It's heavy but Tungsten has lots of other commercial uses besides tank shells so in classic fashion, why use the expensive material when DU which has no other economical use is available and basically "free"
It is extremely heavy. I don't know if it's toxic or not, I never thought to ask. Lemme go look.
Okay so quickly browsing some articles I came up with this - Tungesten does not seem to cause heavy metal poisoning the way uranium and lead do. Tungsten can cause airway irritation and, if you're exposed to a lot of it over a long time, serious lung problems. This is apparently because tungesten dust is ultra-hard and extremely sharp, so it lacerates lung tissue on a very small scale. I guess similar to what asbestos does but I'm not sure.
So as far as I can tell it does have some risks, but they're different risks than other heavy metals and they require high level exposure over extended time periods.
It is extremely heavy. I don't know if it's toxic or not, I never thought to ask. Lemme go look.
Okay so quickly browsing some articles I came up with this - Tungesten does not seem to cause heavy metal poisoning the way uranium and lead do. Tungsten can cause airway irritation and, if you're exposed to a lot of it over a long time, serious lung problems. This is apparently because tungesten dust is ultra-hard and extremely sharp, so it lacerates lung tissue on a very small scale. I guess similar to what asbestos does but I'm not sure.
So as far as I can tell it does have some risks, but they're different risks than other heavy metals and they require high level exposure over extended time periods.
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Isn't tungsten heavy, too? So to what extent is it less toxic? Thanks for the essay btw.
It's heavy but Tungsten has lots of other commercial uses besides tank shells so in classic fashion, why use the expensive material when DU which has no other economical use is available and basically "free"
It is extremely heavy. I don't know if it's toxic or not, I never thought to ask. Lemme go look.
Okay so quickly browsing some articles I came up with this - Tungesten does not seem to cause heavy metal poisoning the way uranium and lead do. Tungsten can cause airway irritation and, if you're exposed to a lot of it over a long time, serious lung problems. This is apparently because tungesten dust is ultra-hard and extremely sharp, so it lacerates lung tissue on a very small scale. I guess similar to what asbestos does but I'm not sure.
So as far as I can tell it does have some risks, but they're different risks than other heavy metals and they require high level exposure over extended time periods.
Interesting, thanks.
It is extremely heavy. I don't know if it's toxic or not, I never thought to ask. Lemme go look.
Okay so quickly browsing some articles I came up with this - Tungesten does not seem to cause heavy metal poisoning the way uranium and lead do. Tungsten can cause airway irritation and, if you're exposed to a lot of it over a long time, serious lung problems. This is apparently because tungesten dust is ultra-hard and extremely sharp, so it lacerates lung tissue on a very small scale. I guess similar to what asbestos does but I'm not sure.
So as far as I can tell it does have some risks, but they're different risks than other heavy metals and they require high level exposure over extended time periods.