minus-squarecopernicurious@lemmynsfw.comtoNews@lemmy.world•Boeing and Airbus may have used 'counterfeit' titanium in planes, FAA sayslinkfedilinkarrow-up28·3 months agoStill titanium, but likely sourced differently and not batch tested to verify exact mechanical properties. Only time you’d tell the difference is when it fails prematurely. linkfedilink
minus-squarecopernicurious@lemmynsfw.comtoTechnology@lemmy.world•World’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant To Be Built In Saudi ArabialinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agodeleted by creator linkfedilink
Still titanium, but likely sourced differently and not batch tested to verify exact mechanical properties. Only time you’d tell the difference is when it fails prematurely.