Free Shipping & Free Returns*

FREE SHIPPING on Over 250,000 Products

Shop now and get Free Value Shipping on most orders over $49 to the contiguous 48 states, DC, and to all U.S. Military APO/FPO/DPO addresses.

Enjoy our FREE RETURNS

We want to ensure that making a return is as easy and hassle-free as possible! If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, simply return the item within 30 days of receipt, and we'll cover the cost of return shipping. Learn more about our Return Policy.

Shopping Cart

Is the barrel nut steel titanium or aluminum? — 1 Answer

by Rob, from OH, United States Asked on May 1, 2022

Name TRYBE Defense AR-15 Magnesium Alloy Go Fast Ultra Lightweight M-LOK Handguard w/ Cut Top Rail (4.1)
As Low As $36.77 Save Up to 77%
View Product
Continue As a Guest
Saving...
Sign In or Create an Account (optional)
Why use an OpticsPlanet.com account for my questions and answers?

Having an account with OpticsPlanet.com makes writing questions and answers even better! We’ll save all of your questions and answers in your account, provide you easy access to them, so you can see how the community has responded.

If you’d like to add a question without creating an account, you can proceed with filling out the fields on this form.

Show
Sort by
Filter by
Manufacturer Answer
A
Answered by TRYBE, Manufacturer from IL, United States, on June 27, 2022

Rob-- The TRYBE Defense magnite handguards use a steel and nickel super alloy coated in black nickel nitride. This material is typically used for aerospace application due to its extremely high strength to weight ratio. Together it's harder than 4041 steel.

5 of 6 found the following answer helpful.
Was it helpful to you? Yes | No
Last updated 2026-02-01 UTC.