Titanium magnetic ??
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Racer
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Titanium magnetic ??
No problems, was just talking to friend last night about the titanium coating issues with LS7 rods. He says titanium is not magnetic and flakes would not stick on magnetic drain plug. Anyone know if it is magnetic or not ??
Melting Slicks
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I was wondering the same thing, so I looked around on the internet and found that it is claimed to be slightly magnetic. I don't know if that means it is magnetic enough to cling to a magnetic drain plug or not.
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Racer
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From: wpb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-ferrous_metal
All pure metals are non-ferrous elements except iron (also called ferrite, chemical symbol Fe, from the Latin ferrum, meaning "iron"). Important non-ferrous metals include aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin, titanium and zinc, and alloys such as brass.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium
Titanium is not as hard as some grades of heat-treated steel; it is non-magnetic and a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
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These folks are right ... Titanium is not magnetic.
The bolts that attach my supercharger drive pulley are titanium. Just went out in the garage and put a strong magnet on these bolts ... not magnetic at all.
The bolts that attach my supercharger drive pulley are titanium. Just went out in the garage and put a strong magnet on these bolts ... not magnetic at all.
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