Cutting Titanium

slogfester · Post by **slogfester** » 04 Sep 2012 17:41

Got to cut a few cm off each end of my Ti bars. Do I need a special blade, or will a standard hacksaw do it? Any tips?
Thx
Barry

Philip Whiteman · Post by **Philip Whiteman** » 04 Sep 2012 19:29

slogfester wrote:? Any tips?

Yes, diamond ones.

Post by **CakeStop** » 04 Sep 2012 19:38

I'm no expert and I've never tried cutting it but I think the common 6Al-4V Ti alloy is harder than stainless steel, actually quite a bit harder. An engineer will be along in just a minute.....

jonnyri · Post by **jonnyri** » 04 Sep 2012 21:20

I think a laser would be your best bet

Clive · Post by **Clive** » 04 Sep 2012 22:44

It is, I think, harder than iron or steel, but not as hard as hardened/tempered steel, so you would probably manage to cut it with a hacksaw but it may not be a nice clean job and you may finish up with jagged or rough surfaces.

A tube/pipe cutter would be better, or alternatively a carborundum, ceramic or diamond tipped cutting disc.

Guy Sixteen-O-Five · Post by **Guy Sixteen-O-Five** » 05 Sep 2012 00:37

Doesn't appear to be a huge problem:

http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_6160140_cut-t ... sheet.html

George · Post by **George** » 05 Sep 2012 09:32

But, Barry ... why?

slogfester · Post by **slogfester** » 05 Sep 2012 13:08

bars are just too long. shipped at c. 60 cm

bobg · Post by **bobg** » 05 Sep 2012 14:20

As long as you use a good quality blade you should be ok. Blades from DIY shops tend to be quite flexible and more difficult to break. But what i would suggest is a 32 teeth per inch all hard blade. These are available from engineering tool suppliers, such as Listers in Redditch and West Brom. Hope this helps.

slogfester · Post by **slogfester** » 07 Sep 2012 14:20

Thanks Bob.

I went off to Listers @ Redditch (note they have moved from where their website says they are!) and was just about to purchase a couple of 32 tooth blades when a fellow-curtomer who works at a motorbike shop (BJP racing) advised that it was best to use a angle grinder with a blah blah (insert tech spec here that I immediately forgot!) blade. Apparently they cut titanium bolts a lot for motorcycles. Assuming I still have all my fingers, I'll let you know how it goes!
As a fall back the guy from the motorcycle shop said he could do them next week

craig · Post by **craig** » 10 Sep 2012 20:59

Hi Barry
I have got a grinding disk for that type of work it will cut through that like a knife through butter if you get stuck
Craig

slogfester · Post by **slogfester** » 22 Sep 2012 16:22

Bars finally cut with said angle grinder. No problems. My mate who did it for me was more interested in the colour of the sparks thrown off!
I belatedly heard from Van Nich who told me that a fine-tooth hacksaw would be fine!

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