| ▲ | mauvehaus 5 days ago | |
Anodizing titanium creates an oxide layer, the thickness of which varies with the voltage used. The thickness of that oxide layer determines which wavelengths of light it refracts [0]. In practical terms, your choices for color are pretty limited[1]. I'm not a chemist, but I looked into this years back when I was wondering why everything titanium is offered in the same couple of colors. Personally, I like the plain gray. [0] https://wisensemachining.com/titanium-anodizing-guide/ [1] https://www.snowpeak.com/collections/cups/products/ti-single... | ||
| ▲ | steve_adams_86 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
Hey, cool! This is very interesting and explains a lot. Thanks for connecting more dots for me > I looked into this years back when I was wondering why everything titanium is offered in the same couple of colors I wondered the same thing, but never hit that threshold of urgency to actually look into it! | ||
| ▲ | svitlak 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
this is so cool! thanks for sharing! 18 pro rainbow phone anyone? | ||