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Spot testing

Spot testing

Spot testing

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Is there a reliable acid spot test to determine if an alloy is predominantly Ti?  

The best way to test something is to squeeze it, slowly, until it breaks!

RE: Spot testing

I don't know of any straight acid test that will give you that information. A quick test is to spark it using a grinding wheel and if you get a shower of brilliant white parks you have a lot of Titanium. The only other material that makes this type display is Zirconium.

The two companies below make spot test kits for metals. I don't know if either has a teat for Ti.

http://www.koslow.com/products.html

http://www.alloyid.com/

Here is one that can sort Titanium alloys.

http://www.walkerldjscientific.com/Products/Product_Lines/Alloy_Classification/Chem-Sort/chem-sort.html

RE: Spot testing

Can density measurement offer a clue instead?  

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RE: Spot testing

Great suggestion by Arun.  How large are the parts?  Density determination using the Archimedes principle is a simple test method.

Regards,

Cory

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