Originally posted by proudwinner
I only buy aluminum if the strength is okay for the application but the best is titanium and not because they are just titanium and they look cool but because they will not oxidize with rust like regular carbon steel and then that they are lighter.
The only downside is that titanium is a lot more brittle than steel, so if you hit it hard enough, it will break instead of bend like steel would. The nice part is it's so much stronger, that rarely happens.
-dave