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Post by Aeliascent [defunct] on Feb 1, 2017 19:54:34 GMT
Any ideas on how I can get my hands on depleted uranium? It's gonna be forged into a sword! Yoda wants to sell me the uranium ore that he got on Amazon because it's not enough to power his spaceship back to Dagobah.
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Post by Elrikk on Feb 2, 2017 1:31:42 GMT
Target or Walmart in their crafts section....but Amazons prices are better.
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Post by demonskull on Feb 2, 2017 2:45:52 GMT
Swing by the Mens department first for the lead lined underwear.
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Feb 3, 2017 10:28:43 GMT
don't forget the 6 months weight training to be able to pick it up
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2017 15:23:11 GMT
Might as well make lead lined plate armor to go with it. That combination could make for one interesting cutting video.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Feb 3, 2017 18:29:33 GMT
My vote is to add a channel on the false edge for det cord...and a hollow in the handle for the battery and wires
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 3, 2017 21:31:03 GMT
Uranium comes from Uranus!
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Feb 3, 2017 22:12:50 GMT
Hmm. AFAICT, DU is pretty unimpressive in terms of hardness; 1018 might outperform it (but perhaps there is some magic heat treatment that does well). Not good, since that will give lousy edge retention, and there is some hazard in sharpening it. Swing by the Mens department first for the lead lined underwear. Hah! Depleted uranium is used as radiation shielding. Works better than lead. Maybe use depleted uranium lined underwear? Wouldn't want to be the swordsmith. Or be the one who sharpens it. While a sword-sized chunk of DU isn't a big deal as far as radiation goes (long half life, and an alpha emitter (your skin will stop alpha particles), you don't want to breathe in any DU dust during making a sword. Heavy metal toxicity, and you have significant radiation hazard from inhaled dust (no skin between your lungs and the dust to protect you once you've inhaled it, and the very short distance the alphas will travel before being absorbed makes it worse - the tissue right next to the dust particle will absorb a big dose over time). don't forget the 6 months weight training to be able to pick it up :) Two and a half times as dense as steel, similar elastic modulus, so you'll need the same thickness for the same stiffness. You'd need to go a bit thicker to stop the blade from sagging under its own weight, since the blade will be heavier. A good recipe for a sword that looks like an arming sword, and handles like Conan's Atlantean. Or a smallsword that handles like a rapier.
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Post by bfoo2 on Feb 3, 2017 22:21:04 GMT
Hmm. AFAICT, DU is pretty unimpressive in terms of hardness; 1018 might outperform it (but perhaps there is some magic heat treatment that does well). Not good, since that will give lousy edge retention, and there is some hazard in sharpening it. From wikipedia: Depleted uranium is favored for the penetrator because it is self-sharpening[35] and flammable.[30] On impact with a hard target, such as an armored vehicle, the nose of the rod fractures in such a way that it remains sharp.[35] The impact and subsequent release of heat energy causes it to ignite.[30] When a DU penetrator reaches the interior of an armored vehicle it catches fire, often igniting ammunition and fuel, killing the crew and possibly causing the vehicle to explode.
Self-sharpening, and goes "boom" every time it penetrates something. Sounds promising I think I have some uranyl acetate in the lab (I think we used to use it for prepping biological camples for electron microscopy). How much ya willing to pay? Instead of DU, have you considered tungsten carbide? It's twice as stiff as steel, twice as heavy and incredibly hard. And it won't give you a third arm upon inhalation.
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Feb 3, 2017 22:33:58 GMT
Alas, you won't get the same fun stuff as a DU FSDS AP round from a sword. DU at 1400 m/s can give you "self sharpening" when it hits steel armour, but a DU sword won't.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 3, 2017 23:23:46 GMT
Perhaps Lancelot Chan with his famous tip power, hehhehee!
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Post by vinland on Feb 4, 2017 0:50:35 GMT
Hmm. AFAICT, DU is pretty unimpressive in terms of hardness; 1018 might outperform it (but perhaps there is some magic heat treatment that does well). Not good, since that will give lousy edge retention, and there is some hazard in sharpening it. From wikipedia: Depleted uranium is favored for the penetrator because it is self-sharpening[35] and flammable.[30] On impact with a hard target, such as an armored vehicle, the nose of the rod fractures in such a way that it remains sharp.[35] The impact and subsequent release of heat energy causes it to ignite.[30] When a DU penetrator reaches the interior of an armored vehicle it catches fire, often igniting ammunition and fuel, killing the crew and possibly causing the vehicle to explode.
Self-sharpening, and goes "boom" every time it penetrates something. Sounds promising I think I have some uranyl acetate in the lab (I think we used to use it for prepping biological camples for electron microscopy). How much ya willing to pay? Instead of DU, have you considered tungsten carbide? It's twice as stiff as steel, twice as heavy and incredibly hard. And it won't give you a third arm upon inhalation. You got it all wrong, you light the sword on fire for an extra +2 to damage and every hit requires your enemy to perform a willpower check to avoid fleeing in fear.
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Post by adambomb on Feb 4, 2017 2:30:58 GMT
How much would a DU sword weigh? Uranium metal is heavier than gold, isn't it? You might have to settle for a DU gladius, or you'll pull something when you take a swing!
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Post by bfoo2 on Feb 4, 2017 6:02:38 GMT
DU is around 2.5 times as dense as steel. Assuming that the weight of the fittings, etc is negligible, a 2lb sword would have a depleted uranium equivalent weigh in at 5lb This is assuming that the blade geometry volume is the same. As demonskull mentioned earlier, DU is not appreciably stiffer than steel, so you can't get away with a thinner blade (or else it would be flop-tastic). In fact, would have to be a bit thicker to compensate for its own weight... Sure, a heavier sword can give more cutting/chopping power... but at this rate you'd probably be better off with a halberd (made of good old fashioned wood and steel) Depleted uranium slingshot bullets or throwing knives, on the other hand........
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Post by bfoo2 on Feb 4, 2017 6:04:07 GMT
You got it all wrong, you light the sword on fire for an extra +2 to damage and every hit requires your enemy to perform a willpower check to avoid fleeing in fear. Yes, but DU gives poison damage as your victim slowly dies from radiation poisoning (or turns into Godzilla. I guess that would happen if you roll a critical fail).
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Feb 4, 2017 6:54:36 GMT
I imagine an orcish foil flamberge!
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Feb 7, 2017 12:04:38 GMT
DU is around 2.5 times as dense as steel. Assuming that the weight of the fittings, etc is negligible, a 2lb sword would have a depleted uranium equivalent weigh in at 5lb This is assuming that the blade geometry volume is the same. As demonskull mentioned earlier, DU is not appreciably stiffer than steel, so you can't get away with a thinner blade (or else it would be flop-tastic). In fact, would have to be a bit thicker to compensate for its own weight... Sure, a heavier sword can give more cutting/chopping power... but at this rate you'd probably be better off with a halberd (made of good old fashioned wood and steel) Depleted uranium slingshot bullets or throwing knives, on the other hand........ DU arrow heads ! Ninja stars ! oh the possibilities !
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Post by codeblue on May 21, 2017 20:23:11 GMT
You might want to research the birth defects that depleted uranium tipped shells have caused in Iraq from the United States use during the gulf war. Doctors in iraq don't ask if it's a boy or girl anymore they ask if it's normal. Half life 4.5 billion years...
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