A liner for a shaped charge is formed from a mixture of powdered tungsten and powdered metal binder. The liner is formed by compression of the mixture into a substantially conically shaped solid body. Preferably, the mixture comprises approximately 80 percent by weight of tungsten and 20 percent of the powdered metal binder. In a specific embodiment of the invention, graphite powder may be intermixed with the powdered metal binder and tungsten to act as a lubricant. The powdered metal binder may comprise a malleable ductile metal such as lead, bismuth, tin, zinc, silver, antimony, cobalt, nickel or uranium. |