@KGB titanium is very strong and durable but yet it's very brittle at least if you drop a plastic one on hard flooring abs plastic can absorb some kind of shock. Where Ti will break garaunteed it's properties are similar to tungsten carbide which in fact is 10 times stronger than Ti.
Pure titanium metal can exist as a dark gray, shiny metal or as a dark gray powder. It has a melting point of 1,677°C (3,051°F) and a boiling point of 3,277°C (5,931°F). Its density is 4.6 grams per cubic centimeter. Titanium metal is brittle when cold and can break apart easily at room temperature. At higher temperatures, it becomes malleable and ductile. Malleable means capable of being hammered into thin sheets. Ductile means capable of being drawn into thin wires.
Titanium has an interesting physical property. Small amounts of oxygen or nitrogen, make it much stronger.
2) Is it true that titanium becomes brittle when cold? No. In fact, unlike steel and aluminum, the bond of the molecular structure of titanium actually becomes stronger as the temperature drops. This is a common misconception about Ti climbing equipment--- it is not inherently brittle.
If you are not aware that we use titanium alloys then you really shouldn't be whipping out Websters on us. No one uses pure titanium in fashioning anything. Just like when we say gold, we realize that it's not usually pure gold, but an alloy of some type. Stop trying to look smart, and lose your point with some grace.
Yup, with drivers especially. The low weight and strength of titanium allows weight to be removed from the face of the club, while simultaneously allowing the the face to be thinner. Engineers can then re-position the weight to other parts of the club, which is why we've seen the moment of inertia become the talking point for drivers in the last few years.
Calm down... wow, way to overreact. I wasn't trying to make a point. I looked up something I thought looked reasonable and linked to it in case it added to the conversation, because there was disagreement. I don't need to point to websites to look smart.
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Now there is a good reason to buy an iPhone! No more self cracking plastic for no damn reason and it can be used as external heatsink.
@KGB titanium is very strong and durable but yet it's very brittle at least if you drop a plastic one on hard flooring abs plastic can absorb some kind of shock. Where Ti will break garaunteed it's properties are similar to tungsten carbide which in fact is 10 times stronger than Ti.
@Drlau9
Ti can stand up to a simple drop to a floor many times over. Plastic on the other hand.. cant.
@Drlau9
bullshit. titanium is one of the most flexible metals on earth. ask the frame of my glasses.
@fokka
Pure titanium metal can exist as a dark gray, shiny metal or as a dark gray powder. It has a melting point of 1,677°C (3,051°F) and a boiling point of 3,277°C (5,931°F). Its density is 4.6 grams per cubic centimeter. Titanium metal is brittle when cold and can break apart easily at room temperature. At higher temperatures, it becomes malleable and ductile. Malleable means capable of being hammered into thin sheets. Ductile means capable of being drawn into thin wires.
Titanium has an interesting physical property. Small amounts of oxygen or nitrogen, make it much stronger.
Read more: http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/T-Z/Titanium.html
@Please forgive me pure titanium is brittle however thats why we have alloys. it's like iron and steel.
@Please forgive me
This site states other wise.
http://www.ushba.com/tifacts.html
2) Is it true that titanium becomes brittle when cold? No. In fact, unlike steel and aluminum, the bond of the molecular structure of titanium actually becomes stronger as the temperature drops. This is a common misconception about Ti climbing equipment--- it is not inherently brittle.
@Please forgive me
If you are not aware that we use titanium alloys then you really shouldn't be whipping out Websters on us. No one uses pure titanium in fashioning anything. Just like when we say gold, we realize that it's not usually pure gold, but an alloy of some type. Stop trying to look smart, and lose your point with some grace.
@fokka
My golf club would agree. I purposely hit it against a golf ball, and it hasn't cracked or shattered yet.
@fokka
Your eyeglass frames are made of Nitinol, an alloy of nickle and titanium. An iPhone case made from Nitinol would cost several thousand dollars.
I call BS on the claim that the case back is transparent to radio signals. There is no known metal that will allow radio waves to go through.
@rcappo
Yup, with drivers especially. The low weight and strength of titanium allows weight to be removed from the face of the club, while simultaneously allowing the the face to be thinner. Engineers can then re-position the weight to other parts of the club, which is why we've seen the moment of inertia become the talking point for drivers in the last few years.
@69camaroSS
Calm down... wow, way to overreact. I wasn't trying to make a point. I looked up something I thought looked reasonable and linked to it in case it added to the conversation, because there was disagreement. I don't need to point to websites to look smart.