Tungsten Vs. Titanium Comparison

Titanium and Tungsten are some of the strongest metals on the planet. Which material do you think is the strongest of the two? 🤔
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[@Minecraftian2345432]

Tungsten carbide is not an alloy of tungsten. It is a distinct chemical compound that contains tungsten. Tungsten carbide is not even a metal; it's a ceramic. "Carbide" also isn't a metal. In this case, it's simply referring to carbon. Equating the two is like trying to equate diamonds with dry ice as they both have carbon in them. You can clearly see the difference in behavior in the clips inside your own video. At 0:05 and 1:16 you can see the tungsten carbide shatter as soon as significant pressure is applied, but at 4:11 you can see the pure tungsten deforming under the load. If you watched the source video, you should also have seen how it deformed less than the titanium cube even while the tungsten cube was under more load. Please do not conflate the two. You are misinforming those who watch your videos. Also you can directly compare strength. For tensile strength tungsten (700 MPa - 3,450 MPa) can beat titanium in all of titanium's forms and even the titanium alloys (240 MPa to ~1400 MPa). Tungsten carbide having the least tensile strength of the three at 344 MPa. Compressive strength is 1,350-3,500 MPa for tungsten, 130-170 MPa for titanium, and 2,700 MPa for tungsten carbide. Thus we can conclude that tungsten is stronger than titanium. It's not even close. In regards to shattering, tungsten also has a significantly larger fracture toughness than titanium and is also harder than titanium is. TLDR: Video is filled with critical factual errors.

[@ILKVchannel]

Boi why you wrote this whole paragraph,no one is gonna read it lil goof

[@Minecraftian2345432]

@@ILKVchannel Although most people won't a few should, and if I can inform even a few then it will have been worth it. Especially if the video poster decides to research his topics more in the future.

[@NotTesting123]

@@ILKVchannel I read it all, and enjoyed it. :)

[@Beos_Valrah]

Thank you, sadly these kinds of incompetent channels are getting out of hand - there are too many of them :(

[@shpark4806]

@@Minecraftian2345432 I read it. Thank you for the knowledge. I really appreciate.

[@jordy2299]

Me or Eddie hall, who is stronger? Depends on how you define strength!

[@sennadehond3821]

Well... you’re no metal... while Eddie might aswel be😂

[@jordy2299]

@@sennadehond3821 Eddie is not a block of metal, those are well, quite literally pieces of metal. Niet zo’n goede vergelijking

[@m.b.82]

@@sennadehond3821 When it comes to not lifting heavy things, I am much stronger than Eddie Hall

[@ivoryas1696]

@@jordy2299 But, I mean... that could _actually_ be true though...

[@SherSingh-if8ls]

Eddie would whop you 😂 Pun intended

[@elbicnivni7273]

And the winner is IS THE HYDRAULIC PRESS.😁

[@Howabouthere]

Bruh I almost laughed

[@rodenreyes6320]

Furnace makes liquid of both press and the 2 metals. God freezes over hell and furnace?

[@iyalagaarts9955]

Because hydraulic is bigger

[@chiashe8489]

@@iyalagaarts9955size doesn’t matter

[@chiashe8489]

@@iyalagaarts9955you ever saw ants beat a worm dude

[@Nemenis]

Tungsten=adamantium (can scratch and pierce any other metals) Titanium=vibranium (very light weight and strong but not as strong as tungston)

[@zenshirou3201]

tungsten you mean

[@Nemenis]

@@zenshirou3201 damn grammar nazi’s still exist? And you liked your own comment. Anyway thanks

[@zenshirou3201]

@@Nemenis anyway, pure Tungsten is stronger than pure titanium 😁

[@networkengineer4405]

Only problem with this analogy is that Adamantium is a man-made steel-vibranium alloy, not a pure metal, and Vibranium exists naturally as a pure metal. But I do see your point. Adamantium is more dense than Vibranium, just like Tungsten is more dense than Titanium, so given the right circumstances Tungsten/Adamantium can pierce right thru Titanium/Vibranium. :)

[@scasny]

its sad that we use comics references because people are scared of numbers. We are heading to a technological dark ages

[@johnbarron4265]

Tungsten is stronger than titanium outright. However titanium is stronger by far pound-for-pound. And titanium has way higher fracture toughness. Tungsten is extremely dense and highly chemical resistant and heat resistant.

[@lucianorosso3375]

sorry to say but you are wrong. you are right if its tungsten carbide but not for pure tungsten.

[@aphilosophicalnaturalist6245]

Pure tungsten is rather brittle

[@user-ti5gi9ir7f]

@@aphilosophicalnaturalist6245 it's tungsten carbide that brittle, not pure tungsten

[@MrVeryfrost]

1 important feature was not mentioned that Titanium has almost 4x less mass than Tungsten, which is paramount in any transportation systems.

[@baldwinivofjerusalem47]

Mass or density?

[@7150285]

@@baldwinivofjerusalem47 I think both. I mean mass and density are "usually" related. The more dense the material the more mass it'll usually have thus more weight as well.

[@mojojoji5493]

@@7150285 yep it’s just weird to think of atoms lol

[@lurtzy_]

@@baldwinivofjerusalem47 its the same thing

[@hovant6666]

"four times less" is a misleading concept and phrase

[@AMa-us8de]

*Robber points gun at police Cop : "wait what's your bullet made of?" Robber : "tungsten" Cop : "that's no good, i wear a titanium vest" Robber : ok ._.

[@IcyBune]

that vest must be heavy as frick and also that bullet magazine would be pain to hold

[@verificationaccount9990]

@@IcyBune nah titanium is very light but yea that magazine would be hard to hold

[@7150285]

Edwin Sarkissian and Going Ballistic had shot their 1.5" thick Grade 5 Titanium block with Raufoss round (which is Tungsten carbide sabot round). And it stopped the tungsten bullet. Thickness stops everything. 2" thick of Grade 5 Titanium won't stop .50 SLAP tungsten carbide rounds but the Titanium is WAY THICKER than 2" than it certainly still will.

[@u-9658]

Demolition Ranch made a video of him shooting a tungsten cube with a AP 50 BMG Round and well it never penetrated and just made small holes

[@Minecraftian2345432]

The poster has confused tungsten carbide for an alloy of tungsten rather than a ceramic containing tungsten. He doesn't seem to understand what tungsten carbide actually is and conflates it with metallic tungsten.

[@tadejloncar]

@@Minecraftian2345432 Sadly the poster makes many of us engineers cringe...😢

[@jasonarmstrong5750]

There’s a reason why some tanks use it as armor

[@android-qk3pg]

That is why I'm here. The black tip did way more damage in the titanium than it did the tungsten.

[@Jesus-qv5sw]

@@android-qk3pg We need to realize that yhe titanium plate was slimmer than the wolframiuk block and it where less dense, but in absolute terms, the titanium one were almos penetrated while tungsten stayed like nothing.

[@micjr21]

Titanium wouldn't stand a chance against tungsten in body armor. but the tungsten would be so heavy you wouldn't want to wear it.

[@Uchuma74]

It would also be incredibly hard to forge with that melting point

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

I don't always hunt werewolves, but when I do, I use tungsten bullets... and then I carve them into steaks with a sharp carbide knife.

[@pyahh3959]

Titanium alloys scratch at a level 6 with deeper grooves at a level 7

[@stefanmarjoram5411]

how mant youtubers videos did you steal

[@darkgreenrifleman4871]

quite a few.lol

[@Beos_Valrah]

At least he credits them (albeit a bit too inconspicuous imo).

[@TACJHON_]

Titanium got destroy when it got hit by a barrel but tungsten only got dented

[@matthijsvanemous7046]

you talked about tungstencarbide being very brittle but pure tungsten is still very hard on the mohs scale while being pretty much indestructible if you look at brittleness

[@DylanBegazo]

This video about tungsten and titanium has earned you a new subscriber because I love tungsten discussion videos

[@shazamshazamski4490]

A better comparison for scratch resistance would be WC vs TiC.. WC is NOT an alloy.. It's a compound.

[@marekkaspar811]

Yes, im very sad about this too :(((((

[@kellapeer]

Very informative and clear!

[@kara88bg]

I literally stopped watching when guy sad combined with carbide. There is no carbide element, combination of metal plus carbon is called "metal" carbide. You can have both thungsten i.e. wolfram in non English speaking world carbide and titanium carbide or whichever other metal that can be carburized.

[@sydneypalenge5982]

What if you put tungsten on a tank will it be impossible to kill?

[@kara88bg]

@@sydneypalenge5982 not sure, but it won't move that's for sure

[@sydneypalenge5982]

Hmmmmm

[@sydneypalenge5982]

Ad a bigger engine like a airbus engine

[@sydneypalenge5982]

Oh forget it to shay my guy

[@robertchristofaro9014]

Mix titanium and tungsten together as one with carbon fiber material

[@josh_the_alien]

They are both strong metals But together they are invincible

[@vip-cw1st]

With some nano tech

[@robertchristofaro9014]

@@vip-cw1st with nano technology it would be even more stronger

[@SkepticalCaveman]

Coating titanium with tungsten carbide?

[@spicymeatballs2thespicening]

Damn that song's a bop, anyone know where I can find it

[@PlayJoy_90]

Can we alloying both material into one?

[@InvestologybyHarshil]

Awesome videos. Just one suggestion, pls remove background musics or atleast slow down its voice. It will increase value of your content 👍😀

[@Jakco808]

Why am I fascinated by Titanium and Tungsten at 3 in the morning lol?

[@clxwncrxwn]

I know that tungsten is used in lightbulbs, it’s used as the element.

[@saintpoli6800]

Tungsten coils; beautiful things

[@7150285]

Tungsten has the highest melting point than ALL natural metals.

[@7150285]

You forgot to mention. Chromium. The hardest natural metal, harder than Tungsten I believe. Going Ballistic shot Grade 100 5" thick Chromium ball and it cracked proving Chromium is brittle like Tungsten. Titanium is more ductile correct, but it lacks hardness and much easier to penetrate.

[@dcxxnoobxx5713]

Mix the metals together to make Adamantium

[@MydearestSixsmith1931]

Yea, or at least the cohesive molecular hyperalloys Duranium and Tritanium from Star Trek. I might even go as far as saying Unobtanium, from The Core, but they screwed the pooch hard with that movie...

[@chan_for]

Rest of the KZbinrs compare them based on SaTisFyiNg Hydraulic Press Clips

[@NihilIslands]

I worked with this tungsten and it is breakable. In silicate packaging like bottles tugsten small cillinders are used to form bottles jars, and man a mecanically push of glass machines in error can chip but not break them fully but still chip them

[@m.mohammedfayyaz9398]

Waiting for a third new element stonger than both in the future if possible!

[@mojojoji5493]

I know right let me know haha

[@triynizzles]

Cubic boron nitride. 👍

[@pedrodelacruz3492]

Now I know how to penetrate Ironman suits..😀

[@09NXN06]

I love both metals plus or minus!

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Rockwell and Brinell hardness tests

[@fikrifahmi7442]

Is it just me thinking what happened if titanium and tungsten combine?

[@ayetcervantes1939]

I'm thinking the same thing then turning it to a shield

[@nirujirian]

emagine tungsten breaking the hydraulic press

[@taraflint5391]

Imagine

[@itstrueaweeb]

keep imagining

[@abbcc5996]

special needs?

[@vickylance]

So titanium is best to be used as Asteroid impact shielding for large spacecrafts?

[@toofastnobrakes]

Is it possible to mix the two?

[@Minecraftian2345432]

Tungsten and titanium, yes. Titanium and tungsten carbide, not really. Tungsten carbide isn't a metal, it's a ceramic. You could suspend pieces of tungsten carbide in titanium like peanuts in a chocolate bar, but I'm not sure if that is what you mean.

[@toofastnobrakes]

@@Minecraftian2345432 question is would it be beneficial to mix tungsten and titanium together?

[@Minecraftian2345432]

@@toofastnobrakes Sometimes. It depends what properties you want.

[@eb1247]

Did you really say that tungsten can be combined with carbide to become tungsten carbide 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@7150285]

Carbide means "carbon" additive I believe...

[@cadenlobo2152]

I'm happy we got a demolition ranch cameo

[@bl1t7theprotogenhybrid72]

Is it too much to ask for both?

[@uploadvidz4490]

Man, everyone knows Adamantium and Vibranium are the two hardest metals smh

[@pitt2495]

Easily

[@denizbalikci2007]

Uru is the hardest metal :D

[@Alloy_Bron_]

They aren’t real, then if fakes then it would be quinque and nichirin

[@canyoufeelthelove3305]

No. Beskar.

[@infurnasruler-ll4uc]

Thinking of alloy of both TUNGSTEN and TITANIUM😐

[@zenshirou3201]

pure tungsten is stronger than pure titanium

[@Spartan11117777]

Imagine shaping a Large amount of Tungsten in the shape of a Wooden Light Post and shooting it from Outer Space and landing back at a designated location on Earth at Super Speeds and seeing the impact. 😮 Brutal stuff.

[@UniverseUA]

Fun fact: cesium has a hardness of ~0.2 mohs

[@saeki_san]

So a pure tungsten obsidian blade is the best option?

[@priyankaiit9546]

Hey I've been your old sub, I needed help in making a Open Melting Furnace, can you suggest some crazy Design ideas?

[@brunakis4428]

So if you make a medieval Europe style onehand sword, make it out of titanium but have tungsten edges and tip, would that be swag?

[@tusk3260]

Tungsten is not mixed with carbid to make it more workable, its just much cheaper to make it using carbid impurity. But pur tungsten is far stronger anhd actually less brittle then tungsten carbid. Using tungsten carbid is not fair for this comparison. Pure tungsten would not even change shape nor crack when being kit by something that can crack or flatten titanium.

[@Hollowdude15]

Great video man ;)

[@joessj5]

Waiting until they can make an onium cube.

[@LeeBuddy]

So which would be better for a sword? Like keeping sharpness and unbreaking.

[@Do_High_Go]

A titanium sword core with Tungsten Edge. Titanium core so the sword is lite and easy to handle, if it is from Tungsten it is going to be... too heavy. Just for analogy Titanium has density of 4.5 grams per cubic centimeter, Tungsten - 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter, that means that a sword made entirely of Tungsten will weigh roughly 5 times more than a Titanium one. As for the Edge, well you can see how scratch resistant Tungsten can be, however you will want the edge to not be Tungsten Carbide, since that is very brittle and in actual combat you will end up with a saw sword due to chipping at every hit. Good news is, pure tungsten does not scratch very easy either, and will let you cut your enemy's sword in half if you swing hard enough. Practically, bonding the two will be pain in the ass, so you will be better sticking to entirely Titanium Sword since for cutting stuff it will work just fine, it will retain sharpness for a long long time and it will still be lite, but if you want "The Ultimate Sword" you will want to find a way to coat the Edge with Tungsten.Tungsten edge will be the upper hand if you intend to fight another person with a Titanium sword ;)

[@plainsabertooth7828]

What if you want both?

[@zach_viernes2412]

I am finding a way to make a mandolorian suit

[@masternoob9673]

Say you make a tungsten blade that can spin at really high speeds. Would it cut titanium or at least steel??

[@Do_High_Go]

You would be surprised to learn how many tools, both industrial and household ones have Tungsten carbide covered bits. In construction what do you thing is on the edge of discs for cutting concrete? Tungsten Carbide. Not only it cuts metals, like the metal rods in the concrete floor, but the stones in the concrete too. It is insane and it is being used widely already. If you have any power tools in your house, you probably have a Tungsten carbide tipped drill bit. That special disk for cutting floor tiles? Also Tungsten Carbide. You can get what you fantasize at the price of an angle grinder and a disc for "Non-Metals", however these have very big "teeth, it is not like they cant cut metal, it is just very "bumpy". However there are disks advertised as "Diamond tipped", which is actually just Tungsten Carbide shards soldered on the edge of the disk. Very easy to get, a bit more expensive, but those bad babies can cut Anything, if you lay Reality as an object, they could probably cut that too :D

[@netscavenger8224]

Can titanium and tungsten be mixed to form an even stronger alloy?

[@imienazwisko9244]

Wolfram, not Tungsten.

[@Cashstashmuststash]

I have a shark tank level idea

[@The1968dodge_charger]

I'll just use tungsten for the frame of my T-34E and titanium as armor for T-34E (also there not thin)

[@justinkendollrozinek]

I want this video but like 4 hours long and going all the way in depth about it

[@Queenofvampires1992]

Could you mix titanium with tungston? Togeather ?

[@StrikeComGaming]

Quite informative actually, thanks

[@Minecraftian2345432]

The information is rife with errors, so take anything you "learned" here with a grain of salt.

[@peteramarillo8952]

Titanium is much lighter than tungsten. tungsten is super heavy

[@Beos_Valrah]

It would be more correct to say that titanium is much less 'dense' and tungsten is super 'dense'.

[@Metal_Master_YT]

why, in your thumbnail, did you have tungsten be the light metal and titanium be the dark metal, tungsten is naturally a darker color than titanium.

[@Sigkete]

Cool

[@Metal_Master_YT]

@@Sigkete glad somebody noticed

[@hyperghost99]

I'm just waiting for a metal strong enough to start building an Iron Man suit to fight crime and hopefully make a difference in life.

[@wontcreep]

what about tungsten metallic glass

[@nathanixslade]

Can combine Tungsten with Titanium?

[@Grimnoire]

So tungsten is the 🗡️ and titanium is the 🛡️

[@nickcage6389]

Chromium stronget than both

[@idkyui]

Nokia cant be crushed by that crusher

[@dirremoire]

You never did say which one is strongest.

[@Lathnor]

Bro the weight compares imagine having a 20t armor of titanium and 20t of tungsten

[@7150285]

Titanium will always win if it comes to weight in comparison to the same level of protection.

[@mbignuts]

Most op sword would be tungsten bladed titanium sword

[@MrLim-wq2gn]

What if you Mold a Titanium-Tungsten Alloy.

[@AutodidactEngineer]

Titanium is tougher while tungsten is harder! GG

[@MrLim-wq2gn]

True.

[@Wbfuhn]

Combine the 2. Now you have a super metal.

[@alexdresden6776]

Could we one day fabricate transparent tungsten for deep sea exploration?

[@alexdresden6776]

Granted that would be altering the metal on a subatomic molecular level.

[@alexdresden6776]

@@awashburn6944 I know that its perplexing but from a fantasy standpoint its cool, realistically it isn't possible. Its an idea from the "Ghosts of Onyx" saga in the halo novels. The engineers turned the deck transparent but allowed to keep its structural integrity.

[@AmritGrewal31]

2:16 tungsten carbide is an alloy? Are you sure?

[@jesusm2159]

What things are made of tungsten?

[@7150285]

Inside your light bulbs.

[@200yearsago5]

It’s obviously tungsten you don’t even need to test it titanium is as strong as steel tungsten is 3 times stronger than steel

[@roopak608]

Just came here to find out which metal is better for a submarine

[@chhayachauhan8521]

there are so many mistakes in this video, the first one is, tungsten carbide is a ceramic or a compound and secondly there is no information about why x metal is more ductile(example) than y metal, and so much more.

[@a_human4732]

This wasn’t really fair. It’s a common fact tungsten is is quite brittle on impact but has high tensile strength

[@briceonyoutube7215]

that answers my question but the music was so annoying!

[@MohammedHussain-fb6ms]

Two of the strongest metals are almost tides.

[@quinn860]

I want to see a titanium plate shot with tungsten bullets, the video didn't really tell or show me anything new, no actual comparison tests with results

[@7150285]

It has ALREADY been done by many gun channels. Raufoss and SLAP and SLAP-T are all tungsten carbide penetrator round. Go check out Edwin and Going Ballistic channels.

[@gusfring96]

🎵 They shoot me down, but I won't fall. I am tungsten 🎵

[@user-if2jq8vr8y]

the tungsten is my favorite it cures my mortality

[@focustungsten]

We can manufacture and sell tungsten cube!😊

[@davidmichael3189]

Surely the platforms of the press are the strongest. What are they made out of?

[@lionelgarcia9406]

Yes but are we talking about Tungsten or Tungsten Carbide. Tungsten carbide is not as strong in impact whereas Tungsten is stronger than Ti. Please keep your videos up with correct information!

[@Yuji_itadori_or_muichiro]

Tungsten bullets?

[@Tuansudungcocaine]

I always are fan of titanium but after i watch this video im now fan of tungsten

[@brineoconnor7491]

Hear me out, tungsten and titanium alloy, it has both tungsten and titanium

[@dibakarpaul4788]

use tungsten alloy with coating of titanium 😊

[@Do_High_Go]

But that will make a heavy scratchable tool/weapon/item. It would be better to use Titanium alloy, covered with Tungsten Carbide, if you want a lite but very scartch resistant thing, would be perfect for a sword or armor, tho bonding the two will be a giant pain either way

[@roytristanreyes9880]

I thought The Material of Captain America's shield was the strongest metal.. that's why i search it from youtube.. hehe

[@renzjosephremo4143]

Tungsten -can crack if the tungsten plate is thin and hit super hard like the 50 cal. -Super heavy metal -Super strong 4 times stronger than titanium Titanuim -super light -2 times harder than steel -level 6 scratch resistant

[@7150285]

@@awashburn6944 Grade 5 6Al-4V Titanium is around 350 brinell. Its surface hardness.

[@7150285]

@@awashburn6944 it's harder than mild steels at least lol, with brinell hardness of only 120. For example A36 or A50 are all soft mild steels. And most stainless steel is much softer too. Modern Mil Specs RHA is 350 brinell.

[@superiornicholas412]

Tungsten carbide cracks. Not pure tungsten.

[@trentsoto6852]

David Guetta didn’t write a song called “Tungsten” and have Sia sing it tho…😬😬 Therefore, Titanium wins 🏆

[@7150285]

Chromium.

[@7150285]

@Andromeda793 diamond and graphene.

[@tommyplaysgeometrydash]

Tungsten is more denser than titanium… so basically if gold and tungsten have the same denser . basically tungsten is still heavier than gold… but titanium is 2nd the most strongest compared to tungsten lol…

[@user-ti5gi9ir7f]

Tungsten is less heavier than Gold, the densest is Osmium

[@sageofmugen1724]

Why his voice looks exactly like riddle channel *exactly*

[@tinerama5195]

this is the weakness of titanium: its brother tungsten now everyone will use tungsten ammunitions to penentrate titanium

[@varietiesofvideos1653]

Tungsten is considered to be the strongest metal on earth but its impact strenght is low so titanium is mostly preferred and is considered to be the second strongest metal

[@7150285]

Chromium is harder than Tungsten I believe.

[@varietiesofvideos1653]

@@7150285 titanium is harder than chromium

[@7150285]

@@varietiesofvideos1653 totally incorrect. Going Ballistic had shot thru 2" thick Grade 5 Titanium with the SLAP rounds. He has also shot 5" thick Grade 100 Chromium ball on his channel. Tungsten and Chromium and most steel are harder than Titanium.

[@7150285]

@@varietiesofvideos1653 Grade 5 6Al-4V Titanium has a surface brinell hardness of 350. Tell me the brinell hardness of Grade 100 Chromium and Tungsten...