BIGA1 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Were can I get a titanium freehub for my pro 2 trials hub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCongreve Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I'm pretty sure you can't get titanium freehub bodies, but correct me if i'm wrong. Why would you one though? isn't your normal one tough enough or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGA1 Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I'm pretty sure you can't get titanium freehub bodies, but correct me if i'm wrong. Why would you one though? isn't your normal one tough enough or something?I had a cassete cog on my hub and it put lots of grooves on the freehub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 steel is tougher than titanium though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGA1 Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 steel is tougher than titanium thoughTitanium is the hardest and lightest metal known to mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Kearns Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Titanium is the hardest and lightest metal known to mad.Listen to "ali c" mate, He knows his stuff.Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Titanium is the hardest and lightest metal known to mad.Incorrect. It has a much better strength to weight ratio (than steel) but pound for pound it is not as strong or tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Incorrect. It has a much better strength to weight ratio (than steel) but pound for pound it is not as strong or tough.surely you have made no sense there ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Stick with steel, your not going to notice the difference with a Titanium freehub.Ali knows what hes chattin.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Titanium is the hardest and lightest metal known to mad. nope. Its stronger than aluminium and steel yes, but not light, is quite heavy actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Titanium is great structurally because it has a high strength/weight ratio. It has a strength less than that of steel but weighs a lot less. Therefore the benefits are that you can build something the same size and achieve the same strength overall but will weigh less. Ti also has other excellent properties like resistance to corrosion and fatigue as well as a high melting point. Great for bike frames, engine parts etc.Since we're talking about freehubs which will be the same size (take up the same volume by design) if they are steel, titanium or peanut butter, the strength of the steel one will be higher. You would need to make a Ti hub much bigger to achieve the same strength as steel. Also, the toughness - resistance to impact - is lower than steel which is probably why the body on BIGA1's freehub is being compromised. I would imagine the cassette is steel.I see the only advantage of Ti in a freehub as being weight reduction but this is so close to the rotational mass centre that it would make very little difference.Hope that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Depending on alloys, and the exact specificaltion of the material, Ti is a similar strength (in terms of tensile strength) to steel, but at a lighter wieght. high grade steel if often a fair bit strogner than a Ti alloy, but obviously heavier.Unless your trying to reduce weight, dont bother, the freehub body will still indent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Titanium is marginally softer than Steel but a lot tougher than alloy. End of, so unless all you want is a lighter freehub body then you will notice bugger all difference, just buy a new steel freehub and a wide based sprocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 Ti is softer, duh thats why hope have said no for trials, FR, DH, DS, Jump etc and XC only!The weight gain you'll see on scales will be small, so don;t bother.Aint gonna happen sunny jim as you've been told! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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