Subscribe Feed (RSS)Is it possible to combine Titanium and artificial diamonds to create the strongest material in the world?
November 26th, 2008 by admin | Filed under Chemistry.
ezekielpro asked:
Titanium alloy is known to be the strongest and lightest metal and diamonds are even stronger because of its atomical bond. Since we are capable of growing artificial diamonds in a lab is it possible to combine the two strongest material together known to man to form an even stronger material.
Titanium alloy is known to be the strongest and lightest metal and diamonds are even stronger because of its atomical bond. Since we are capable of growing artificial diamonds in a lab is it possible to combine the two strongest material together known to man to form an even stronger material.
Diamond is strong due to the lattice structure it has, every carbon atom is joined to four others. This gives it its strong structure. Combining titanium will not make a difference. Carbon-carbon bonds have the same electronegativity which means it is non-polar.
Titanium is not the strongest metal, nor is it the lightest. There are nickel-based alloys which are stronger than titanium (though they are denser). Aluminum is also less dense than titanium (but it’s not as strong).
You cannot simply combine two materials to make them stronger. The strength of a material comes from the way its atoms bond to each other. If you put the wrong kind of atoms in the mix, you’ll ruin the material properties.
That being said, if you combine diamond (carbon) and titanium carefully, you could make titanium carbide, which is much harder than titanium, but not as hard as diamond. It’s not as strong as titanium, however. Hard materials tend to be brittle.