drzen
Well-Known Member
something I want to understand... ss316 vs ti... in some other forum I saw that ss18tip weights 5.8gr while Ti tip is like 3gr
and 2 resources I was checking, other than the other forum, say that Ti is denser than ss316 - how is it possible? density isn't = mass/vol , and the vol of the both ss316 and ti tips are pretty much the same?
So Ti should be less denser because it hass less mass?
then what makes it heat up/down faster? the the conductivity coefficient?
It's perfectly logical - Because Ti is less dense (has less mass per unit volume), it heats faster than SS, because there is less metal to heat in the same volume tip. It cools faster for the same reason. Also, the Ti stems and tips are noticeably lighter in hand for this very reason - less density. Thats why they use Ti for aircraft parts, not steel.