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Name the three aesthetic characteristics in B3.1.2.
Answer
Texture, form and colour — each enhanced by a finishing technique after the material has been chosen on its properties.
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Give a functional reason for a texture.
Answer
Grip under a wet hand, hiding fingerprints, or preventing dirt being trapped — and it tells a user where to hold something with no instruction.
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Why anodise rather than paint an aluminium frame?
Answer
Anodising converts the surface of the metal itself so there is no coating to chip. Paint sits on top, and once chipped in a wet environment corrosion starts under its edge.
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Why pigment a polymer rather than paint it?
Answer
The colour goes right through, so a scratch shows the same colour beneath instead of a different substrate — the difference between looking worn and looking damaged.
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