Titanium vs. steel

It's also hypoallergenic, which is quite handy. Lots of watch cases and jewellery contain Nickel, and this can cause a rash when it comes into contact with some people's skin. Titanium doesn't, so is a safe bet.

 

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I like Titanium too, Steel is sort of old news. Steel is an alloy so its sort of unfair to compare the two.

 

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Titanium used in watches and other jewellery is an allow too, so it's a direct comparison of two alloys.

 

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You are mistaken. Titanium is an element and iron is an alloy. Steel is composed of usually Iron(90%) and some carbon, which are themselves elements. Titanium is not an alloy. Iron was too combersome and corrosive so they invented Steel, but Titanium is a even better water resistent than Steel. You may need some basic chemistry knowledge to understand this

 

Chatha, titanium is an element and iron is an element. Steel is an alloy, but the kind of titanium used in jewelry is probably not pure, and also an alloy with some other metal.

Stainless steel is a good alloy for watches, and safe for most people, but a watch that my friend had was supposed to be titanium and gave her an allergic reaction, so another friend electroplated it with boron.

 

chatha perhaps you need to take a look at a periodic table. iron is an element and its symbol is Fe

 

Titanium is an element, but the 'Titanium' used in jewellery is in actual fact, an alloy.

 

Look it up on Matweb. Steel is stiffer than titanium - always. This has more to do with the properties of the raw metal than the carbon precipitate.

 

Refrigerators have to be made of or at least covered in a ferromagnetic material. Otherwise the refrigerator magnet industry would go out of business.

 

If it was this guy going out of business;

http://www.acorahshop.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=bravo&Category_Code=DAFM


I wouldn't mind so much!

 

Sorry, stupid mistake

The whole purpose of an alloy is to improve a metal for certain uses. Steel, an alloy of Iron is still not as good as titanium in terms of corrosion. Lets not even begin to mention Titanium alloys, which are like 100 times better than Iron in corrosion. I think all those smartass engineers use titanium alloys these days for building, I'm not sure though. Pure Titanium is in between steel and aluminium in terms if weight and stress level. However, some titanium alloys are just as strong as steel. The good thing about Iron is that its more abundant in nature. Titanium has basically the same strength as steel but relatively lighter. Titanium alloys and steel are used accordingly, it all really depends on what you want to use them for.

 

Because they can.

 

Stainless steel is quite a bit cheaper than titanium.

 

It seems from the high performance of titanium we would expect certain mechanical tools, or specialty nuts and screws, to be made out of bulk titanium alloy. These, of course, would be more expensive than their steel counterparts, but I suppose if it was really a superior metal then you would see maybe 10%-20% of tools, especially those for high-stress applications, being made of titanium alloys.

However, this is not the case - steel still dominates the tool industry. I have a set of 10-inch pliers, at least 20 years old, made of vanadium steel, and still in great condition. In fact, the serrations on the grip face are still rough to the touch.

Also, I have never seen a bent screwdriver in my life. Have you ever tried bending a screwdriver?

 

If you've never seen a bent screwdriver in your life, you've lived a sheltered life. I've seen many.

 

Yeah. Seriously. You can't be much of a tool user, Facial. Sure, tools can last forever if you use them like a housewife...

 

Ooh, that hurts.

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Can you bend screwdrivers with your hands?

 

Yes.

 

Whoa - what diameter are we talking about?

 

Heh.
Ok. Small screwdrivers. Mostly.
However, you get to reefing on a screwdriver with all you got, and maybe even break out a wrench for persuasive purposes, you can tweak a screwdriver. Even a big one.

However, the biggest problems with screwdriver wear is not bent shafts, but rather stripped heads. And stripped out screwdrivers (and screws for that matter) are a rather common problem, yes?