Re: Hammer's Slammers and Iridium

Jeff spake thusly upon matters weighty: 

Now the question is, would Steel or Silver be a better colour to 
paint the vehicles? I think maybe Steel is a tad closer, but I'm not 
sure. I've yet to see a paint in "Iridium" yet. :)

> 
> A while back, I recall someone asking what color iridium was so that
he
> could paint up some Slammer's hovertanks.
> 
> I've been re-reading the series and found a picture of some iridium
> laboratory vessels at:
> 
> <http://www.matthey.com/noble/product/prfire.htm>
> 
> This site also has some interesting info on the properties of iridium
which
> explain why it would be useful as armor against powerguns (highly
> refractive and "the only pure metal which can be used unprotected in
air at
> temperatures up to 2300 degrees C (4172 degrees F) without
catastrophic
> failure")
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
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