|
Foot Photos
On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:58:18 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:10:56 -0400, wrote: Supposedly they're high quality stainless screws and plate! === I'd want nothing less than titanium or unobtanium. :-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I just asked him to use something that wouldn't rust, and no cheap aluminum. He chuckled. Said he used only the best stainless. 316? You should have went with titanium or monel (the stuff they use for dog tags) ;-) He may have been kidding about the stainless. I'll ask him for certain next time I see him. Next week. 316 or a similar cousin would work. The stuff you see rusting on boats is usually 304/18-8. It s stronger but not as stainless. === Stainless also has a problem with something called crevice corrosion if oxygen can not freely circulate, not sure if that appllies within bone. It's definitely an issue on boats however. http://www.ssina.com/corrosion/crevice-pitting.html All the stuff is titanium. I messaged the doc. |
Foot Photos
On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:11:22 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote:
John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:58:18 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:10:56 -0400, wrote: Supposedly they're high quality stainless screws and plate! === I'd want nothing less than titanium or unobtanium. :-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I just asked him to use something that wouldn't rust, and no cheap aluminum. He chuckled. Said he used only the best stainless. 316? You should have went with titanium or monel (the stuff they use for dog tags) ;-) He may have been kidding about the stainless. I'll ask him for certain next time I see him. Next week. 316 or a similar cousin would work. The stuff you see rusting on boats is usually 304/18-8. It s stronger but not as stainless. === Stainless also has a problem with something called crevice corrosion if oxygen can not freely circulate, not sure if that appllies within bone. It's definitely an issue on boats however. http://www.ssina.com/corrosion/crevice-pitting.html OK, enough. You guys are scaring me. There's 9 damn screws in there. Don't want them going to ****! My doc. said my replacement part is of a titanium alloy. Your parts are there to keep things together while the bones mend. They don't need to last indefinately. That's what I think. :-) All this stuff is titanium. I messaged the doc, as I told Wayne. |
Foot Photos
On 10/12/2017 1:43 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:11:22 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:58:18 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:10:56 -0400, wrote: Supposedly they're high quality stainless screws and plate! === I'd want nothing less than titanium or unobtanium. :-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I just asked him to use something that wouldn't rust, and no cheap aluminum. He chuckled. Said he used only the best stainless. 316? You should have went with titanium or monel (the stuff they use for dog tags) ;-) He may have been kidding about the stainless. I'll ask him for certain next time I see him. Next week. 316 or a similar cousin would work. The stuff you see rusting on boats is usually 304/18-8. It s stronger but not as stainless. === Stainless also has a problem with something called crevice corrosion if oxygen can not freely circulate, not sure if that appllies within bone. It's definitely an issue on boats however. http://www.ssina.com/corrosion/crevice-pitting.html OK, enough. You guys are scaring me. There's 9 damn screws in there. Don't want them going to ****! My doc. said my replacement part is of a titanium alloy. Your parts are there to keep things together while the bones mend. They don't need to last indefinately. That's what I think. :-) All this stuff is titanium. I messaged the doc, as I told Wayne. Just stay away from any green Kryptonite then. |
Foot Photos
On Thu, 12 Oct 2017 13:51:24 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 10/12/2017 1:43 PM, John H wrote: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 20:11:22 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote: John H Wrote in message: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 18:58:18 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:10:56 -0400, wrote: Supposedly they're high quality stainless screws and plate! === I'd want nothing less than titanium or unobtanium. :-) --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com I just asked him to use something that wouldn't rust, and no cheap aluminum. He chuckled. Said he used only the best stainless. 316? You should have went with titanium or monel (the stuff they use for dog tags) ;-) He may have been kidding about the stainless. I'll ask him for certain next time I see him. Next week. 316 or a similar cousin would work. The stuff you see rusting on boats is usually 304/18-8. It s stronger but not as stainless. === Stainless also has a problem with something called crevice corrosion if oxygen can not freely circulate, not sure if that appllies within bone. It's definitely an issue on boats however. http://www.ssina.com/corrosion/crevice-pitting.html OK, enough. You guys are scaring me. There's 9 damn screws in there. Don't want them going to ****! My doc. said my replacement part is of a titanium alloy. Your parts are there to keep things together while the bones mend. They don't need to last indefinately. That's what I think. :-) All this stuff is titanium. I messaged the doc, as I told Wayne. Just stay away from any green Kryptonite then. Oh ****. Something else to worry about! |
| All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:08 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2014 BoatBanter.com