- Does your robot need strong and light armor? (Of course it does!) Titanium is the #1 choice for armoring combat robots thanks to its high strength-to-weight ratio.
- FingerTech carries high quality Grade 5 titanium sheets. (Gr2 or "commercially pure" titanium is much weaker and not what you want for combat robots!)
- We carry thick titanium for weapon blades or impenetrable armor; thin and springy that can be bent around to make wheel guards; and everything in between.
Tips
- Use 0.6mm for wrapping around wheels and making springy, shock-absorbing armor.
- Use the medium sizes for rigid panels and wedges.
- Use 5mm and 3mm for weapon bars and blades. (Or impenetrable armor!)
- Thin sizes can be cut with aviation snips and metal shears, thicker sizes with rotary tools (dremel discs, angle grinder zip discs, metal-cutting chop saw), and bandsaws (using metal-cutting blade).
- Can be bent by hand tools or a brake (thicker sizes should be cautiously heated to glowing orange with a propane torch to prevent cracking). Larger radius bends work better!
- Use cutting fluid when drilling, with slow RPM and high pressure. Titanium will work-harden if you let the tool rub on the metal.
Specifications
Grade: Gr5 (6AL-4V) ASTM B265
Sheet Size (not incl 5mm): 20.32x25.4cm (8x10in)
5mm Sheet Sizes: 30.5cm (12in) length with widths of 30.5cm (12in), 20.3cm (8in), and 10.2cm (4in)
Sizes are ±4mm, thicknesses ±0.15mm, and sheets may not be perfectly flat or unmarked.
Density: 4.43g/cm3 (2.56oz/in3)
Thickness and Weight:
- 0.6mm (0.024in): 137g (4.83 oz) *Note: This batch is averaging 0.5mm-0.7mm thick*
- 0.8mm (0.03in): 183g (6.45 oz) *Note: This batch is averaging 0.84mm-0.89mm thick*
- 1.0mm (0.04in): 229g (8.07 oz) *Note: This batch is averaging 1.05mm-1.10mm thick*
- 2.0mm (0.08in): 458g (16.16oz)
- 3.0mm (0.12in): 686g (24.20oz)
- 5.0mm (0.20in):
30.5x30.5cm is 2157g (72.57oz)
30.5x20.3cm is 1371g (48.38oz)
30.5x10.2cm is 686g (24.19oz)
Tensile Strength: 9687kgf/cm2 (138kpsi)