Atomic SECOND Stages

[Scared Silly]

But I do still believe there is more potential for corrosion on chromed brass than titanium if poor maintenance - which could effect performamce.

The former is certainly true. But why do you believe corrosion on chromed brass could effect performance?

 

[Geo7]

Absolutely, titanium and stainless are superior materials. A lot of people on the forum feel brass is just fine, and while that is true: once I serviced titanium regs that needed nothing but soap and a toothbrush, I find it hard to go back to brass... I thought the comments above were assuming different titanium 2nd stages like T1/T2X/T3/B2/Ti2 perform the same.

 

[Scared Silly]

I thought the comments above were assuming different titanium 2nd stages like T1/T2X/T3/B2/Ti2 perform the same.

Bit of regulator, err thread drift.

 

[scrane]

The "Z" in Z1/Z2/Z3:

"ZirconiumZrN “Nitride” PVD Coating Atomic Zirconium Nitride is a highly corrosion resistant andsuper hard metal used as a protective layer over chrome plated Brass components in the Z2 Regulator. In our PVD(physical vapor deposition) process, Zirconium Nitride coatingis vacuum-chamber deposited over type 3 chrome-plated Brass. The result is an exponential improvement in corrosion resistance over conventional chrome plating. Adding Nitrideduring the PVD process improves hardness and changes the normally gray metal to a bright yellow-gold color."