Why the U.S. Navy Never Built Deep Diving Titanium Submarines Like Russia

Why the U.S. Navy Never Built Deep Diving Titanium Submarines Like Russia

Summary and Key Points: Titanium’s remarkable strength, corrosion resistance, and light weight make it theoretically ideal for submarine construction. -Yet the U.S. Navy has long avoided using titanium, primarily because of its prohibitively high costs and manufacturing complexity. -In contrast, the Soviet Navy employed titanium in the Alfa-class submarines, achieving unprecedented depths and speeds—but the […] The post Why the U.S. Navy Never B…