3C Titanium
Partnering with Titanium Marine Technolgies, 3C is pushing the envelope to bring to the yachting world Titanium wet exhaust systems, and heat exchangers with a 10 year warranty.
Copper-Nickel, Brass, Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum all have weaknesses when it comes to sea water service. Only Titanium is completely resistant to attack by Chlorine, silt, high water flows and electrolysis.
Titanium may cost more per pound but less is required due to its superior mechanical properties, and it lasts for decades! Therefore, the “Total Cost of Ownership” is significantly lower than for lesser alloys and you never have to suffer unplanned downtime, collateral damage or environmental discharge.
Why Titanium?
Sea water contains chlorine (Cl), one of the most corrosive elements on earth.
Chlorine attacks galvanized and stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminum and these materials don’t do well in condenser / heat exchanger service.
Titanium is the solution to this problem because it is completely unaffected by the chlorine in sea water. Titanium is extremely tough and is will not fail if exposed to high water velocities in the tubes (+8 fps or more). NO zinc anodes are required, ever!
High sea water velocities create turbulence which provides a ‘self-scouring’ effect, keeping the tubes clean and free of marine growth and silt. Plugging is minimized and efficiency is maximized!
Why is Titanium Used in Heat Exchangers?
Sea water is both corrosive and erosive, so copper and stainless-steel heat exchangers have a limited service life. Any heat exchanger that develops a leak can allow the machinery to become flooded with sea water with catastrophic results. Titanium is completely unaffected by sea water, lasting many years when properly maintained. Engines, A/C systems and hydraulic machinery are protected from collateral damage because the Titanium marine heat exchangers are so tough.
What are the Benefits of Making Water-Cooled Exhaust Systems from Titanium?
Wet exhaust systems are prone to corrosion due to acids in the hot exhaust streams when the components are made from stainless steel or copper. Titanium wet exhaust components last many times longer because they are unaffected by acid-based gases and the high 1,200 degree exhaust gas heat. Longer lasting Titanium exhaust systems cost less over the life of the vessel and prevent costly downtime.
Titanium Marine Technologies 10-Year Warranty
Ten-year warranty on all products
Titanium Marine Technologies has changed the way that mariners think about heat exchangers. Using only Titanium for the sea water tubes and welding each tube in place, the reliability of a Titanium Marine condenser is incredibly high. Leaks at the tube face and corrosion in the tubes is no longer an issue because Titanium is completely impervious to salt water attack. No plastic or epoxy coatings are used in these heat exchangers so there will never be any failures due to tubesheet corrosion or erosion of the tube inlets. This allows us to offer the only 10-year warranty in the marine industry.
3C’s Titanium Mixing Elbow comes with an upgraded gasket, and Titanium Fasteners.