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02-01-2010, 10:26 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston
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|  Titanium questions
I'm looking to buy some titanium rod for links and such. Is it possible to drill, tap, thread with a die, and bend 6AL-4V titanium without machine shop equipment? How about Grade 2? Would grade 2 be too soft for links? Thanks for the help. |
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02-01-2010, 12:01 PM
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| Moderator Rule Breaker   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Tx
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02-01-2010, 12:31 PM
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Don't make me lazy Eric! Nah, that is probably the route I will have to take. But I'm not sure if they have long enough links for me.
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02-01-2010, 12:56 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Splendora
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Well Shelby when I worked at the machine shop that was mainly all we machined, I would think it is doable with some quality tools titanium is harder than aluminum but it is not a real hard metal compared to others it is a gummy metal though, I would be willing to give it a try for you.
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02-01-2010, 01:05 PM
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02-01-2010, 01:11 PM
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It probably wouldn't be very noticeable, maybe if you downsized on the ti like if you had 1/4 al and went to 3/16 ti I'll check and see if I can find anything, but I know that ti is quite expensive I have priced it before ouch  |
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02-01-2010, 01:11 PM
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Well do you think we can thread 3/16" ti with a normal die?
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02-01-2010, 01:25 PM
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I think we could do it, at the machine shop on the cnc's we would start the thread and then the guys up front would hand tap the holes the rest of the way, and this was on 6al ti.
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02-01-2010, 06:09 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lowell, Arkansas
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aluminum is quite a bit lighter than titanium. Al = 2.4 g/cc Ti = 4.7 g/cc |
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02-01-2010, 06:14 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tomball, Tx
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titanium is cooler than aluminum.
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02-02-2010, 10:33 PM
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forming the ti would be the most questionable. If your bending 30* for a typical link you'll be fine. ti's threshold for forming is low as it is hard enough it would rather break then bend. That being said ti can be stronger and lighter than al (using a much thiner wall or tube size). Al would not slide over obstacles as well as Ti.
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02-02-2010, 11:14 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Honolulu
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I would use 6al-4v over grade 2. As for using a dye it isn't as bad as you would think. I made alot of links and still using the same crappy dye. It's comparable to SS as far as threading goes IMO. As for weight, my 1/4" lowers are the same weight as the 3/8" delrin links I previously had. They slide great and are really strong. It's pretty hard to beat TI.
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