Two identical engineering components are made from alloys X and Y. The K_IC of alloy X is greater than that of alloy Y. If these components are subjected to the same stress during operation under mode-I loading, which one of the following statements is true?

A) Component made from alloy X can tolerate a larger flaw size compared to that made from Y B) Component made from alloy Y can tolerate a larger flaw size compared to that made from X C) Both can tolerate same flaw size D) None of the above

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Two identical engineering components are made from alloys X and Y. The KIC of alloy X is greater than that of alloy Y. If these components are subjected to the same stress during operation under mode-I loading, which one of the following statements is true?

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