June 18, 201015 yr Hey all. i need help. i have a new custom order. the guy wants a custom suit of armor. the kicker is he wants it all titanium. i have worked titanium before for small projects and it's a pain in the xxx, but the problem is i dont know where to get that much material. i need to know if there is somewhere i can order a large sheet of 14 guage titanium. please any leads can help.
June 18, 201015 yr Have you tried California Metals: 800-707-6061 or Rickard Metals: 909-740-3933 or American Special Metals: 305-551-4215? If none of them have it they can tell you who would. Should be plenty available as the aerospace industry probably uses lots that would serve your purposes.
June 18, 201015 yr a lot of guys here in florida use stainless steel. You may not have to go as thick with titanium the only place they use 14 gauge is the helmet.
June 18, 201015 yr WOW!! Your customer must be rolling in the dough. We had to buy 8 sheets of 11ga. TI last year, 4x8, and they were $13,500 PER SHEET! ($406.25 per/sqft) We use it is an acid column. IIRC we did get it out of CAL. but not sure what company.
June 18, 201015 yr What alloy of Ti? What style of armour? Will you be working it hot? Have you budgeted a gadzillion dollars for the clean up in time and abrasives?
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