RE: Depleted Uranium SG

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

Heavy elements - lead comes to mind.  Let's see, melting point?  No
good.  Hardness?  No good.  Safe?  Nope.  Low resistance?  Don't matter
if it's melted into a puddle, but no good regardless.  Aside from being
far more dangerous, I don't actually know how DU compares with lead on
any of these parameters, but clearly density alone is a good predictor
for suitable electrode materials.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This is probably the stupidest idea yet, but has anyone thought of
> using depleted uranium for sparkgap electrodes? Figured if it was one
> of the heaviest stable elements in the periodic table it won't
> melt/corrode as easily as tungsten at high power. Does it have crappy
> RF properties like steel? Probably a moot point in a few years when
> DRSSTC's take over, but still kinda courious.
>
> Mike
>