chief of state. n. pl. chiefs of state. The formal head of a nation, distinct from the head of the government. Also called head of state. chiefâ² of stateâ² n. the titular head of a nation, as a president or king. Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend: Switch to new thesaurus . Noun: 1.
Strength is an important quality in the use of metals. This is especially true in construction, transportation, heavy industry and tool making. Metal alloys are often stronger than a metal in their pure form. In discussing the strongest metals, we should first consider what we mean by strength.
In the 1970's, Soviet researchers discovered that adding aluminum to the mix when creating steel can make an incredibly strong and lightweight metal, but this new steel was unavoidably brittle. You'd have to exert lots of force to reach the limit of its strength, but once you did, the steel would break rather than bend.