[PSUBS-MAILIST] identify titanium

[Jim Todd]

Hank, does it matter or just curious?
Jim

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> On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:58 AM, hank pronk <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> 
> Jon,
> The barrier is welded to a heavy ring that secures it to the housing.  I could submerge it in water and measure the displacement to get the volume.  I never thought of that,grrrrr.  It is all assembled and going in the sub in a few minutes, so I will get a volume of it next time it is apart.
> thanks' that is a good idea
> Hank
> 
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> On Friday, March 21, 2014 9:41:47 AM, Jon Eide Pettersen <jon at pettersen-prod.com> wrote:
> Can you weigh the barrier by itself? Then it should be easy to determine whether it is SS or titanium.
> 
> - Jon
> Den 21.03.2014 15:39, skrev hank pronk:
>> Thanks' guys,
>> I am just curious if the barrier in my magnetic coupler is titanium.  It is not magnetic of coarse but it is either ss or titanium, I think ?
>> Hank
>> 
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>> On Friday, March 21, 2014 8:10:55 AM, Jim Todd mailto:jimtoddpsub at aol.com wrote:
>> Hank,
>> Dan's answer is the best I know; maybe a metallurgy lab at a university.  Whatever metal it's likely an alloy so the magnet test may or may not tell you much.
>> Jim
>> 
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>> On Mar 21, 2014, at 8:42 AM, Daniel Lance Lance <lanceind at gmail.com>                         wrote:
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>>> Do you have any large scrap yards or someone that buys large quantities of precious metals nearby ? They can do a test with their XRF machine.
>>> On Mar 21, 2014 8:39 AM, "hank pronk" <hanker_20032000 at yahoo.ca> wrote:
>>> Can anyone tell me how to identify titanium without removing material.
>>> Hank
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