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Machining Titanium
I am trying to machine Galvanized Titanium V4 and am having a terrible time. Could you provide me some Std procedures for machining this material?
Paul Richards
Odyssey - Oxford, Michigan
2002
Paul, titanium should not be galvanized. Zinc can cause solid metal embrittlement on titanium alloys, as can cadmium, mercury, silver, and others.
Good luck!
Lee Gearhart
metallurgist - E. Aurora, New York
2002
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