Titanium - Scratches

[stenofsweden]

Hi,

A short one...

Is the titanium case (like the 177) more or less vulnerable for scratches?

Cheers

Sten

[watchman12345]

Im guessing less as titanium is dam hard. Ill let it to an expert tho...who'll test they're TI 177 for us?

[Guest avitt]

Titanium is funny stuff...It's actually quite easy to scratch the surface (and just as easy to polish out the scratches, with a pen eraser). However, if you ever try to remove a significant amount of the metal, with a file or sandpaper, you'll find out how hard it really is.

So, it's soft on the surface, but hard as a rock beneath...Hey, just like me

[longshot]

ti is not particularly hard

ti watches accumulate scratches very easily. i've had 10-12 ti watches and the only ones that did not scratch easily were japan market citizens with their proprietary 'dura-tect' surface coating. i believe breitling(???) also has a surface coat on some models.

ti is not nearly as hard as steel. that's why you have never seen a knife blade made of ti (ok, someone will mention the mission MPF. but it's edge and edge holding characteristics sucked and it was a specialty piece made to be non-magnetic for EOD personnel). ti will not take a good edge or hold one like steel.

it is a bit more difficult to machine than steel but not bad with the right tooling

[Guest avitt]

it is a bit more difficult to machine than steel but not bad with the right tooling

What is the characteristic that makes Ti difficult to machine? (Difficulty is what I experienced when I tried to sand down a Ti crown guard).

[Snow Dog]

it is a bit more difficult to machine than steel but not bad with the right tooling

A bit? Man, I must need some better tooling!

[Craytonic]

mine scratch, bracelets also will rub bad messing up the texture (i.e. the IWC Ti GST)

[manus]

I also have some scratches on my TI PAM 063.

Is there a an easy way to polish it?

[kbiz]

Ti is actually pretty soft... it's not just the surface. Ti is light and and strong in it's own way... but it's almost as easy to scratch as aluminum. SS is far more scratch resistant. Anodized Ti has a very hard surface...