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Is iron not heavy?
Tungsten carbide and gold are about the same density. Tungsten carbide is about 3 times as dense as iron/steel. Steel is about 3 times as dense as aluminum.
If you're expecting a steel part and come across a gold (or carbide) one, you'll know it immediately, just as you'd know a steel part from an aluminum one.
Gold is 2.45 times heavier than iron by volume. https://www.theworldmaterial.com/density-of-metals/
Did not know that. Thanks!
I mean, recently someone found the mother of all software vulnerability attacks because their login took half a second longer than it should. Steel being 2.5x heavier than usual sounds like an easy spot compared to that.
Not compared to gold. Gold is about 3 times heavier per unit of volume.
I done learneded. Thanks!