Titanium Wheel Nuts
07-14-2005 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by simonprelude,Jul 14 2005, 05:50 PM
Sounds like dodgy Ti to me, currently have a Ti watch, chain, neck chain, bike frame etc etc etc and all are still shiny with no scratches.
I remember the mountain bike days, and R/C car days when a few grammes meant a lot of weight saving, but then we found a supplier of Ti parts to the trade at 10% the cost of them to specialist groups !!
Ti is not that difficult to work, or extract (source, a guy who works with it everyday) and is not rare (most common metal on earth I heard) so why rip people off for parts made from it ??
I remember the mountain bike days, and R/C car days when a few grammes meant a lot of weight saving, but then we found a supplier of Ti parts to the trade at 10% the cost of them to specialist groups !!
Ti is not that difficult to work, or extract (source, a guy who works with it everyday) and is not rare (most common metal on earth I heard) so why rip people off for parts made from it ??
I also have one similar!
Nope, Ti is very soft. Near Al in the periodic table IIRC?
Dremel & Anusol soon buffs the polished Ti up again. This is probably why most decorative Ti is brushed finish instead.
07-14-2005 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Jul 14 2005, 07:13 PM
I thought your watch strap was made of ceramic, Simon!
I also have one similar!
Nope, Ti is very soft. Near Al in the periodic table IIRC?
Dremel & Anusol soon buffs the polished Ti up again. This is probably why most decorative Ti is brushed finish instead.
I also have one similar!
Nope, Ti is very soft. Near Al in the periodic table IIRC?
Dremel & Anusol soon buffs the polished Ti up again. This is probably why most decorative Ti is brushed finish instead.
07-14-2005 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by simonprelude,Jul 14 2005, 04:50 PM
currently have a Ti watch, chain, neck chain, bike frame etc etc etc and all are still shiny with no scratches.
I ain't gettin in no plane .. etc
07-14-2005 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Spanners,Jul 14 2005, 05:47 PM
Titanium is indeed rather soft. They use titanium for cleats etc on racing dinghys, but the ropes quickly wear it away. It is very strong, and astonishingly light, but not hard.
07-14-2005 | 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by simonprelude,Jul 14 2005, 04:50 PM
Ti is not that difficult to work, or extract (source, a guy who works with it everyday) and is not rare (most common metal on earth I heard) so why rip people off for parts made from it ??
)its in four place behind aluminium (8% of the earths crust), iron, and magnesium.
07-14-2005 | 03:08 PM
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I have a titanium pen (wonder if the Yanks call it titanum?) made by McLaren F1 guys and cost a good deal more than those wheel nuts - it is pretty strong and would make a good weapon - often wondered why they let me on aeroplanes with it 
but not complaining
but not complaining