Moderator: Tim White
Scott McCrea wrote:Do you have the tools/equipment/knowledge to bend and weld a Ti frame?
Scott McCrea wrote:What about drilling the holes in the bars?
Scott McCrea wrote:The Ti bars that I have seen had hollow aluminum inserts for better heat absorbtion/distribution.
hunter wrote:Seems like solid bars might be better in the long run, of course that kind of kills the weight savings.
Lava wrote:Yeah, I emailed Carroll and it's true that the abrasion resistance of titanium made it unsuitable for bars. However, I'd still like to have a titanium frame for my micro rack... seems like that could be made pretty easily.
Mark620 wrote:6AL-4V = shear strength of .250 bar is 3917#, yield strength is 5880#, tensile = 6370#
302SS,303SS,304SS 3/8" rod : yield = 4400#, tensile = 9900#
Users browsing this forum: No registered users