There are plenty of SOLID Ti 1st stages out there. Not recommended for use with 40%+ EAN though and some manufactures recommend there use with either EAN or air but not both, Dont quite see the logic there. Also many 2nd stages also have SOLID Ti parts.Originally Posted by michael hearn
hi. dont think first stages will be solid titanium, usually they are plated, any internal components of a second stage wouldnt be solid. as has been said titanium reacts badly with oxygen at pressure even to the point of catching fire. when grinding my titanium boxes the sparks actually set my clothes on fire. i dont think any company would put solid titanium components inside high pressure breathing apparatus with the risk of it failing.
mike
The bennifits are resistance to corrosion and weight. Not to mention wank factor.
As for Ti valves, well I dont think corrosion is such an issue, weight deffinatly isnt but there is stall the wank factor. So maybe if you have some spare cash and know a good machinist they could whittle you one up.
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