2007-06-17 01:03:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
No. Steel is almost twice the weight of titanium. Titanium has recently been used to replace steel because it is lighter (however not as strong, and not nearly as cheap) in the manufacture of certain aircraft--and space shuttle--parts.
It is more brittle, so it isn't useful in all places, but by substituting it in certain places, it can reduce the weight by nearly half of what the same piece in steel would weigh.
2007-06-17 01:14:27 · answer #1 · answered by Lorenzo 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Steel is 84% heavier than Titanium which is 60% heavier than aluminum.
Pure titanium isn't very useful because it's too soft and therefore not strong enough. Harder is stronger but more brittle.
When titanium is alloyed in certain ways, it becomes twice as strong as a piece of steel of the same hardness and brittleness. It's strength to weight ratio is very good.
The problem is that titanium alloys are very expensive and require top notch welding.
2007-06-17 05:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Titanium has a density of 4.5 g/cm^3, while that of stainless steel is 8 g/cm^3, nearly twice as dense. So if the volumes of the materials are equal, titanium is lighter than steel.
2007-06-17 01:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey
i will tell u..
Density (near r.t.) 4.506 g·cm−3
Density of plain mild steel is 7.85.g/cm-3
when it comes to heaviness....
see the density of the two substances....
from the above dat we can say that steel is heavier than Titanium
Steel is 84% heavier than Titanium which is 60% heavier than aluminum.
Pure titanium isn't very useful because it's too soft and therefore not strong enough. Harder is stronger but more brittle.
When titanium is alloyed in certain ways, it becomes twice as strong as a piece of steel of the same hardness and brittleness. It's strength to weight ratio is very good.
The problem is that titanium alloys are very expensive and require top notch welding.
hope this is th best answer...
all the best...!
2007-06-17 01:06:13 · answer #4 · answered by Rohan 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Titanium has an Atomic mass of 48.
Iron (the basis of Steel) has an Atomic mass of 56.
Iron will therefore be heavier.
2007-06-17 06:06:41 · answer #5 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No titanium is lighter than steel which is why it used in items that need to be strong and light weight.
A good example of use of titanium is bicycle frames.
2007-06-17 01:19:54 · answer #6 · answered by michael971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually lighter (less dense). Titanium's density is 4.506 g/cm^3. Steel's density is between 7.75 and 8.05 g/cm^3, depending on its exact composition.
2007-06-17 01:18:13 · answer #7 · answered by Skepticat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋