Yes, as long as there is no Oxygen the Ti cannot react. Now I won’t lie, I love Titanium. It has a coolness factor that I am hooked on. Of course in most cases, it’s not that the Titanium is any stronger… only per-weight is this absolute. For instance, the steels I use for my making my custom knives is tremendously stronger than Titanium. However, in small parts Titanium is ideal. And besides it’s strength to weight, it has some other very unique qualities as well. It possesses a quite high damping effect compared to either 416 or 4140 steel. This is another reason I’ve thought it to make a good Recoil Lug for some time.