Design and Technology GCSE
Waste Allowance
What Waste Allowance means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Waste Allowance
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A percentage of extra material added to a calculated requirement to account for material lost during cutting (kerf) and manufacturing errors.
An extra percentage of material added to an order to account for off-cuts, mistakes, and trimming during manufacture.
Topics that use Waste Allowance
- 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)
Related terms
- Stock Form
- Ferrous Metal
- gsm (grams per square metre)
- Laminate
- Non-Ferrous Metal
- Corrugated
- Cross-Sectional Area
- Gauge
Using Waste Allowance in the exam
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