cbrick
03-01-2007, 04:16 PM
If anyone acquires lead ingots with numbers stamped on them and wondered both what alloy they have is and what the numbers mean, this should help.
I have just added this and much more info on lead to the article Cast Bullet Alloys (http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletAlloy.htm).
The Unified Numbering System (UNS) designations for various pure lead grades and lead-base alloys. If you acquire ingots with any of these numbers, this what you have.
Pure leads L50000 - L50099
Lead - silver alloys L50100 - L50199
Lead - arsenic alloys L50300 - L50399
Lead - barium alloys L50500 - L50599
Lead - calcium alloys L50700 - L50899
Lead - cadmium alloys L50900 - L50999
Lead - copper alloys L51100 - L51199
Lead - indium alloys L51500 - L51599
Lead - lithium alloys L51700 - L51799
Lead - antimony alloys L52500 - L53799
Lead - tin alloys L54000 - L55099
Lead - strontium alloys L55200 - L55299
Rick
I have just added this and much more info on lead to the article Cast Bullet Alloys (http://www.lasc.us/CastBulletAlloy.htm).
The Unified Numbering System (UNS) designations for various pure lead grades and lead-base alloys. If you acquire ingots with any of these numbers, this what you have.
Pure leads L50000 - L50099
Lead - silver alloys L50100 - L50199
Lead - arsenic alloys L50300 - L50399
Lead - barium alloys L50500 - L50599
Lead - calcium alloys L50700 - L50899
Lead - cadmium alloys L50900 - L50999
Lead - copper alloys L51100 - L51199
Lead - indium alloys L51500 - L51599
Lead - lithium alloys L51700 - L51799
Lead - antimony alloys L52500 - L53799
Lead - tin alloys L54000 - L55099
Lead - strontium alloys L55200 - L55299
Rick