An iceberg doesn't cut through a steel hull in the way that a knife cuts through butter. Rather, the enormous force of a ship the size of the Titanic (which was moving at a significant speed) hitting an iceberg can cause the hull plates to buckle and the rivets to pop, creating openings in the ship's hull.
When the Titanic collided with the iceberg, it was the intense, localized pressure of the impact that caused the damage. The Titanic was constructed using a combination of steel plates and rivets. At the time, these materials were considered state-of-the-art, but they had their limitations. The force of the collision caused the hull plates to deform and the rivets to fail, opening seams in the hull through which water could enter.
Furthermore, the type of steel used in the Titanic's construction has been the subject of study and debate. Some research has suggested that the steel may have been more brittle than modern steels, particularly in the icy conditions in which the Titanic was sailing. If this was the case, it might have made the hull more susceptible to damage from the iceberg.
So, while it's not accurate to say that the iceberg cut through the Titanic's hull, it is correct to say that the collision with the iceberg caused catastrophic damage to the hull, leading to the ship's sinking.
But can icebergs cut through hardened steel hulls? How could an iceberg sink the Titanic ship?
