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bigtree31

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How conductive is titanium? I just got a MPF 1 that is solid titanium. Blade and pins everything. I heard that titanium does not conduct electricity very well. Just for an example could you stick the blade in a wall socket and get a shock? Just a question I would never do this. Thanks.
 
Titanium is very non-conductive, but I think thats true to an extent but honestly don't know titanium's max electrical current limit. About the wall socket...I imagine you would be fine, but lets think about this for a second
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The ability of a material to conduct electricity is the inverse of its resistance. The resistance of a specific object depends on the length of material you're trying to pass the current through. The standard measure is microOhms per centimeter. This measure of resistance standardized to one centimeter length is called resistivity. The LOWER a material's resistivity, the better a conductor it is.

Copper, for example, is one of the best common conducts and the most common material used to make electrical wire. It has a resistivity of 1.637 microOhms/cm.

Gold measures 2.35 microOhms/cm. This may surprise some people who have paid rather high prices for electrical connectors (perhaps for their stereo equipment) which brag of having gold surfaces. If gold is significantly more resistive than common copper, so why use it? The answer is that common copper quickly oxidizes (i.e. rusts) when exposed to air. Oxidized copper is a significantly worse conductor. Gold does not oxidize under common conditions. So, the benefit is not that gold is a better conductor, but that it resists corosion.

Silver is the best conductor (at least among elements). It sets the standard at 1.59 microOhms/cm. But, Silver also oxidizes (Silver oxide is commonly called "tarnish") in common environments. So, silver isn't often used for electrical contacts and conductors. Silver is also a very brittle metal, so silver wire.

Steel depends greatly on alloy, of course, and ranges from about 10 to 100 microOhms/cm.
Titanium checks in at 42 microOhms/cm. It's approximately the same as steel.

All of the materials listed above including Titanium are considered excellent electrical conductors.

Glass, just for comparision, is considered an excellent electrical insulator. It's resistivity is about 9,500,000,000,000,000 microOhms/cm.

So, please don't go sticking a Titanium blade into any electrical sockets. If you must do that, use a fiberglass blade.




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Yes, thanks for all the info. Very interesting, and vert informative....Well I'm off to stick my knife in a wall socket, LOL just kidding and thanks everyone again.
 
Hey Guys...

Will have to go with Chuck on this one as well...

For those of you who don't already know,,,

As well as a sheathmaker I'm also a full time custom electroplater..
You may have a look here

http://www.mnsi.net/~ericn

All of my anode baskets which hold my copper are made from solid Ti, including the hangers and hooks..

I se alot of Ti rod in my plating bath as it is not effected by even a strong acid bath.

It also won't plate out onto my work.

It's Extremely tough and can tell you that it is Very conductive and is used extensively in the plating industry to conduct electricity.It does a good job at it..

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Eric...

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