Trying to make 15-16bhn alloy

[Ramson222]

I have a alloy with 1.58% tin and 1.48% antimony.

I also have super hard 30% antimony, and stereo type available.

Ideally I would also like some arsenic for quench hardening.

How can I mix what I've got to get my desired 15-16bhn without the bullet becoming to hard.

[kevin c]

Hardball, which is 92-6-2 Pb-Sb-Sn, is in the right BHN range at 16. Alloying one part by weight of SuperHard with 5.33 parts of your base alloy will give you 92.7-6-1.3, which is pretty close.

[Ramson222]

Hardball, which is 92-6-2 Pb-Sb-Sn, is in the right BHN range at 16. Alloying one part by weight of SuperHard with 5.33 parts of your base alloy will give you 92.7-6-1.3, which is pretty close.

I thought I need to have at least 2% tin, for good mold fill out. I have had poor mold fill out in the past with the base alloy.

[Rcmaveric]

Not always. When i have problems with mold fillout i just crank up the heat a bit and run the mold a little hotter. I only add tin as a last resort ditch effort.


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[243winxb]

For oven heat treating & water quench hardening., your alloy is ok as is. Will take about 2 weeks for the bullets to fully harden.

Add more antimony to speed up the harding process.

[bumpo628]

I got similar results to Kevin C.

To make hardball using your base alloy:
1.5 lbs superhard + 7.5 lbs base alloy + 1 oz pure tin will give you an alloy with 2% tin, 6.2% antimony, and 91.8% lead.

[bmortell]

you could buy a bag of magnum lead shot, it has a high amount of arsenic. water dropped idk how hard it is but its very tough stuff

[Ramson222]

Thanks, I've got it all figured out now.

[Larry Gibson]

I have a alloy with 1.58% tin and 1.48% antimony.

Try simply water quenching the bullets in cold water right out of the mould. If done correctly that is already an excellent alloy that will give a BHN in that range.