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An apparently simple question, until the steel cannot be obtained. At 600 kg per meter, making them shorter is not just desirable. It is necessary.
Image from Shengjie Rui et al.:
This has far-reaching possibilities: Pei et al. 2023 'In-situ synthesized hydroxyapatite whiskers on 3D printed titanium cages enhanced osteointegration in a goat spinal fusion model', Materials & design, 233, 112270, available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.112270
Undersea power cable construction.
History of materials development.
Materials Selection in Mechanical Design. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-85617-663-7.00001-1
What everything is made from, as far as we know.