Tungsten Applications - Bullets

In 1999 the US Army began manufacturing "green" bullets. Tungsten is  thought to be one of the most sought-after materials for the bullets, and which  used primarily for shooting practice during peace time - are as deadly to humans as their predecessors but less deadly to the Earth.

The lead bullets the Army uses in traditional have been bioaccumulating at shooting ranges, forcing several to close. But now these bullets will be replaced with environmentally friendly bullets which made by tungsten. Not only is tungsten more environmentally "benign" than lead, but ozone depleting chemicals and volatile organic compounds have been eliminated from the bullet manufacturing process - resulting in pollution prevention and money savings. Although tungsten is more expensive than lead, But the cleanup of the manufacturing process actually will result in savings of $0.01 to $0.05 per round, or $5 million to $20 million per year，as the  army reported.

Recently years millions green bullets be produced. Priority distribution of the bullets will be given to closed shooting ranges and to a new National Guard shooting range near Gnome, Alaska, that has not been contaminated by lead bullets.

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