Re: .308 Best Suppressor
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RollingThunder51</div><div class="ubbcode-body">..
When we think of Ti in application we recognize that it is not formation of the parts, but the final fabrication that is where the work is to be found. Welding Ti has its own specific set of issues and requirements, not the least of which is that very little else will weld well with Ti, including inconel. Inconel and Ti in the same suppressor? They are not welded together. The "unobtainium" that is mentioned often is not the material (great titanium is very expensive), not the formation of the parts...its finding a great welder. Some Ti alloys are in fact heat treated specifically to address residual stress during fabrication, optimize special attributes (high temp creep, fatigue, fracture resistance, etc.) There is a lot here, all of it having to do with heat and its management, movement and eventual radiation within, and eventually without, the envelope. In common suppression use, Ti has already more than exceeded the attributes found in all aluminum and the vast majority of steels. In uncommon suppression use, new alloys, new designs and new fabrication techniques are being applied to produce extraordinary auppressors. Expensive? Yes. The welder alone is the highest paid professional on the floor. Many houses will do anything within their power not to weld, or weld deeply, but rather capture the Ti parts with threads or any number of ways to compress the parts together. To get the right resonance, the right final frequency within a Titanium can, some believe that welding, proper welding is the only way to go. And once done properly, that the new generation of Ti cans are the quietest cans yet to be heard. Properly alloyed Titanium, properly formed and fabricated is quickly emerging as the standard that a majority of high end suppressors will be judged by.
Life expectancy or a well built Ti can, I cannot attest to a Gemtech can, exceeds all aluminum, most steel and may indeed turn out to be one of the longest serving of all. Ti was first used in suppressors in some 50 years ago.
</div></div>Aluminium would be totally useless in any part of a suppressor as far as the rest of your post I can see that you know nothing of the processes of any metal fabrication. Just curious are you an attorney, salesman or politician
