new21022 Member Joined: Aug 2008  USA Posts: 142 Feedback: 100% (5)	Posted: 4/17/2012 7:39:09 PM THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I saw this today, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=221004316560 and it got me thinking. I know a little bit about titanium, and I know Grade5 is the shit, but I don't know much about the metals selected for silencers. Is grade5 any good for a silencer?
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bwideman Member Team Member Joined: Nov 2008  MO, USA Posts: 1271 Feedback: 100% (22) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/17/2012 8:19:17 PM Most cans that I am aware of use Grades 5 and 9 titanium.
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No2sc2 Member Joined: Mar 2012  GA, USA Posts: 39 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/17/2012 8:35:18 PM Originally Posted By bwideman: Most cans that I am aware of use Grades 5 and 9 titanium. Yeah thats why they so dang expensive....
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new21022 Member Joined: Aug 2008  USA Posts: 143 Feedback: 100% (5) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/17/2012 9:29:01 PM Right, and I've seen Grade9 tube and Grade5 round bar, but I've never seen Grade5 tube. Is there any reason people use Grade9 and not Grade5 for tube? Would this make a good tube?
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ZachH Member Team Member Joined: Apr 2006  TN, USA Posts: 2245 Feedback: 100% (4) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/21/2012 12:02:46 AM I've used 6al4v and 3al2v for tubes . Its all expensive . And depending on what your doing that piece should work . I wouldn't thin the tube out much though if its for a larger center fire .
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Cole2534 wishes he were a Cola warrior Team Member Joined: Jan 2008  OK, USA Posts: 10980 Feedback: 100% (9) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/29/2012 5:45:00 PM Originally Posted By new21022: Right, and I've seen Grade9 tube and Grade5 round bar, but I've never seen Grade5 tube. Is there any reason people use Grade9 and not Grade5 for tube? Would this make a good tube? I've zero experience machining Ti, but if it's like steel the designations sometimes take into account the forming process. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile
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DSB Member Team Member Joined: Jul 2007  WI, USA Posts: 298 Feedback: 100% (4) Link To This Post	Posted: 4/30/2012 8:56:09 PM I assume you know Titanium turnings and dust is flammable, so keep that in mind and use appropriate safety measures.
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Modly Member Joined: Dec 2008  OR, USA Posts: 682 Feedback: 100% (2) Link To This Post	Posted: 5/10/2012 4:46:29 AM Not to sound negative about your idea of making a titanium can, but if you aren't familiar with machining titanium, it's probably not the right material for you to build your own with. Practice it a bit, and see if you can find prints for a Ti suppressor. Exotic metals don't turn like high carbon steel, and may end up with poor results if you aren't used to it.
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JKrammes Member Joined: Mar 2005  PA, USA Posts: 819 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 5/10/2012 9:43:46 PM Originally Posted By DSB: I assume you know Titanium turnings and dust is flammable, so keep that in mind and use appropriate safety measures. You aint kidding... When I started working Ti a few years ago, I tried to heat color a small pile of shavings from drilling. I think I can still see the white light...
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carpesignum Member Joined: Jan 2009  VA, USA Posts: 509 Feedback: 0% (0) Link To This Post	Posted: 5/14/2012 7:56:43 PM do you know titanium will harden if drilled to fast? you will know when you go to tap it... if i was going to carry a suppressed pistol or maybe long gun for long distances then i might get some TI but for plinking a few hundred rounds a week i would run stainless or aluminum (for a .22)
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