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I went to the flea market yesterday and bought a couple of chisels. After talking to the guy for a little bit and telling him I was a blacksmith he handed me a small piece of thick sheet metal, He said that he didn't know what it was but his son brought it home from an aircraft factory. It is 3/32" thick, 1.5" wide and 18" long, has a gold tint to it,and is pretty hard. A magnet will stick to it. I dulled a new hacksaw blade almost instantly although it did mark the metal and it can be filed. It flexes when bent by hand but springs back straight. Is this Ti.? and what would be a good use for a piece this size? Won't let me post pic's.

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Just being curious, (as well as taking MLMartins advice) I would touch it on a grinder and spark test it. White sparks are Ti. but Ti by itself is non magnetic The only way I have of checking alloys is against known samples.

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Ti is "paramagnetic" meaning it will support a magnetic field when exposed to a magnetic field and therefore may be magnetic under certain circumstances. A strong magnet will stick to titanium.

Figure the density and look.

Phil

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