* SESIUI. Material properties
2.5 Metal alloys
Bike frame alloys
Imagine you work for a company that makes bicycles. Until now the company has made bicycle frames
from an aluminium alloy. It now wants to make frames from titanium, or maybe a titanium alloy. Your job
is to choose the best material for the job.
1 Choose the properties the ro material must have. Circle one choice from each pair below.
high density / low dens
tiff / wobbly
hard / soft
is not damaged by air and water / is damaged by air and water
shiny / dull
strong I weak
Study the properties of pure titanium and the two titanium alloys (columns BC and D in the table)