• Question: what is the strongest element in the world and what would it take to break it

    Asked by otomoto to Pete on 16 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Peter Styring answered on 16 Jun 2010:

      Good question. Titanium has the highest strength to weight ratio, however the absolute strongest would be carbon. In diamond form it is the hardest, and as carbon fibres it has the higest tensile strength. However, people don’t tend to use elements alone but compounds such as Aramid polymers (Kevlar) or composites of many materials (e.g. carbon fibre re-enforced Kevlar). Not sure on strength values though.

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