In your on words was The Titanic build cheap how could ice cut though iron steal?

Question

Do you think the Titanic was build cheap did the icebrge really cut though the titanic . how could ice cut through steal thats does not seen real ?was there something wrong before the titanic took off why did the owner who own the whiteliner company get off the ship ?Did he have a feeling that something might go wrong? they said titanic had a problem before it took off ,from what I seen on tv the hole was blow out because when cold wate hit heat it explose something had to happen in side. just thank you are your love once might relive the sunking of the titanic the ship you travel on just think if a icberg hit the ship your on do you think the ice would cut though steal are iron because if it does you might relive the horror of the titanic what do you thank?

Answer 1

The type of steel used was quite good for its time. However, when exposed to very cold temps (the North Atlantic water was colder than the freezing point of fresh water), it could crack when struck with sufficient force.

It has been shown by examination of the wreck that it was not cut (like with a sharp knife), but that the riveted seams came apart, perhaps because of the cold-induced frangibility of the steel. In other words, no piece of steel had a hole cut in it, but a series of "holes" were made when seams separated.

J. Bruce Ismay, the chairman of the White Star Line, got off with the other survivors, frankly because he could. The ship's designer, Thomas Andrews, as well as Captain Smith, remained on board. I'm sure that if Mr. Ismay or Mr. Andrews knew there was a problem, they wouldn't have got on the ship, or even permitted her to sail in the first place. If it was me and I knew there was a problem, I would have sent her back to Harland and Wolff, the shipbuilders, and said "No thanks, try again."

Answer 2

Steel is harder than a tree, yet a car hitting a tree can have metal torn.

Steel is harder than water, yet a car going over a cliff and hitting water will have metal torn.

It has to do with the momentum of the objects hitting. The Titanic as very large and was going pretty fast. The iceberg was large. They are pretty big. Not going fast, but when the Titantic hit, there was a transfer of momentum. That is where the damage happened. Also, the damage was not so much metal being torn by ice but it was more about metal plates buckling under the pressure and popping rivits. There was not one large gash in the hull. There were many small gashes and places where the gaps between the plates were widened to allow water to get in.

All that being said, there is some discussion on whether the steel the Titanic was made of was up to standards. Some believe that it did not have the correct carbon ratio and was too brittle for use on the ship. I believe someone was going to test some of the metal retrieved from the ship to see how much carbon was in the steel. I do not know the results though.

Answer 3

No, the steel was the best in 1912. Quality steel. Nowadays, we reflect back on the type of steel compared to today's quality of steel, and find that the steel in 1912 was indeed faulty. But like I said before, the steel was the best in 1912. The ice didn't CUT through the steel, it was more like a... breach in the hull plating, where rivets had popped out of their place, and water poured in. There was something wrong when she took off, there was a coal fire in Coal Bunker number 5 or 6, but the fire was contained throughout Titanic's brief voyage. I can't say for sure whether or not this has to do making the steel "brittle", but it probably didn't. Bruce Ismay, the head of the White Star Line, said that the only reason he got into the boats, is because he saw no other women in sight. (Anyway, don't you think there needed to be someone with authority to testify in the American and British Inquiries about the Titanic?) I honestly DO NOT believe that Ismay was a coward. Yes, if I was on a ship, that struck an iceberg, I would immediately think of the Titanic.

Answer 4

A gigantic (and solid) iceberg could make a hole in the hollow hull of a ship.

The Titanic was not built to the same standards that we use today. Sections all through modern ships can be sealed off so that water canot pass from one area of the ship to another- the Titanic did not have the ability to completely seal off the area with the hole. A ship would never be allowed to sail with inadequate lifeboats. Modern lifeboats are easier to launch, and protect better from the cold.

Also, modern ships are welded, not riveted, and not as easily split at the seams. So you stand a lot better chance of surviving that kind of hit in a modern ship of the same size.

Also with modern radar and navigation systems, including tracking large icebergs via satellite, your chances of hitting one would be a lot less. And if you did, the coast guard and navy would know immediately.

But as the captain of the Exxon Valdez now knows, it doesn't matter how much fancy gear you have if you're drunk as a skunk.

Answer 5

The ice was more dense because it was so extrememly frozen and HUGE.