Jardine: How to tell Aluminum or Titanium?

[oconnb17]

I bought a '06 XB and not sure how to tell which pipe I have on the bike.

It's a Jardine, but not sure if it's aluminum or titanium.

Anyone know how I could tell the difference?

 

[TechMagic]

propane torch can melt both I believe but you'd need oxygen to get hot enough to melt titanium, aluminum won't glow red, it'll just melt, and titanium will take a while to melt, and long before it'll turn red and glow.

Aluminum melts around 1200 F, Titanium melts around 3000 F so you could hope you've got a titanium one an heat it until it glows red....or melts because it's aluminum..[sad][smirk][up][down]

 

[oconnb17]

I'd rather fire up my flux capacitor in my Deloreon and go ask the guy who put it on.

 

[Stevenc150]

^ -LOL- ^

Neither is magnetic so that's no help. Is there a part number or something on it you can reference? They look the same on the website pics.

 

[TechMagic]

why doncha do that then? Sounds like your only recourse...

 

[dave_xb12r]

Look for bluing. Aluminum wont change color

 

[daponik]

The aluminum ones tend to be brighter in color. The titanium ones are usually a duller silver, almost grayish in color.

 

[1sexynucca]

Titanium is also more scratch resistant than aluminum, if that helps

 

[07Bolt]

If u paid an ass-load of $$$, then its probaly titanium...