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| Author: | 46crew [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Titanium buckle! |
Just recently picked up a great CA M-1, blue dial. It came on a blue dive pro, and I believe the buckle is titanium! I removed it and compared it to a SS one, and it is significantly lighter. I have never seen or heard of this before. This awesome, as I put my other CA on a dive pro and now this is a perfect match! -Don  
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| Author: | RJRJRJ [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Never seen that before. You sure its not just brushed steel? I guess weighing it is the only way to find out. |
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| Author: | DCJ [ Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Hey Don, Nice find and pick up on that Ti Buckle!! Perfect match to the M1  Love to see more shots of that piece when you can.Talk soon man!! Don |
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| Author: | Alan M [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Nice find! I've never been sure about the one on the left Ti or SS? 
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| Author: | lland [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Alan M wrote: Nice find! I've never been sure about the one on the left Ti or SS? I have both of these buckles. The polished one in clearly stainless steel but I wasn't sure about the brushed, even though it came with my Ti Aerospace. I thought it might just be brushed steel as I have a brushed tang buckle that looks similar and the deployant isn't stamped Ti or Titanium, even though the steel one is stamped steel. But, as a magnet won't stick to it, I have to figure it's titanium. LL |
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| Author: | Alan M [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Stupid of me not to think of magnets. Thanks LL |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Alan M wrote: Stupid of me not to think of magnets. Thanks LL I think you'll find that magnets won't stick to stainless steel either (yes I know it has iron in it, but from memory the stainless treatment eliminates magnetism). Weight would bethe obvious test. |
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| Author: | Alan M [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
I cook, so my kitchen scales do not reg that low. |
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| Author: | Iantheklutz [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Roffensian wrote: Alan M wrote: Stupid of me not to think of magnets. Thanks LL I think you'll find that magnets won't stick to stainless steel either (yes I know it has iron in it, but from memory the stainless treatment eliminates magnetism). Weight would bethe obvious test. Correct. 316 SS is not magnetic. Only way to really tell, as RJ said, would be weight )more specifically density) |
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| Author: | Iantheklutz [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Roffensian wrote: Alan M wrote: Stupid of me not to think of magnets. Thanks LL I think you'll find that magnets won't stick to stainless steel either (yes I know it has iron in it, but from memory the stainless treatment eliminates magnetism). Weight would bethe obvious test. Correct. 316 SS is not magnetic. Only way to really tell, as RJ said, would be weight )more specifically density) |
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| Author: | dhalem [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
You could also use a multimeter. Different metals have different resistances. |
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| Author: | lland [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Iantheklutz wrote: Roffensian wrote: Alan M wrote: Correct. 316 SS is not magnetic. Didn't know that. I guess that explains the lack of magnets on my kitchen refrigerator! LL |
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| Author: | sderik [ Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Resurrecting this topic/post out of interest and curiosity.... so was it Titanium? |
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| Author: | Hightower [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
sderik wrote: Resurrecting this topic/post out of interest and curiosity.... so was it Titanium? Titanium itself is an element. But titanium alloy is as it says an alloy developed for the aerospace industry and used for it's high strength and light weight. The two most useful properties of the metal form are corrosion resistance and the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. It's not much heavier than aluminium. I would have thought you should be able to feel the weight difference just by hand. We use a lot of it at work. Not sure what grade Breitling use though? |
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Titanium buckle! |
Hightower wrote: Not sure what grade Breitling use though? Grade 2 
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