Just received this from Rob at stealthvape
Hi Duncan,
I just posted about this on POTV so I'll paste what I wrote
http://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/f...00-wire-now-theres-titanium-2.html#post829526
We've got some in production. Non alloyed.
The problem with it igniting was down to it being so thin at 0.15mm.
Apparently thicker wires are harder to ignite. The first thing I'll be
doing is hitting the stuff with a torch to see how easily it goes up.
I'm happy to sell it for temperature control use, especially now
Joyetech have told the world it's safe to use, but heating the wire
much above 700f introduces gasses into the metal and will greatly
increase the rate it oxidises so there will be a disclaimer about mech
use and to never dry burn.
The subject of titanium grades is interesting. The main differences
between grades 1-4 are the gas levels, anneal grade 1 in a furnace that
isn't a vacuum or argon filled then you end up with a lesser grade. So
if you're planning on dry burning or using as a mech then it's
pointless spending more to get grade 1. The gas levels dictate the rate
of oxidisation in a normal environment.
Passing on the debate about whether TiO2 is bad or what sort of levels
are bad it's wise to minimise the level you're likely to come in
contact with imo.
There's some clever marketing about certain Ti wires built in fuse
ability (read igniting when it gets too hot), or that it's special that
a vacuum furnace has been used for the annealing (all Ti that's
annealed is done in a vacuum or argon furnace).
So there's going to be a lot of our Ti wire is
better/safer/cleaner/produced by/sourced from/stroked by kittens stuff
going on over the next couple of months I reckon. Some of that will be
from us too as we've already done the leg work sourcing Ti suppliers
years ago and we've been particular about some of the spec's of the Ti
wire we have in production that perhaps other manufacturers might not
be aware of.
So use it I say, TP only, grade 1 only, annealed only and the shinier
the better
Cheers
Rob
Hi Duncan,
I just posted about this on POTV so I'll paste what I wrote
http://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/f...00-wire-now-theres-titanium-2.html#post829526
We've got some in production. Non alloyed.
The problem with it igniting was down to it being so thin at 0.15mm.
Apparently thicker wires are harder to ignite. The first thing I'll be
doing is hitting the stuff with a torch to see how easily it goes up.
I'm happy to sell it for temperature control use, especially now
Joyetech have told the world it's safe to use, but heating the wire
much above 700f introduces gasses into the metal and will greatly
increase the rate it oxidises so there will be a disclaimer about mech
use and to never dry burn.
The subject of titanium grades is interesting. The main differences
between grades 1-4 are the gas levels, anneal grade 1 in a furnace that
isn't a vacuum or argon filled then you end up with a lesser grade. So
if you're planning on dry burning or using as a mech then it's
pointless spending more to get grade 1. The gas levels dictate the rate
of oxidisation in a normal environment.
Passing on the debate about whether TiO2 is bad or what sort of levels
are bad it's wise to minimise the level you're likely to come in
contact with imo.
There's some clever marketing about certain Ti wires built in fuse
ability (read igniting when it gets too hot), or that it's special that
a vacuum furnace has been used for the annealing (all Ti that's
annealed is done in a vacuum or argon furnace).
So there's going to be a lot of our Ti wire is
better/safer/cleaner/produced by/sourced from/stroked by kittens stuff
going on over the next couple of months I reckon. Some of that will be
from us too as we've already done the leg work sourcing Ti suppliers
years ago and we've been particular about some of the spec's of the Ti
wire we have in production that perhaps other manufacturers might not
be aware of.
So use it I say, TP only, grade 1 only, annealed only and the shinier
the better
Cheers
Rob
