raddoc
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I was metal detecting on the Cabin Wreck beach and found a piece of metal that may have been part of the shuttle... How can I tell whether it's titanium? I will post pictures later on today
A sad thing the first Shuttle disaster. As an Aviation worker I'll tell ya what I see. If it was Aluminum after all this time it would be severely corroded. I don't see much corrosion on the item your showing. Be helpful if I knew what kind of conditions you recovered it from.... soil, beach or water. Aside from that if its titanium you can test it easy enough... take a benzene torch to it and heat it till it glows. If its aluminum it will melt and hence be a modern bit of junk. If it does not melt, titanium wont, then its a good candidate for a bit of that mission. You can also contact NASA however expect to loose the piece to them. DD
Try to drill a hole in it. If its titanium, a carbide bit won't touch it.
What? It most certainly will. It's not a magic metal. It's not that tough to drill, mill or work with in general.
Besides it's just a cast junk anyway!