[Jewelry making - Article 01214] - Re: [Orchid] Annealing Titanium

[Martin Niemeijer]

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Hello Taylor,

    Annealing should be done in a vacuum or gas protected environment if
    you make aero planes or rockets. 

    For Jewelry titanium has enough strength so if some oxides or
    hydrogen gets in the metal is for us jewelers no problem. 

    You can anneal up to dull red. (650 degree Celsius) This is enough
    to make titanium (grade 1,2,3) soft again. You will get a rather
    thick oxide layer you have to grind or etch of. 

    Also when you want to deform heavily you can heat up the titanium an
    easy bend or forge it etc. When I make tension rings I heat up the
    wire to wrap it around a coil. 

Success,
Martin Niemeijer
N design
compositions in precious metal
Rieteweg 10
8041 AK, Zwolle
Netherlands
info AT ndesign.nl; www.ndesign.nl 

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