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Bad idea. Titanium is strong in tension, and lightweight, but its somewhat reactive chemically. Its flammable, like aluminum, when you grind it to a powder. Its akin to having a knife made from aluminum... do you think that's a good idea? Guess what will happen.
A razor sharp knife blade with an edge that lasts is all about the hardness of the steel. Nothing beats good steel. Unfortunately most of us use stainless steel for practical reasons, but a very hard carbon steel would be better. Other super hard materials are good candidates, ceramics have been available for a while. Tungsten carbide would be quite interesting, its heavy as fuck but its been used as superior cutting tools for a long time because its extraordinarily hard and holds a sharp edge for a long time.
Make pic related out of stainless knife steel and every engineer on Earth will be laughing.
You morons just think titanium is some super-metal because its used a lot in marketing. Its an extremely common element in the Earth's crust.