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Posted: 10/19/2004 5:22:15 PM EDT
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check this out, some of you may have seen one but this is my first. I might say not cheap either, but i know there is some out there who think they need it all https://www.vbd.com/noc/shop/products_detail.asp?CategoryID=60&ProductID=286 |
www.vbd.com/noc/shop/products_detail.asp?CategoryID=60&ProductID=286 |
Whooptie frigging doo.
This is used for Neither Airplanes, missiles, or Rockets. Nor is it exposed to high heat. |
| Actually, titanium is commonly used in aircraft, and aircraft fasteners. If it's not being used in aircraft, please tell my titanium tubing suppliers that so I can get first dibs on it instead of the military and aviation community, lol. Us sports industry people basically get the left over scraps. The beauty of titanium is that it can flex without fatigue. Steel absolutely cannot flex without substantial fatigue, nor can cast aluminum. Titanium has shown it's merit in some high heat applications such as valves in high performance engines. It's also commonly used in tubing for nuclear reactors, and anywhere that corrosion is a problem. I cannot speak for rockets and missles, I have no experience with those. I do know that I deal with titanium on a daily basis, and know for a fact, that when using the correct alloys, it is by far superior to any other metal currently being used. The ONLY drawback to Ti is cost, and as it becomes more commonly used, the price will drop. |
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And we're getting excited over this? Oly's been making a complete titanium receiver for a while now, called the T3Ti. Costs $375 if you buy it from them, but less if you have your FFL order it from them directly. The thing is, the AR doesn't need titanium, stainless steel, or anything else significantly stronger than aluminum to function. Unless you're going to be shooting some massive calibers through your gun, aluminum receivers can outlast the shooter because there is so little stress on the lower. For the cost of one T3Ti stripped, I could have a $110 aluminum receiver with a stock and a match trigger group completed. Now something I would get excited about would be a reliable titanium bolt, barrel, etc. where there could be some true potential for weight savings and reliability. On a side note, that receiver won't even work for .50 BMG. The mag well's too small. |
| Well, I'm not sure if it's lighter. 7075 T6 aluminum is not pure aluminum. It's actually an alloy consisting of of course aluminum, zinc, magnesium, copper, chromium, and a few other metals. If that stuff is pure titanium, it'd probably be pretty close in weight. |
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Titanium is heavier than aluminum. Titanium AR lowers are for sure. Cool, but pointless. |
What I'm saying is that rarely is a pure metal used. Instead, alloys are used with somewhere between 5 and 10% of the material is something other than the base. Pure titanium is of course heavier than pure aluminum, all one needs to do is refer to a periodic table for that answer. What I am not sure is though, is how the alloys used in the receiver constructions compare in weight. Even if it is lighter, it's definately not significant to justify 3 times the price. |
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