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06-25-07, 08:40 PM
Does anyone know about this material? Does it have any disadvantages over high quality 3/2.5?
Also, on this website
http://www.strongframes.com/material_tech/specs/
there is some information, including this information about Reynolds 953: "High tensile/impact strength and fracture toughness...."
http://www.strongframes.com/material_tech/953/
I wonder how the Reynolds 6/4 titanium tubing compares in this regard.
(Someone once told me that titanium does not do as well as some steels when it comes to sharp impacts -- that problem areas can develop in the titanium (crack propagation?). I didn't get details, and don't know if that fellow really knew; but it would be interesting to find out more about this.)
Also, on this website
http://www.strongframes.com/material_tech/specs/
there is some information, including this information about Reynolds 953: "High tensile/impact strength and fracture toughness...."
http://www.strongframes.com/material_tech/953/
I wonder how the Reynolds 6/4 titanium tubing compares in this regard.
(Someone once told me that titanium does not do as well as some steels when it comes to sharp impacts -- that problem areas can develop in the titanium (crack propagation?). I didn't get details, and don't know if that fellow really knew; but it would be interesting to find out more about this.)