the mystery of mithril

[Iargwath]

The reason that we have probably never seen a Titanium chain mail is that would be extremely expensive (much like Mithril), so the strength of it in a mail like application has probably never been tested.

I thought this was also the case Gorwingel [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] However, Titanium is now being sold as spool wire, in order to be transformed into chain mail. It is evident that Titanium is one of the most expensive chain mail that is available today (Anodized Titanium-grade 5 hard 0.020" 24Ga, being the most expensive).

There are two main options available to the apprentice armorer for making mail. The first is to buy rings that are already formed, the second is to form the rings from wire. A mail shirt requires 5000 to 9000 rings, depending on ring size and shirt size. Making rings from steel wire is the cheapest means of producing mail, but involves considerably more work than buying pre-formed rings. Spools of steel wire are available from hardware stores in either galvanized (zinc) or unplated varieties. 300 series stainless steel (wire or rings) is also a good choice. It is more expensive and may be hard to find, but is softer to work with and easier to maintain. Another metal option available to today's Armorer is titanium. Titanium is desirable for its high strength to weight ratio. Both stainless steel and titanium alloys are available from welding supply houses as spooled wire. Source

And i also found a website which distributes wire/spool. There you can see that Titanium is being sold, and is one of the most expensive wire/spool being sold...

Wire/Spool Page