Very good question indeed..... and not one that's been asked on here before as far as I'm aware.
I'd be interested to know the answer to this as well as I find material technology really interesting (sadly!
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| Author: | MartC [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:58 am ] |
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Does anyone know what grade of titanium Breitling use for their cases and bracelets? It seems a lot tougher than the titanium used on my Tissot T-Touch I think the cheaper makes such as Seiko, Tissot etc use a titanium alloyed with a lot of aluminum, probably for ease of manufacture Sorry if this has been asked many times before, but I have extensively use the search function to no avail |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 8:23 am ] |
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Very good question indeed..... and not one that's been asked on here before as far as I'm aware. I'd be interested to know the answer to this as well as I find material technology really interesting (sadly! ).
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| Author: | RJRJRJ [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:12 am ] |
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I think ive read that the higher grades are much more difficult to work with than the lower grades, so its not necessarily just the raw materials that cost more. |
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| Author: | Bry1975 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:17 am ] |
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Jewellery grade Titanium is usually Commercially pure 1 or 2 so around 99% pure Titanium. FYI Sandvik Avesta supply the stainless steel used in Breitlings! 
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| Author: | In2Deep [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:47 am ] |
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The level of knowledge here never ceases to amaze me 
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| Author: | Bry1975 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:08 pm ] |
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Found this out when I was REALLY into Engineering Design, engineering materials can be interesting 
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| Author: | breitlingsource [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:21 pm ] |
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But commercially pure grade 1 and 2 titanium are typically softer than other titanium alloys such as Ti6Al4V, which is the most common of the titanium alloys, and as far as I know offers the highest tensile strength (at least it did 4-5 years ago). It is used extensively in airplanes and knives, which is where I learned about the stuff. I was under the impression that Ti6Al4V titanium which is grade 5 was the toughest stuff... ? I'm actually semi-working on a section for my knife site that will have this information, but I haven't gotten that far yet, and probably won't be for a bit yet.. |
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| Author: | Bry1975 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:46 pm ] |
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Yer I know but comm 1 and 2 is easy on tooling etc etc |
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| Author: | In2Deep [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:00 pm ] |
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breitlingsource wrote: But commercially pure grade 1 and 2 titanium are typically softer than other titanium alloys such as Ti6Al4V, which is the most common of the titanium alloys, and as far as I know offers the highest tensile strength (at least it did 4-5 years ago). It is used extensively in airplanes and knives, which is where I learned about the stuff. I was under the impression that Ti6Al4V titanium which is grade 5 was the toughest stuff... ?
I'm actually semi-working on a section for my knife site that will have this information, but I haven't gotten that far yet, and probably won't be for a bit yet.. What's the URL of the knife site? |
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| Author: | hnb [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:29 pm ] |
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Sandvik Avesta??? Swedish steel? That made my day... Heja Sverige! |
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| Author: | MartC [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:02 pm ] |
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This seems to be throwing up a few interesting facts and in the mean time I've been searching the net for the info, but found nothing relating to Breitling materials The only watch specific titanium info I could find was relating to a Panerai Luminor, stating its made from Grade 5 Ti |
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| Author: | Bry1975 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:46 pm ] |
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Yer they showed a Breitling in their Stainless brochure! They sure aren't going to use Corus 
Regs Bry |
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| Author: | BoneDoc [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:01 pm ] |
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Driver8 wrote: Very good question indeed..... and not one that's been asked on here before as far as I'm aware.
I'd be interested to know the answer to this as well as I find material technology really interesting (sadly! ).Interst in materials technology, can calulate number of seconds in a year from the cuff.....Gee D8, bet you are the life of the party!!! 
Just kidding big fella! I find your scope of knowledge and interest both envious and slightly disturbing! 
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| Author: | Bry1975 [ Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:35 pm ] |
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I use to hate material engineering at college
But as I actually grew up and got interested design engineering you start to realise, different materials do have their uses. Tis amazing how Stainless steel in general conducts 1/3 as much as say your average carbon steel. Did you know that Silk is most likely the first bullet proof vest material, effective against low-velocity bullets, those traveling at 400 feet per second or less. Regs Bry |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:35 am ] |
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BoneDoc wrote: Driver8 wrote: Very good question indeed..... and not one that's been asked on here before as far as I'm aware. I'd be interested to know the answer to this as well as I find material technology really interesting (sadly! ).Interst in materials technology, can calulate number of seconds in a year from the cuff.....Gee D8, bet you are the life of the party!!! Just kidding big fella! I find your scope of knowledge and interest both envious and slightly disturbing! Cheers Boney!
I also have a pretty big interest in beer and casinos as well, so that helps a bit if the materials technology and seconds calculations get a bit too much for folks! 
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