by James Wright | Oct 24, 2026 | Aerospace Machining, CNC Machining, Manufacturing & Cost Estimating
Titanium costs more to machine than aluminum or steel — typically 3–5x more per hour of cutting time, not counting the higher material cost. The reasons are physical, not arbitrary: titanium is a poor thermal conductor, it work-hardens under the tool, it’s chemically...
by Accurate Machine & Tool Team | Sep 15, 2026 | Aerospace Compliance & Quality, Aerospace Machining, Blog, CNC Machining
Open ten aerospace drawings and you’ll find ±0.001” on features that have no business needing it. That’s not because engineers are being careless — it’s because tight tolerance has become the safe default in a risk-averse industry. The problem is that “safe” and...
