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Re:Tungsten: The Perfect Metal for Bullets and Missiles (2014) by 3pt14159 on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @02:49PM (#15297006)
Just PR? Really?

Isn't drag essentially quadratic to speed? Isn't needed input energy also quadratic to speed, while momentum is linear to both mass and speed? Hardness aside don't you have much harder hitting bullets with these heavy elements?

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Re:Tungsten: The Perfect Metal for Bullets and Missiles (2014) by hwillis on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @10:57PM (#15300268)
The density of tungsten is 1.04% higher than Uranium, and drag is compensated for by making the penetrator slightly longer rather than wider.

> Hardness aside don't you have much harder hitting bullets with these heavy elements?

Maybe I'm tired but I can't parse this question.

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