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Titanium is usually an alloy just like aluminum. It is impossible to harden a titanium alloy beyond Rockwell C in the mid 40s.
Most knives are also alloys of steel. Usually stainless steel and heat treated to a hardness of high 50s to low 60s.
But a sword needs to treated to the low 50s because of the shock they will receive from a strike.
The answer is to use a titanium alloy coating over steel to give hardness while limiting brittleness. Titanium alloys such as titanium-carbide, titanium-nitride or titanium-carbo-nitride (black coating) can be used.
An example would be the gold drill bits. They are usually titanium alloy or more commonly a tungsten alloy.
These alloys can reach a hardness of Rockwell C 85, but when used as a coating, it merely allows the blade to hold an edge and does not strengthen the overall structure.
Although a full titanium alloy blade would be possible, it must consist of a softer inner core. This would not strenghthen the blade but would reduce weight.
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