BTEC International Level 3 Engineering

Unit 25: Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Materials — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 25 (Mechanical Behaviour of Metallic Materials) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH15 criteria

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria

A.P1Explain how the microstructures of non-processed metallic materials affects the mechanical properties of the materials.

A.P2Explain how the microstructures of processed metallic materials affects the mechanical properties of the materials.

B.P3Conduct destructive tests safely on different non-processed and processed metallic samples.

B.P4Conduct non-destructive tests safely on at least two non-processed and processed metallic samples.

B.P5Explain, using the test results, how the mechanical properties of metallic materials affect their behaviour and suggest an application.

C.P6Conduct a visual inspection check and at least one test safely on components that have failed in service.

C.P7Explain, using the results, how each component failed and how each component’s design could be improved.

Merit

5 criteria

A.M1Analyse, using an accredited data source, the microstructures of non-processed and processed metallic materials to correctly identify the material, including how the processing history affects the mechanical properties of the materials.

B.M2Conduct destructive and non-destructive tests accurately on different non-processed and processed metallic samples.

B.M3Analyse, using the test results and an accredited data source, how the mechanical properties of metallic materials affect their behaviour and suggest a realistic application.

C.M4Conduct a visual inspection check and at least one test safely and accurately on components that have failed in service.

C.M5Analyse, using the results, how each component failed and justify how each component’s design could be improved.

Distinction

3 criteria

A.D1Evaluate, using an accredited data source, the microstructures of non-processed and processed metallic materials to correctly identify the material, including how the processing history, impurities and grain boundaries affect the mechanical properties of the materials.

B.D2Evaluate, using the results from safely conducted tests and an accredited data source, how the mechanical properties of processed and non-processed metallic materials affect their behaviour and suitability for different realistic applications, justifying the validity of the test methods used.

C.D3Evaluate, using language that is technically correct and of a high standard, the results from safely conducted and accurate checks and tests to establish how components failed in service, recommending a design solution from a range of alternatives.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainConductAnalyseEvaluate

Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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