Randy Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Here's one of my forged titanium knives/letter openers. Color from torch heat. Really shows how well titanium can be forged. It was scrap material so no clue if pure or alloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 That's really pretty Randy! Nice colors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 If it was easy to forge it probably was one of the CP alloys---they tend to be softer than steel at forging temperatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I've never forged any titanium that was softer than forging steel. Usually when done the anvil and hammer face look like they were lightly sand blasted. But some works different as in some will split open and others, like the one above look just like steel when done. Most get an elephant skin to them and I love that texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Furrer Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I am developing a love hate relationship with titanium of late. Randy, It may be worth a bit of time to get some known alloys from Ebay and compare that to the stuff you have access to as scrap. I have found CP to be rather forgiving at the anvil. Some alloys are very difficulty to forge...unless you need the strength (or can get them cheap) I see little use for them over CP and 6AL-4V alloy. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Ninety-five percent of the time my titanium has been free so I'll work with it no matter what alloy it is. I love it! :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I lucked into a bunch of CP when I first started using it and now have a tendency to let my apprentice have the alloy bits as his arm is about 30 years younger than mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here's another one I made. Just sold it on etsy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vov222 Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Titanium blades are often known as,can be blade distinct application, all-purpose or chiselling blades, no matter. The titanium blade metal covering is the same covering found on space supplements,jet search engines and even surgical equipment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 So? what's great for one application can be really terrible for another. Your Formula 1 race car makes a truly terrible dump truck! They use depleted uranium for kinetic tank killing rounds---does NOT make a good knife though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalpower Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I never worked with Ti hot. I did make a dive knife out of grade 2 Ti, then i anodised it. I was discouraged to make a Ti knife hot. I read that it would make the properties of the metal worse then what it already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 It tends to absorb gasses and become brittle when worked hot; so fast and furious forging is suggested! CP 1&2 are dead soft at forging temp which helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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