[TheForge] Blacksmithing

[Bruce Freeman]

That IS depleted uranium that you are talking about.

There are problems with depleted uranium.  For one, is it isn't
completely depleted -- there's still some radioactivity.  And if it
should ignite, watch out.  It is used in armor-piercing shells for two
reasons -- it adds immense density to the projectile, and when it
penetrates, it liquefies (probably more like  a plasma than a liquid,
actually) and bursts into intense fire, like magnesium does when it is
ignited.  Then the hulk of the target retains the radioactivity of the
depleted uranium.  Fun stuff.  A direct result of the "atoms for
peace" projects of the '50's.

On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Ron Childers <ron at munlaw.net> wrote:
> What is the metal that is made from depleted uranium that is used in
> armor piercing rounds to shoot tanks? I saw it on the Military Channel,
> but I didn't get the name of it.  It should make almost indestructible
> tools but probably hard to forge. Ron C
>
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> Do any of you guys know anything about blacksmithing? You are proving
> you know very little about nuclear reactors.
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> Barry
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Bruce
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