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Steel but If you can't afford the weight, titanium is your best friend
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What happens when uranium is mixed with titanium?
Formation of an alloy uranium-titanium.
What are the alloy for a titanium bike frame?
For bike frames titanium can be used unalloyed.
How do you use alloy in a scientific sentence?
A steel alloy that contains titanium can withstand greater temperatures. A special alloy is used for superconducting magnets.
Whats the strongest metal in the world?
The metal with the highest Tensile strength is Steel. Steel can be hardened to make it stronger than plain iron or low grade steels. However, high-strength, hardened steels can be quite brittle and will snap like glass when it fails.Titanium is a strong metal for its density. Titanium is 1/3 the density of steel so it has a high strength to weight ratio. Aluminum is even lighter and is weaker. Engineers select the metal that has the strength and weight that is required for their design.Carbon fiber is a stronger material than steel. And some scientists have demonstrated that a spider's thread is stronger than anything.
Is titanium the hardest or is stainless steel the hardest?
Titanium is usually an alloy just like aluminum. It is impossible to harden a titanium alloy beyond Rockwell C in the mid 40s. Most knives are also alloys of steel. Usually stainless steel and heat treated to a hardness of high 50s to low 60s. But a sword needs to treated to the low 50s because of the shock they will receive from a strike. The answer is to use a titanium alloy coating over steel to give hardness while limiting brittleness. Titanium alloys such as titanium-carbide, titanium-nitride or titanium-carbo-nitride (black coating) can be used. An example would be the gold drill bits. They are usually titanium alloy or more commonly a tungsten alloy. These alloys can reach a hardness of Rockwell C 85, but when used as a coating, it merely allows the blade to hold an edge and does not strengthen the overall structure. Although a full titanium alloy blade would be possible, it must consist of a softer inner core. This would not strenghthen the blade but would reduce weight.
What is the strongest steel alloy and what is its composition?
Titanium Steel is the strongest.
What kind of material use in aeroplanes?
titanium alloy
Alloy used in the manufacture of surgical instruments?
titanium alloy titanium alloy
Is titanium an alloy?
No, Titanium is an element.
What is the world's strongest metal?
The world's strongest metal is titanium. Commercial grade Titanium (92% pure) is 63,000 psi (434 MPa), which can be compared to a low grade steel alloy but is 45% lighter. It is an alloy to natural elements tungsten, iridium and other metals including aluminum, molybdenum, iron, and manganese. It is also a super alloy of liqiud metal. Certain titanium alloys (e.g., Beta C) achieve tensile strengths of over 200,000 psi (1,400 MPa). Megapascal or MPa is a unit to measure tensile strength.
What happens when uranium is mixed with titanium?
Formation of an alloy uranium-titanium.
What alloy cab e use instead of aluminium alloy?
titanium
Can you have a gold titanium alloy?
Well Titanium is harder than steel and can be alloyed with different metals. Gold and Titanium can be alloyed together in various percentage. There is a brittle alloy of Gold and Titanium with 90% Gold and 10% Titanium. This alloy is used in dentistry, as this is really hard alloy of Titanium and Gold. This is shown in movies very easy to make, but it isn't. Well in Movies everything is possible... That's why they are called Movies.
What is the strongest alloy in terms of tensile strength?
It will depend on the Alloy. You need the alloy steel AISI - SAE material designation; such as 4140 or 8620. Mechanical engineering handbooks will have the mechanical properties listed in an appendix; such as UTS, YS, Modulus (E), etc. In addition, steel distributor's will have books (free) that have the mechanical properties listed. I did attempt to add a website as an example of where you could go on-line as well. I am not sure where or how the link will appear.
What are the alloy for a titanium bike frame?
For bike frames titanium can be used unalloyed.
What is a NASA rocket made of?
Virtually all types of spacecraft and launch vehicles are made of aluminum or titanium alloy and a fiberglass/composite material.
What kind of metal is titanium?
Titanium is a pure element not an alloy.
