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Spokes30
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Mar 25, 2019
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As a materials engineer I am commenting on some of the comments here of titanium vs. stainless steel. In a simple pull test titanium per unit of weight is stronger than steel but steel is more durable against scratches, etc. In something that is going to get handled a lot I would prefer stainless way over titanium. A tool like this which needs durability at the contact points I would choose steel over titanium. It is for this reason that knife blades are not made out of titanium.
GearInfusion
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Jun 7, 2019
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Spokes30Thanks for the background info Spokes! We do offer SS and Ti EverRatchet's but this drop is currently for the Ti version :)
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MJLavelle
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Jun 12, 2019
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Spokes30True. Many titanium alloys are very brittle and not well suited to applications where it will be stressed at very small points, such as using it for a wrench of this size. It also can not be hardened to the same degree as steel. It is a great material for structural parts in an aircraft or spacecraft. Not so good as a wrench. Titanium nitride coatings on things like drill bits or screwdriver bits or cutting blades are very effective, but that is microns thick with a suitable base metal.
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