Recommended thickness for tube and baffles

[Suppressed2020]

I’m finalizing my plans for a 22lr can and would like input on tube thickness needed for OD threading. I am planning on using 1-32 UN, can I go with Ti9 1.07”OD with .042” wall and .986” ID. Or go 1.120” OD with .065” wall, .990” ID?

lastly, how thin can I go with baffles using 17-4?

[Ridge Runner]

You can turn the unthreaded part of the can narrower than the threaded part. I think it is called a dog bone design. get the thickness you need for the threaded ends and remove material if it makes sense.

[T-Rex]

1/32 is a bit fine, especially for threads used on parts meant to be threaded and unthreaded, regularly. Personally, I try not to go below 1/28.
A properly made 22lr/rimfire suppressor need not have an OD >1". A wall thk of .049 should do it, but I'd go .058. I very much do not like the look of a simple dog boned suppressor tube. It looks so cheap and not aesthetically pleasing, to me at least. I'd prefer to use that meat to make an appealing design, such as Griffin, AAC, or Thunderbeast does.

For sharp 60deg threads, use these formulas to calculate thread depth"
Male = 1/Pitch*.8660254*7/8
Female = 1/Pitch*.8660254*3/4

Use this image to understand the different parts of the 2 threads




To calculate the remaining strength, use your given materials Mechanical Properties.

[Suppressed2020]

Thanks T-Rex. I will rework some of my plans.

[ECCO Machine]

how thin can I go with baffles using 17-4?

Strength-wise, very thin. function-wise, it's best to have a little thickness for the clip to do what it does.

I would suggest .020" skirt wall thickness and .025" cone wall thickness.

As for your tube, .042" wall is more than sufficient. I've built them with .020" wall, but the threads required for that are too fine to be practical, so I settled on 1.000 OD .036" wall with 36P threads. If ultimate light weight is desired, you can thin the tube to .020" or even .015" WT between the threads. Pressure-wise, you can go thinner, but then you have issues with it being fairly easily dented & distorted.

[Suppressed2020]

how thin can I go with baffles using 17-4?

Strength-wise, very thin. function-wise, it's best to have a little thickness for the clip to do what it does.

I would suggest .020" skirt wall thickness and .025" cone wall thickness.

As for your tube, .042" wall is more than sufficient. I've built them with .020" wall, but the threads required for that are too fine to be practical, so I settled on 1.000 OD .036" wall with 36P threads. If ultimate light weight is desired, you can thin the tube to .020" or even .015" WT between the threads. Pressure-wise, you can go thinner, but then you have issues with it being fairly easily dented & distorted.

Thanks ECCO. Not planning super light and I am planning on skirted cones matching SilencerCo Switchback so the skirts add for wall strength. Any suggestions on turning a Ti9 tube, or any titanium in general, on a lathe?

What are your thoughts on threading? With my planned wall thickness? Go to 1-28 as T-Rex suggested?