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Next year I'm finishing up my Manufacturing Engineering degree, which requires a senior project. I'm planning to make 3-5 backpacking stoves for mine. What thickness and type of material is best? Stainless is very cheap and probably handles the heat fairly well. Titanium is obviously lighter, but is more expensive and can be negatively affected by heat. I'd love to use Inconel but it would cost ~$150 for each stove body, vs 70 for titanium and next to nothing for 304 stainless. Have there been any problems with titanium body stoves burning through? Is there a limited life expectancy for some materials/thicknesses?