In the engineering manufacturing industry, one of the most common impacts is material. There is always an opportunity to improve the material which is currently being used to a material with good mechanical properties. Composite material is one of the materials identified with good mechanical properties.

1.1.1 Name five advantages of using composite materials. (5)

1.1.2 List three limitations of using composite materials. (3)

1.1.3 If a manufacturing company is working on a low budget, which other material can be used with similar mechanical properties as composites? (2)

1.2 There are currently more than eight manufacturing processes, comparing each of them according to the achievable fiber volume fraction,

1.2.1 Which manufacturing process has the highest fiber volume fraction and what is the range of the volume fraction? (3)

1.2.2 What is this manufacturing process used for (3)

1.2.3 Using a labeled diagram, explain how it works (10)

1.2.4 List four common uses of polymer materials (4)