Titanium axles

[Maglev]

Has anybody used titanium axles?
They are supposed to be lighter.
How easy are they to bend?
Can you cut the K-House groove on the axle head easily?
How about making the groove(s) on the axles?
Polishing them: does one use micro-mesh and what grit level?
Will John's axle polish work on them as final step?
Any/all inputs are welcome.

 

[5KidsRacing]

Vendors have tried selling them before and MaxV still does, but to my knowledge they aren't superior to Stainless Steel in a PWD application.... They are just more expensive, not better.... Titanium is strong for it's weight, but I am sure it isn't stronger than the current line of hardened SS. I wouldn't buy them....

Yes they are lighter....
My guess is they would be harder to bend than SS, more brittle...
I am sure you could cut a KH groove in them with a dremel or similar tool
Same polishing as for SS, but you would remove OD faster than with SS so be careful...
Yes John's polish would work...

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

I was going to sell these a long while ago but they were slower in my testing.

 

[Nics Dad]

For the price you'd think they were plated in 14k gold! Not much bang for the buck on these axles.

 

[txchemist]

Titanium is NOT as hard as the stainless steel axles and can not achieve the low friction value.

Now if you have the cash, you could try to do a TiN or TiC coating on the axle, or go all the way to diamond- not practical yet- but when the graphine process gets better, might be interesting.

 

[GravityX]

Titanium is NOT as hard as the stainless steel axles and can not achieve the low friction value.

Now if you have the cash, you could try to do a TiN or TiC coating on the axle, or go all the way to diamond- not practical yet- but when the graphine process gets better, might be interesting.

So... is that Titanium Nitride and Titanium Carbide? I'm pretty sure of the TiN but not the TiC.

 

[MOFAST]

I tested these axles this week and they are way faster! EVERYONE should use them!

Blah!

 

[TRE]

LMAO MOFAST

 

[txchemist]

Yes, TiC is the carbide.
Many years ago, I had a buddy in NASA do some TiC coating on some axles with the zinc stripped, but that was way before I had a clue, and it was not put to good use. With the present process, we are about there on what is under the silicone or teflon coat.