As anyone who has used a titanium stove knows, titanium changes they quite a few different colors depending on the amount of heat you put into it.
I’ve found out that a finer surface finish will show the colors very well, such as a nice turned finish on a lathe. A coarse finish, such as garnet blasting will result in only one color, a kind of blueish grey.
I also put a mirror finish on a piece of titanium, just to see if it was obtainable. I had never tried it before, but have done “mirror” finishes in steel quite a lot.
I just use a torch to obtain the desired temperature and the varying temperature leaves it A light brown at lower temps to a white’ish blue when overheated, and everything in between.
In order to retain the bright colors it requires a clear coat of some sort.
Below are some sample photos. The muzzle brake is a little washed out from me handling it. That’s the first muzzle brake I ever made. If you look closely at themirror finish photo, you can read the reflection of the scale.
The last photo is of my titanium arca mounts with the heat anodized finish.
I’ve found out that a finer surface finish will show the colors very well, such as a nice turned finish on a lathe. A coarse finish, such as garnet blasting will result in only one color, a kind of blueish grey.
I also put a mirror finish on a piece of titanium, just to see if it was obtainable. I had never tried it before, but have done “mirror” finishes in steel quite a lot.
I just use a torch to obtain the desired temperature and the varying temperature leaves it A light brown at lower temps to a white’ish blue when overheated, and everything in between.
In order to retain the bright colors it requires a clear coat of some sort.
Below are some sample photos. The muzzle brake is a little washed out from me handling it. That’s the first muzzle brake I ever made. If you look closely at themirror finish photo, you can read the reflection of the scale.
The last photo is of my titanium arca mounts with the heat anodized finish.
