Ha wow…. Yeah some bozos on YouTube dropped the 4 inch off towers and smashed through things. I have a zero tolerance tactical pen with a tungsten carbide tip and man that thing will shatter a brick
Perhaps “alloy” was the word I was looking for. I wonder if it’s possible to mix metal A with metal B, heat treat etc, and come up with an alloy that’s denser than either pure A or B metal
Don’t confuse the carbide version (alloy) with the elemental version.
The base metal is heavy but is also easy to drill, file, saw, or machine cut with normal tools into whatever shape you want. It will not crack if you drop it on your foot or floor.
The carbide is hard, brittle and not as dense since it is 50% carbon atoms. This will crack if dropped or hit with a hammer or thrown in your tool box to bang around. You can’t file, drill, saw or cut it with normal tools.
I just picked up yet another hobby to become obsessed with. High end custom slingshots. Most people shoot steel or lead balls but it occurred to me that tungsten ones would be super dense with more energy.