Strange and Unknown Metal I found

H2Oknife said:
mostho,

What it appears to be is the end of a Ti ingot. A quick spark test as mentioned earlier recommended will confirm. If you want to slab it do it with a bandsaw, waterjet will be cost a bundle. The ingot plant I am near use saws to do their heavy cutting work. Waterjet are for cutting shapes from sheet, bar and plate not ingot conversion. I've been in the Ti ingot scrap yard more than a few times and you would be surprised of all the cool stuff, but it may glow in the dark, be carful.

H2Oknife
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Yeah mates.
After all calculations and test this is a Ti 6AL4V or 6AL5V ingot.
Yessssss what i found it looks like a nice supply of Ti for my folders.
Now I've to find where to cut it...
:D

Cheers!
 
Looking at the cracks and pits on the surface of photo #1 I would wonder about the integrity of the metal.
 
zaph1 said:
Just curious, which numbers make you think it is 6al4v? The missing right hand side would be a lovely find and would reveal a lot. The stencils are classic US Dept of Defense. Although with missing letters the abbreviations could mean anything.
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ding ding, I used to translate botched, mangled, deteriorated military nomenclature for a living and to be 100% honest you can't discern crap from that block.
 
does the naked metal feel waxy to the touch? If so my guess is magnesium or zirconium, both of which are used for incindiary purposes.
 
Ed Fowler said:
Looking at the cracks and pits on the surface of photo #1 I would wonder about the integrity of the metal.
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there are no cracks on the surface and the pits are from the closer metals where i found this ingot.
But of course I also wonder about the integrity of metal.
Maybe with just a surface grinding it is fine!

cheers and thanks!
 
PayetteRucker said:
does the naked metal feel waxy to the touch? If so my guess is magnesium or zirconium, both of which are used for incindiary purposes.
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Mmmm no.
It feels smooth but not waxy.
But it makes very white sparks when grinding also a small corner.
 
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