• Question: How strong is titanium?

    Asked by anon-274325 to Sarah on 14 Dec 2020.
    • Photo: Sarah Smythe

      Sarah Smythe answered on 14 Dec 2020:


      It has a high strength to weight ratio – which means for its weight, it is really strong! So this means that whilst steel can be just as strong – it is a lot heavier!

      Titanium is used in planes because we need the strength but steel would be too heavy! It is starting to be used in cars too!

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