If this Campag BB axle Titanium?

hondicusp

Dirt Disciple
Hi all,
I have just removed this BB axle from a Dave Yates Steel frame, I would think late 80s.
I was struck by the complete lack of corrosion, and the fact it's hollow.
Is this a Titanium axle? IMG_20240926_175507_885.jpg IMG_20240926_175543_647.jpg IMG_20240926_175603_355.jpg
Any help gratefully received
 
There are two types of SR axle, the hollow one that looks similar to yours albeit greyer and with a pronounced ring behind the races, and a later one with integrated threads for crank nuts (rather than bolts) after some high-profile failure of the first version. They are both asymetric in line with Campy NR/SR chainsets of the time. Yours looks like a symetric one, probably Chorus or CDA, also a few mms narrower overall @ 111 mm.

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