In What Really Sank the Titanic, McCarty uses information gleaned from studying rivets salvaged from the wreck to argue that the worldâ s most famous shipwreck was caused by poor-quality iron.

The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low-grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals conclude in a new ...

Scientists specializing in metallurgy say they've concluded the Titanic's fatal flaw was in its rivets. "I think we can honestly say that this is probably the most comprehensive study that's ever ...

Failure to recognize and adapt to external ... The Boiler Fire and Fragile Rivets. When the Titanic set sail, it had an out-of-control boiler fire that was quietly weakening the ship’s structure.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low grade rivets that the ship's builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals ...

NEW YORK – The tragic sinking of the Titanic nearly a century ago can be blamed on low-grade rivets that the ship’s builders used on some parts of the ill-fated liner, two experts on metals ...

Scientists have discovered that the builder of the Titanic struggled for years to obtain enough rivets and riveters and ultimately settled on faulty materials that doomed the ship, which sank 96 ...

Scientists have discovered that the builder of the Titanic struggled for years to obtain enough rivets and riveters and ultimately settled on faulty materials that doomed the ship, which sank 96 ...

These images were then transformed into a full-scale digital twin of the Titanic, accurate down to individual rivets. Among the most significant findings, the digital model has uncovered new ...

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