materials
It’s Elemental…
plated Brass components in the Z2 Regulator. In our PVD
(physical vapor deposition) process, Zirconium Nitride coating
The diver's guide to Atomic metallurgy
is vacuum-chamber deposited over type 3 chrome-plated
for performance and durability
Brass. The result is an exponential improvement in corrosion
resistance over conventional chrome plating. Adding Nitride
What’s an Alloy? An alloy is a combination of two or more during the PVD process improves hardness and changes the
metal elements that results in a new specialty metal with normally gray metal to a bright yellow-gold color.
enhanced physical and mechanical properties. Why are
Atomic Aquatics alloys better? Our engineers carefully choose
316 Stainless Steel
metals to provide a superior level of diving performance, Alloy Grade 316
minimal maintenance, and greater product longevity. How do
Iron-Chromium-Nickel
divers select the Atomic metal that's right for them? Atomic
Aquatics regulators offer a choice of specialty metal alloys
The Atomic ST1 Regulator is built from 316 SS to offer divers
designed to suit your diving style and affordability level. On the
an environmentally-conscious metal choice. Stainless Steel
following pages, you will see detailed specifications and diving
is a high-strength and corrosion-resistant metal that has
applications for each Atomic regulator model. The letter in the
a beautiful silver machine-turned finish. The process for
name of our regulators stands for the main metal featured in
manufacturing SS is the most environmentally friendly and
the product:
the metal is 100% recyclable. This stainless steel alloy does
not require plating to protect, and is nearly as resistant to
T2 – Titanium ST1 – Stainless Steel/
sea water corrosion as Titanium.
M1 – Monel
Titanium
Chrome-Plated Brass
B2 – Brass
Z2 – Zirconium
Alloy Grade C36000
Copper-Zinc
Titanium
Alloy Ti-6AL-4V
Atomic utilizes C36000 Brass to offer divers the option for
a cost-effective and highly corrosion-resistant metal. Yet,
Titanium-Aluminum-Vanadium
all Brasses are not the same. This is the best alloy for our
Titanium is the most elite metal for diving regulators. The
applications. Atomic also developed a more resilient Type 3
Atomic Titanium alloy is our signature metal and established
Copper, Nickel and decorative Chrome plating to protect the
the cornerstone for every product design that followed. It
Brass from tarnishing.
delivers extraordinary strength, is very lightweight, and is
highly corrosion-resistant. Atomic Titanium alloy gives divers
Which would you rather
superior corrosion-resistance and is able to survive 300 years
breathe through?
in sea water without showing a hint of corrosion. Our Titanium
components are precision-machined with a machine-turned
finish that does not require plating.
Monel
Alloy R405
A Competitor's Brass Tube
Nickel-Copper
Monel was developed specifically for marine environments.
The Atomic Monel alloy is as strong as steel with excellent
corrosion resistance in sea water. The properties of Monel
Atomic Aquatics Titanium Tube
make it the best metal choice for components subject to
flammability in oxygen-enriched compressed air such as This is an actual photo showing the corrosive effects of
Nitrox. This enables the Atomic M1 Regulator to accommodate sea water on regulator breathing inlet tubes following a
oxygen mixes up to 80% when special guidelines are followed.
six-month continuous exposure "soak" test. A competitor's
Monel does not require plating.
conventional brass tube (top) simply cannot compete
Zirconium
with the Atomic Titanium breathing tube (bottom) which
shows no corrosion. Even an Atomic Brass breathing tube
ZrN “Nitride” PVD Coating
is Zirconium-plated and would not experience the level of
Atomic Zirconium Nitride is a highly corrosion resistant and
corrosion of the competition.
super hard metal used as a protective layer over chrome-
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