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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Metals & alloys

How often Metals & alloys comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Metals & alloys, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Metals & alloys.

(a)Which of these metals is non-ferrous?
  1. Mild steel
  2. Aluminium
  3. Cast iron
(b)What is an alloy?
  1. A metal with a coating of plastic
  2. A pure metal with nothing else added
  3. A metal mixed with other elements
(c)Brass is an alloy of which two metals?
  1. Copper and zinc
  2. Copper and tin
  3. Iron and carbon
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(a) Aluminium

(b) A metal mixed with other elements

(c) Copper and zinc

Your turn: Common Level questions on Metals & alloys.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2b(vi)
2025Not asked
2024Q1a(ii), Q1b(ii), Q2a(i), Q3a(iii), Q4c(ii)
2023Not asked
2022Q1a(i), Q1b(ii)

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Metals & alloys questions

Metals & alloys, 2 marks

Ferrous metals are metals that contain?

  1. Copper
  2. Zinc
  3. Iron
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Iron

Ferrous comes from the Latin word for iron. Mild steel and cast iron are ferrous and most rust. Aluminium, copper and brass contain no iron, so they are non-ferrous.

Metals & alloys, 3 marks

Why is aluminium often chosen for small metal brackets on a model?

  1. Brittle, so it snaps cleanly
  2. Light, rust-free and easy to shape
  3. Heavy, magnetic and very hard
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Light, rust-free and easy to shape

Aluminium is about a third of the weight of steel, does not rust and is easy to cut, bend and drill. It is not magnetic and it bends rather than snapping.

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