lead strips ?

[jetsfan]

hey i got 3 lead strips at a yard sale 2daythey weigh around 1and a half pounds apiece and they have the words belmont brand molded on them any body know anything about them ? -------------------- i got those 3 and 3 more strips with no writing on them all together they weigh around 7and a half pounds for 1 dollar good deal ?

[bumpo628]

Any lead for less than $1 per pound nowadays is a good deal. Sounds like you got a great deal.

You may have got yourself a few sticks of solder there...
http://www.belmontmetals.com/products/solders.php

In that case, it blows "great deal" out of the water. [smilie=w:

[jetsfan]

still not sure what i have there,s a num 3 on 2 of them ?

[clodhopper]

The description of the strips seems like they could be solder. easyest way to tell is melt them with a thermometer.
Solder will melt around 450, lead needs more than 600.

[bumpo628]

Maybe this will help you determine what kind of solder it is. This info is from the sticky on melting points:

621° = lead (metal)
563° = solder (9 parts wt. lead & 1 part wt. tin) (metal)
529° = solder (8 parts wt. lead & 2 parts wt. tin) (metal)
504° = solder (7 parts wt. lead & 3 parts wt. tin) (metal)
464° = solder (6 parts wt. lead & 4 parts wt. tin) (metal)
428° = solder (5 parts wt. lead & 5 parts wt. tin) (metal)
374° = solder (4 parts wt. lead & 6 parts wt. tin) (metal)
365° = solder (3 parts wt. lead & 7 parts wt. tin) (metal)
392° = solder (2 parts wt. lead & 8 parts wt. tin) (metal)
421° = solder (1 part wt. lead & 9 parts wt. tin) (metal)
450° = tin (metal)

[clodhopper]

Thanks for good accurate info bumpo.