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Originally Posted by Northy
Titanium is not stronger than steel, only lighter. The reason we use Ti turnbuckles for strength is because you can make them a bigger diameter to get the strength, but they are still light as they are made from titanium.
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Not true; generally speaking titanium and steel alloys are of comparable strength, but as you correctly pointed out titanium is less dense (by around 45%).
You can't say "titanium is not stronger than steel" without knowing the grade, i.e. quality, in question. There are sufficient varieties of both alloy to 'prove' such a statement either way.