Here's a reference which should give you a good but brief outline of Uranium and it associated properties and uses. http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/92.html Incendentally this reference is taken from the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics a great reference manual. I still have my old copy in storage - great paper weight ;) Now one thing I've forgotten is that uranium is also pyrophoric when finely divided. I wonder if that property can be capitalized on to cause harm. Not only could one use Uranium (235, 238 whatever) as an incendiary device but both types of U will leave a radioactive hazard. Of course it's more logical to use U-238 for that. regards joe On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 baptista@pccf.net wrote:

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Tim May wrote:

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Gold is malleable AND is denser than steel.

Uranium is NOT malleable AND is denser than steel.

Incorrect. Uranium is an actinide series element. It is a hard silver almost white substance which is both malleable and ductile. Of course this does not imply you should use it as a replacement for duck tape. Also like gold it has a luster when polished.

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The main reason for using DU in armor-piercing shells is the sheer density.

correct

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The bomb instructions Joe provided are as accurate as most recipes in "The Anarchist Cookbook."

(A book my local Sheriff's Department banned in 1970.)

not surprised.

regards joe

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