[pct-l] Ti vs. Al (was MSR white...)

[BWIL5272@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brad Wilson)]

This is a common misconception. One atom of titanium is actually heavier
than one atom of aluminum.

The weight savings comes with the fact that Ti is stronger and therefore you
need less Ti to make a pot or stove or spork or... You fill in the blank.

If you look at your standard Ti pot the walls will be thinner than an Al pot
of similar size. That's where the weight savings comes into play.

-Brad

PS I love my Snowpeak Ti spork... It's the best for eating ice cream by the
pint of half gallon.

On 4/16/03 4:13 PM, "David Anderson" <david135@pc3i.com> wrote:

>
>
> Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
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>> In a message dated 4/16/2003 9:35:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, paul@qtm.net
>> writes:
>>
>>
>>> Does anybody know the difference in weight between a titanuim MSR
>>> bottle and a regular?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Well I know a $20 bill weights about a gram, which probably isn't much less
>> than the weight savings between the two.
>>
>
> The weights are:
>  Ti bottle: 4 3/8 oz.
>  Al bottle: 4 7/8 oz.
>
> My guess is that a Ti bottle will outlast 10 - 12 Al bottles based on
> the comparative depth of dents in my bottles. I've retired a number of
> Al bottles over the years due to fears they will spring leaks. I guess
> I'm hard on fuel bottles. Ti is lighter as well as much stronger. The Ti
> bottle looks nearly new after several years of use. Well worth the $27 I
> paid for it in 2000.
>
> ol'goat
>
>
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