anyone know where to find lenths of 2.5" Ti piping ?

stupid gOOgle search brings up all the premade gunk.

TIA -

 

yes, http://www.burnsstainless.com

 

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I got aluminum from there, awesome service... I just bet its pretty pricey since its not listed. You can get Ti rod to weld with there too

here:
http://burnsstainless.com/Tita....html

 

sorry for the stupid question..but can u weld the titanium piping together like normal SS?? and is titanium good in the snow?

 

You can weld Ti if you have the right rod to weld it with

 

I though you needed either a vacuum chamber or at least fully purged surroundings. I used 321 stainless...

http://members.***.net/kimini2...2.jpg

BTW, I'm selling the remaining tubing if anyone's doing their own exhaust...

 

quote right from Burn's site..."Although it’s not easy to work with, and about 3 times as expensive as 304 stainless, Titanium is becoming increasing popular as an exhaust system material because of its extremely light weight, its excellent weldability, and remarkable resistance to corrosion."

Way outta most peoples price range... just straight pipe in a 2" is $33 a foot!!!
Why not just go with a much lighter and cheaper aluminum?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mochanic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">quote right from Burn's site..."Although itÂ’s not easy to work with, and about 3 times as expensive as 304 stainless, Titanium is becoming increasing popular as an exhaust system material because of its extremely light weight, its excellent weldability, and remarkable resistance to corrosion."

Way outta most peoples price range... just straight pipe in a 2" is $33 a foot!!!
Why not just go with a much lighter and cheaper aluminum?</TD></TR></TABLE>

reason for not using aluminum is cause is cheap and not very good for snowy weather..i for 1 cant use aluminum in NJ

 

It has very good corrosion resistance, probably in his case to road salt. 321 stainless would be nearly as good.

 

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thank u..road salt in NJ is so nutz it looks like rocks!!..lol...i remember i had aluminum piping on my first car and that **** took a beating aafter its first winter...by that next summer it had a nice hole..i was very angry..so SS is all i will do

 

SS is a better route. kb58, have you ever welded titanium before? I dont remember ever seeing titanium rod in a welding supply store before. Not common I guess.

 

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I'm looking for weight savings in the lb range at this point , I still have a ways to go before I reach min weight in my class.

 

No, I was just quoting with a diffective memory stuff that I've read.

 

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I'm looking for weight savings in the lb range at this point , I still have a ways to go before I reach min weight in my class.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I understand, though the cost/wt between 321 and titanium must be really high. Sure you don't want to buy my 321 tubing?

 

There's a good article in Scientific American magazine "sciam.com" I think; it's about a new development is extrating titanium from ore. This should create a big supply for TI and drop the prices a lot!

Good read!

 

whats funny is Titanium is one of the most abundant minerals on earth, even more so than aluminum, the only problem is that its so much harder to extract and process into useable metal than any of the other metals. This is why its so expensive.