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Dadswickedammo
02-03-2017, 09:00 PM
So got a bunch of these today name is Kester
Markings 1lb, QQ-S-571F, Sn63Pb37, LOT#489957.
It Thuds when dropped harder then pure lead.
187086

BrutalAB
02-03-2017, 09:06 PM
Gonna take a guess and say 63% tin 37% lead.

Soundguy
02-03-2017, 09:25 PM
Yup.. Solder.

Kester makes solder, and the numbers call out its alloy %

Silvercreek Farmer
02-03-2017, 09:38 PM
Nice score! What'd you give for it?

NyFirefighter357
02-03-2017, 09:47 PM
Bar solder 63% tin 37% lead

Dadswickedammo
02-03-2017, 10:40 PM
Yup after rooting around the innerweb found it.

runfiverun
02-03-2017, 11:42 PM
that's all I used to buy, was those bars.
1 bar to 100 lbs of ww's gives you another 1% Tin.

I could get a box of 25 of them for 75$ back in the day.

Oklahoma Rebel
02-04-2017, 12:14 AM
is the 571f the melting point in farenheit? spl?

Soundguy
02-04-2017, 12:31 AM
63/37 should melt at 361'F