Benefit of Titanium?

Light , Very strong , can be finished in many different ways , wont rust .
 
Lapedog said:
Titanium has disadvantages though too. Such as screws that thread directly into Ti are generally more likely to strip the threads. Also Ti as a lockface tends to stick to the opposite lockface on the tang of the blade. Means a Titanium lockface will wear away faster. Consequentially they have titanium framelocks with steel lockbar tabs as well.
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titanium hard material to work with , especially treading it quite difficult and tools expensive , most likely tread wasnt made properly to begin with .
 
Thank you all. The answers are great. I never knew why people bought Ti handles before.

Thanks again
 
ExtremAddiction said:
titanium hard material to work with , especially treading it quite difficult and tools expensive , most likely tread wasnt made properly to begin with .
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The neat thing about threading Titanium is if you break a tap, you can dissolve it with battery acid. Don’t try that with steel or Aluminum.
 
When I’m buying a product, such as a knife or flashlight, IMO titanium > aluminum > any material heavier than titanium.
Weight is important. Durability and oxide resistance can trump weight. Aluminum, especially 6000 & 7000 series alloys, are great but they are far from the toughness & oxide resistance of any titanium alloy.
My own personal objections come into play as well. I will pay $150 for a Made in USA aluminum Surefire before I would buy a comparable titanium light made in China. I would either scrimp and save to buy a Ti handled folder over aluminum or go with an FRN knife.
 
Leo3an said:
sorry im a newbie.

What is the benefit of having framelocks made with titanium? Is there any benefit other than weight reduction?

Thanks
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The most important use for Ti. Is it will hold spring tension when bent making it particularly suitable for framelocks.
 
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