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I doubt that the lighter Ti hammer is more efficient than steel for energy transfer. If that were true,sledge hammers wouldn't exist. Also, a longer length handle gets more velocity into the hammer swing, but nobody pounds nails with a 3 ft hammer or a sledge.

A nailing hammer needs a hard head, a strong claw end & body, and a short enough handle length to control hit accuracy, but long enough to maintain the velocity.

It's all defined by M x V squared, but it's been worked out over a few centuries. Since we live in an imperfect world, somewhere between a steel finishing hammer & a steel framing hammer, there's an opportunity for marketing Ti to perfectionists.