Subject: Re: Wanted armor piercing tung/carbide

From: mike wolfe <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 4 Jul 1996 09:45:42 -0400

Mike
They were showing us how to make hammers, and they were
using these GREAT, slitting tools made of battle field 
tungsten scrap. they were driving these tools through 
3 inch, sq. hammer stock steel, like butter and they did not 
have to quench the tools, just let them air cool, they said
they were tips off armor piercing shells.
So, yes this is a blacksmithing question, and yes, do you know
were I can get some???
Thanks
Mike Wolfe

At 08:14 AM 7/4/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Depleted Uranium anti-tank rounds are made from the green salts remaining
>after most of the radioactive (nuclear fuel) has been extracted. They are
>processed into powder, compacted and ultimately machined into the pointed
>round for armor piercing projectiles.  It is done here in the Boston area,
>but production of this material has been on standstill for several years now
>with the end of the cold war.  The reason depleted Uranium is used is its
>high density and hardness (about Rockwell C 36).  Applying  E=MC2, (if you
>believe in such things), the E (energy) will be far greater if the M (mass)
>or (weight -  as we say here on Earth) X the C squared (velocity) is
>increased.  And of course the depleted Uranium weighs about twice what Iron
>weighs (.28#/cu.inch for Iron, and .70#/cu inch for depleted Uranium).  So,
>again is this an blacksmithing question, or are you starting an army?
>Mike Schermerhorn
>
>

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From: Bill Roberts <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 1996 10:37:24 -0400

I'd be interested in hearing more about this material, I didn't get to 
catch Uri's demo but I heard a lot of things that interested me. Some of 
the things I heard about the material was that it didn't matter if you 
cooled it or not, if you accidently dropped it- it could shatter. Having 
missed the demo I would like more info. Anyone that attended, and took 
good notes would sure be a plus in this situation.

Happy Hammering-
Bill Roberts
Custom Design Metal Arts
3740 N.E. 40th Pl. #C
Ocala,FL 34479
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