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Re: Depleted Uranium SG



Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Wrong, Magnesium is much less flamable than DU and no where as dificult to
machine. Uranium will flame every time. Not as bad a Potassium, but much
worsw than magnesium.
   Robert    H
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> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 22:28:40 -0600
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Depleted Uranium SG
> Resent-From: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Resent-Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 23:38:35 -0600 (MDT)
>
> Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 02:35 PM 10/1/2005, you wrote:
>> Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Didn't realize the stuff was reactive like pure sodium/lithium/potassium/etc.
>
> It's not that reactive. It's not even as reactive as things like
> magnesium or calcium, in the next column. Most metals will ignite
> spontaneously if finely divided enough (look up pyrophoric
> iron). It is like Yittrium, Titanium, Zirconium, etc.
>
>> Glad it was just thought
>> and I wasn't going actually get and machine the stuff.
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