calculate and determine the quantity of thermoforming and thermosetting polymers required (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Textiles: Typical stock forms, types and sizes used to calculate and determine the required quantity of textiles (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Timbers: Typical stock forms, types and sizes used to calculate and determine the required quantity of each natural and manufactured timber (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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