Neutronium hulls are much stronger and lighter.

"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
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Paul F. Dietz wrote:
wrote:

Titanium was relatively rare and expensive.

Titanium the element is not rare. Common white paint pigment
is titanium dioxide.

But titanium the metal was fairly rare, and unfortunately concentrated in
other places (the Soviet Union, South Africa, etc.) where it was not easy
for the United States to get it at a reasonable price.

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