Past exam of the materials science course of the University of Cambridge / 2018 / Paper 1 / 5 / d / ii / Solution

For Ti–6Al–4V, use its own fracture toughness and yield stress inThe same unit-conversion formulas from part(i) apply. A feasible yield-limited screening interval requires $t_{\mathrm{yield}}<t_{\max }$, using consistent crack geometry and low-temperature properties.

High specific strength and corrosion resistance can be attractive, but cost, fabrication, joining and toughness must also be assessed. The label HCP is not a sufficient rule that every titanium alloy has the same sharp ductile-to-brittle transition as ferritic steel; actual low-temperature alloy and microstructural data are needed.

TODO: exact numerical thickness pending the 2018 NST Data Book's Ti–6Al–4V property pair. No historical value or material-specific Arctic toughness is invented.