You have a choice between four types of candidate near-inert bioceramic for use in the manufacture of a femoral head component from number of different suppliers. Which one should you choose given the information in the table below? Bioceramic Formulation: Density (g/cm³) Grain Size (μm) Flexural Strength (MPa) Hardness (HV) Fracture Toughness Kic (MPa.m-¹/2) Select one: O a. Material Beta O b. Material Alpha O C. Material Omicron O d. Material Delta Alpha 3.86 <4.5 450 1800 3.5 Beta 3.98 <2.0 580 2000 5 Omicron 6.08 <0.5 1050 1250 9 Delta 4.36 <1.5 1150 1975 8.5

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You have a choice between four types of candidate near-inert bioceramic for use in the manufacture of a femoral head component from a
number of different suppliers.
Which one should you choose given the information in the table below?
Select one:
Bioceramic Formulation:
Density (g/cm³)
Grain Size (μm)
Flexural Strength (MPa)
Hardness (HV)
Fracture Toughness Kic (MPa.m-¹/²)
C.
a. Material Beta
O b. Material Alpha
Material Omicron
O d. Material Delta
Alpha
3.86
<4.5
450
1800
3.5
Beta
3.98
<2.0
580
2000
5
Omicron
6.08
<0.5
1050
1250
9
Delta
4.36
<1.5
1150
1975
8.5
Transcribed Image Text:You have a choice between four types of candidate near-inert bioceramic for use in the manufacture of a femoral head component from a number of different suppliers. Which one should you choose given the information in the table below? Select one: Bioceramic Formulation: Density (g/cm³) Grain Size (μm) Flexural Strength (MPa) Hardness (HV) Fracture Toughness Kic (MPa.m-¹/²) C. a. Material Beta O b. Material Alpha Material Omicron O d. Material Delta Alpha 3.86 <4.5 450 1800 3.5 Beta 3.98 <2.0 580 2000 5 Omicron 6.08 <0.5 1050 1250 9 Delta 4.36 <1.5 1150 1975 8.5
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