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 |
- Calculate the density of the BioMED
- Calculate the Youngs modulus of the BioMED
- 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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