--- DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net> wrote:
> List, I just came across this.
> "Do not use chlorinated solvents such as
> "Brake Parts Cleaner" around
> or on any titanium components (valves,
> retainers, etc.)"
> Does anybody know the reason for this or what
> is the problem.
I'll take a SWAG (scientific wild ass guess) at
this. The titaniaum brake systems are composed
of several pieces, some of which will probably be
more common steel. The chlorinated liquid
solvent could react between the steel parts,
which act as a cathode, and the titanium part,
which act as an anode, and you end up with a
primitive chemical battery. The solvent changes
it's chemical characteristics from straight
chlorine to any number or chorides (salts) and at
the same time changes the chemical composition of
the steel and titanium, probably making them more
brittle, if not actualy disolving them after long
periods of time. Not good for brakes. How
'bout one of you rocket scientists grading my
paper and if it's right, I want to print it and
take it home to my high school daughter! hee hee hee.
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