Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Also to make it work on high tech inductive heaters simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: LUG metallurgist > Dennis > > Aluminium has proven to have an adequate conductivity for cookware. > though lots of chefs would include a thick slab of low conductivity > stainless steel to promote a more uniform distribution of heat across > the cookware. > > Jerry > > Dennis Painter wrote: > > > Frank Dernie wrote: > > > > > Quite correct Jerry, also the F3 titanium has a titanium top, prism > > > cover and baseplate - some were painted a "titanium" colour - it does > > > seem that titanium is frequently used to describe a colour rather than > > > a metal these days. Subsequent F3 titaniums were painted black I > > > believe. The Olympus OM4Ti has titanium top and bottom plates also, > > > most are painted black. Titanium, as you know but it seems others > > > don't, is much lighter and harder than brass and is much more difficult > > > to press or machine. > > > I suppose titanium is a bit of a buzz word at the moment, like turbo a > > > few years ago. Plenty of items are sold in a titanium colour just now. > > > I was mystified by the titanium coated Leica. It does look nice but > > > both the black and natural chrome plates which have been offered since > > > the M5 are very robust so it really has only styling as a justification > > > IMO. > > > Frank > > > > Hi Frank, > > > > How do the superplastic Ti alloys figure into forming? Any applications in > > F1? Could this technology carry over into the camera field? I do notice use > > of magnesium castings now on some digital cameras. Looks like a good > > materials application as that stuff is light and much easier to cast than > > Ti. > > > > Regards, > > Dennis > > > > PS: right about the thermal coefficient for Ti in cookware. I think Ag has > > the best coefficient but a bit expensive compared to Cu. > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html