armor plating

A by-product of uranium enrichment, depleted uranium is used for ammunition because its extreme density gives rounds the ability to easily penetrate armor plating.

A by-product of uranium enrichment, depleted uranium is used for ammunition because its extreme density gives rounds the ability to easily penetrate armor plating and self-ignite in a searing cloud of dust and metal.

“I want to work out what genes are responsible for making osteoderms and then make a lab mouse with armor plating,” Dr. Maden said.

M21 mines — large metal-bodied weapons that are usually buried and explode when a vehicle drives over them — contain a specialized warhead built to punch through inches of armor plating.

"We had to practically have armor plating, which caused a margin of separation from the people," he said.