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hammerhead357
03-23-2009, 06:24 PM
I was digging through some pure lead and found three pieces that I don't know what they are.

They are strips 11 inches long x 3/4 inch wide x 3/8 inch thick. On the strips are the following" alpha sn40bs" each one weights 1 pound. The lettering is barely visible and appears to be rolled or stamped into the bars. The stuff is pretty soft and bends with a little effort.

Anyone have any idea as to what I have?????These don't look like any bar solder I have ever seen, but perhaps I haven't been in the right place at the right time.........Wes
jdgabbard
03-23-2009, 06:30 PM
Pics?
Daves1
03-23-2009, 06:48 PM
sn = tin
montana_charlie
03-23-2009, 07:21 PM
I found this description;
LEAD 57.54
TIN 41.5
ANTIMONY 0.5
BISMUTH 0.25
COPPER 0.08
OTHERS 0.08
****

And I found it here;
http://www.tpub.com/content/logistics/34/39/4/00-247-6921.htm

CM
dominicfortune00
03-23-2009, 07:23 PM
If you have a bar you suspect to be pure tin, it will make cracking sounds when bent.
Down South
03-23-2009, 09:51 PM
Decoy weights? Do they have a hole drilled in the end?
jnovotny
03-23-2009, 10:02 PM
Probably bar solder of some sorts 40% tin. That would be my guess, if it means anything.
hammerhead357
03-23-2009, 11:26 PM
The pics. wouldn't be anything great just a dull lead strip. No hole in the end and they don't crackle when bent I suspect some sort of solder but I don't know so will keep them back for later use. I think Montana Charlie has hit the nail on the head so it is some sort of solder...Thanks so much.....Wes