Question: Question 2: Composite materials are often used to improve the performance of materials in order to achieve desirable properties. For example, to make the synthetic

Question 2: Composite materials are often used to improve the performance of materials in order to achieve desirable properties. For example, to make the synthetic bone [BioMED] implants, collagen and BMP-2 (bone morphological protein-2) are mixed with hydroxyapatite for better bone formation. In one case, a 10-mm diameter 20-mm long BioMED rod has been made using 45-54-1% by weight [45% of the mass is collagen, 54% of the mass is hydeoxyapatite, and 1% of the mass is BMP-2] of the materials to test its properties. Using the following data, answer the following questions:

Material

Youngs Modulus (GPa)

Strength (MPa)

Density (g/cm3)

Collagen

1

10 (yield)

1

Hydroxyapatite

100

100 (fracture)

3.2

BMP-2

0

0

1

  1. Calculate the density of the BioMED
  2. Calculate the Youngs modulus of the BioMED
  3. Give the reason why you would not use BMP-2 to make the BioMED (hint: following the voigt model, EcVc=E1V1+E2V2+E3V3,

cVc=1V1+ 2V2+3V3, Here E is modulus, V is volume fraction and is density)

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