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Originally Posted by Retlaw
I thought Tungsten Carbide was used in armour piercing weapons, its supposed to be the next hardest thing to diamonds, so why use depleted Uranium if its not for the side effects.
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That used to be the case and still is to a certain extent, but I think it is the "mass" of the DU -approx. 19g/cu cm, which is much higher than lead makes it a more effective round, DU rounds are normally of the sabot type with the DU used as the penetrator.
DU is also used as shielding against radiation in a number of medical applications.