wstein
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Walter:Well, I have to admit, I also have a titanium dive knife, but alas, no sheath. The person who lost it didn't toss the sheath overboard.
The nerve of them to not do that.
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Walter:Well, I have to admit, I also have a titanium dive knife, but alas, no sheath. The person who lost it didn't toss the sheath overboard.
LOL...Walter:Well, I have to admit, I also have a titanium dive knife, but alas, no sheath. The person who lost it didn't toss the sheath overboard.
"Titanium is strong as steel, yet half the weight. Unlike stainless steel that rusts, brass that turns green or aluminum that pits and corrodes, titanium is a noble metal, inert in sea water. Even after centuries beneath the sea, a titanium part will look as new as it did the day it was made. That´s why it´s often the material of choice in environments where lesser metals would never survive."
...Titanium has no equal for durability or reliability. Our titanium components will never wear out, rust, or fail due to the effects of corrosion.
Urban legend i think due to the high O2 content and Ti problem, maybe a job for myth bustersgrazie42:I´d love some titanium tanks (there´s an urban legend here that the russians made some for their SF)...
Other than that, I don´t think it´s worth the cost...
For high-corrosive enviroments TI & super duplex steels are the way to go...I personally hate that all my "SS"-gear get a fine layer of rust as soon as I forget to rinse it...
It is 0.05 millimeters thick and produces a patented 69 Rockwell Cone hardness rating via a 500 °C nitride bath. The final matte, non-glare finish meets or exceeds stainless steel specifications, is 85% more corrosion resistant than a hard chrome finish, and is 99.9% salt-water corrosion resistant.