Looking to combine WW's and lino plus to make Lyman #2.

[Ohio Rusty]

I have an Imperial lino plus ingot. Plus metal is a very high tin and antimony alloy used by printers to replenish depleted linotype. The approx composition of this plus metal ingot is:
47% Antimony (Sb)
37% Lead (Pb)
18% Tin (Sn)
with a trace amount of Arsenic

All of my lead is melted into one pound and half pound ingots from my Lee ingot moulds. Does someone have a rough estimate of how many one pound ingots of straight WW's mixed with a one pound ingot of the plus metal will give you a mix of Lyman #2 ?? I'm interested in this harder lead for my .380 boolits .
Ohio Rusty ><>

[Mr Peabody]

I think I might try 1 ingot for 18lbs of ww.

[USSR]

Rusty,

Can't be done with those 2 alloys you mentioned. Antimony content is too high. If you add 3 pounds of COWW's to 1 pound of the Plus alloy, you get the tin content down to around 5%, but the antimony content is up at 14%. Your best bet is to add a lot of pure lead to the Plus alloy, then find some tin to bring that up to 5%. Hope that helps.

Don

[Ohio Rusty]

USSR: I have pure lead in ingots also. So if I have 3 pounds of WW ingots, and a one pound ingot of the plus alloy, how many one pound ingots of pure lead should I add to get that close to Lyman #2?. (sounds like a word problem from school). I can use a half pound ingot of the plus alloy instead of a one pound ingot as I have some of those 1/2's cast also.
I only have a small Lee lead pot so I'm limited in adding alot of lead to the pot as 10 pounds od lead won't fit.
Ohio Rusty ><>

[Slugster]

Hey Rusty. There is a lead alloy calculator on this site that was, and is, a great help to me when figuring the contents for a particular alloy. Good luck.

[USSR]

Okay, Rusty, here you go. 12 ounces of your Plus alloy, 8 ounces of 60/40 solder, 4 pounds of COWW, and 4 pounds of pure gets you there.

Don

[Ohio Rusty]

Thanks USSR !! I have all those different leads. I couldn't figure out the mix to get it right and not make it too soft or too brittle.
Ohio Rusty ><>

[colchester]

I have an Imperial lino plus ingot. Plus metal is a very high tin and antimony alloy used by printers to replenish depleted linotype. The approx composition of this plus metal ingot is:
47% Antimony (Sb)
37% Lead (Pb)
18% Tin (Sn)
with a trace amount of Arsenic

All of my lead is melted into one pound and half pound ingots from my Lee ingot moulds. Does someone have a rough estimate of how many one pound ingots of straight WW's mixed with a one pound ingot of the plus metal will give you a mix of Lyman #2 ?? I'm interested in this harder lead for my .380 boolits .
Ohio Rusty ><>

Rusty I would double check the formula on that plus metal. What you have posted is not representative of the samples I have encountered. If that's the one I sent you its more like
11 tin
18 antimony
71 lead