Is titanium the hardest metal?
Yes, out of all the Alloys, Titanium is the hardest, strongest, most expensive and lightest of all metals. It has a wide variety of uses where these inherent qualities are demanded: fighter jets; the space shuttles; glasses\eyewear; surgical parts for the body (?), jewellery and computer laptop packaging. Titanium Oxide, which is mined in Western Australia, looks like a white powder and is used in paints.