Interesting that they didn't have a "Wear" test. They sort of dance around the subject a bit, and hit on related tests including the fact that titanium will "scratch" easier than stainless, but, actual wear is not defined. It's also interesting to note that they claim most stainless steel alloys are better in the yield, tensile, and shear tests than titanium. I also didn't see anything mentioned about metal fatigue as such. Take two trips of both metals, the same thickness, and flex/bend them both to the same angle repeatedly. See which one breaks first. My bet is that titanium would break first, but, that's just a guess from a total ignoramus on the subject. Looks like welding titanium is a bit trickier too, and may take someone with that specialty to perform it......more $$$ probably. Ok, so much for the lab tests, what are you folks with titanium scoops finding out in the real world of detecting equipment torture? Are they holding up better than stainless, and how much better? Worth the extra cost? I guess I could probably call John at Xtreme and get his input, but, as much as I like him, it's probably going to be a biased opinion. I'd rather have lots of user input.
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