• village604@adultswim.fan
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    20 days ago

    Do they mean tungsten? Because titanium is a relatively soft metal, with the alloys used for jewelry being like 20-40 on the Rockwell C scale.

    Mild steel is about in the same range.

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      20 days ago

      And other titanium alloys used in tooling or knives can be harder than W2 tool steel. IIRC nickel is a common metal it’s alloyed with and nickel is a bitch.