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Originally Posted by Xist
What about titanium threads?
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Ti isn't as strong as people think. Grade 5 6Al-4V is the highest grade commonly available and is only suitable to replace grade 8.8 steel bolts.
Higher grades are available, but due to the difficultly or machining these are hard to find and extraordinarily expensive.
UFI is my dieting car and has some Ti and Alu hardware. Whenever a part comes off I do what I can to lighten it.