Re: Getting DU out of your Railgun (drifting OT was Re: [FT] Railgun Goals)

Psy Wraith <PsyWraith@aol.com> wrote:
>D Evans wrote:
>> EM railguns always assume ferrous rings for the induced magnetic
charge,
>> but I'm not familiar with the electrical properties of uranium. Would
>> depleted uranium (a metal) be similar to iron as far as magnetism?
Would
>> there BE depleted uranium in a fusion powered world? ;->= Aren't some
of
>> the rare earths near uranium in density, and near iron vis-a-vis
magnetism?
>
><SNIP>
>
>Just add ferrous material "inserts" to your uranium (or
near-to-uranium's-
>density material) to give your railgun something to "grab" if that's a
>question.
    Or add a ferrous material sabot around your high density projectile,
etc.

Andrew Martin
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