Tungsten cube…

yes tungsten is denser than gold, if that is important to you!

i have some tungsten carbide rings, just be sure to get jewelry grade, some of the cheap ones get dark grey pretty fast

Yeah I’m completely fascinated by it. Couldn’t figure out why people buy these things. Even the 1 inch weighs like 2/3 of a pound.

Totally random musing… i wonder if it’s possible to make a compound or other material that’s a lot denser than this?

they are not much more dense but WAY more expensive!

Osmium 22.6 g/cm^3.
Iridium 22.4 g/cm^3. …
Platinum 21.45 g/cm^3. …
Neptunium 20.2 g/cm^3. …
Plutonium 19.84 g/cm^3. …
Tungsten 19.35 g/cm^3. …
Gold 19.32 g/cm^3. …
Uranium 18.95 g/cm^3. …

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

It is possible. Steel is an example.

They outta just rename it tuffsten.

Tungsten is one of the hardest and densest metals on earth. It trades its hardness for brittleness though.

When fidget spinners were all the rage, I bought a small tungsten one from a boutique company. I love the heft of it in the hand.

Anode for a makeshift short arc light engine using a TIG welder with HF start?

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 think the one Demolition Ranch shot with a 50 caliber armor piercing round from a Barrett was not an alloy. It didn’t shatter.

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.

I guess I’m missing something… but what do you do with one of those cubes?

Can someone post a link
I have no idea what it is.

Sure I bought a 2” and it came with a “free” 1”

Mine mostly sits on my desk like a Borg ship… it’s fun to see the look on someone’s face when they lift it.

I want a 12” :cowboy_hat_face:

At those prices, a 12” would weigh 500 lbs (227 kg) and cost $81,000.

best i can do is $450 :disguised_face:

You club an intruder in the head with it, when your 1911 jams.

Worth the $389.

Chris

Haha that’s funny

Just one more thing for my wife to haul off to Goodwill when I pass.