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AlexanderHowl · 03-08-2018, 01:16 PM

You actually need to use a bronze sabot around a nickel steel bullet with a tungsten core. Bronze possesses the lowest friction coefficient of any metal and possesses the third highest heat capacity of any common metallic alloy. Tungsten possesses a relatively high friction coefficient and possesses a relatively low heat capacity, meaning that tungsten will actually vaporize in a gauss weapon before bronze even softens.

Depending on the design of the projectile, the sabot should be designed to not separate until impact (which is different than normal sabots) in order to prevent the bullet from melting in the air. When the projectile hits, the bronze sabot will peel away while the nickel steel bullet will crack the armor of the target. The tungsten core will then perforate the structure of the target.

03-08-2018, 01:16 PM	#2
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: ULTRATECH guass weapon system design rules? You actually need to use a bronze sabot around a nickel steel bullet with a tungsten core. Bronze possesses the lowest friction coefficient of any metal and possesses the third highest heat capacity of any common metallic alloy. Tungsten possesses a relatively high friction coefficient and possesses a relatively low heat capacity, meaning that tungsten will actually vaporize in a gauss weapon before bronze even softens. Depending on the design of the projectile, the sabot should be designed to not separate until impact (which is different than normal sabots) in order to prevent the bullet from melting in the air. When the projectile hits, the bronze sabot will peel away while the nickel steel bullet will crack the armor of the target. The tungsten core will then perforate the structure of the target.