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Metal Works Paper 2, Nov/Dec. 2009  
Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Main
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Question 1

  1. (i)        State two safety precautions to be observed when lifting heavy objects.

(ii)       State the reason for providing guards on machines.

  1. Describe the Bessemer process for the production of steel under the following headings:
  2. furnace;
  3. charge;
  4. refining process.

 

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OBSERVATION

Most of the candidates did not find part (a) of the question difficult.  Part (b)(iii) seems very difficult for them as less than 5% of the candidates scored above the average mark assigned to the section.  The required responses should be:

At refining stage, the melt is mixed with other materials to give the required properties of steel.

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