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Old 09-07-15 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Tourist in MSN
Huhhhhhhhhhh********************??

According to Wikipedia, Titanium has a density of 4.506, Iron density is 7.874 gm/cm^3. I am sure that alloying each will tweak the numbers, but only within reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron

I am sure that Perry's Handbook is a better source than Wikipedia, but my copy is packed away in a box somewhere.
I confused myself. I remembered that Titanium was heavier than Aluminum, but that a Titanium frame was lighter than an Aluminum frame because of the thinner tubes.

Thanks for the corrections.

Regardless, the "point" was that titanium is lighter than steel by a pretty decent margin because it can be drawn thinner and still be just as strong.
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