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  1. 06-05-2019, 07:00 PM #1
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    antimony average hardness

    I went through a bunch of my reclaim casting material today and had some material that has a 36-38+ bhn what is it? likely (antimony)? or
    (linotype?)
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    It could be about any one of the various type metals. It could also be another lead alloy contaminated with zinc. Hopefully not.
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    How can you tell if its zinc? is there a test/
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    You can drop a drop of acid on it and see if it bubbles or fizzes. I use the stuff sold at swimming pool supply places. Or you could send off a sample for an XFR test. There is a member here, BNE, that does this for members. He asks for a pound of lead as payment for each sample that he test. Its a good deal and he is a great guy to deal with.
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