View Full Version : Can anyone identify this from the photo.
Dadswickedammo
02-19-2017, 09:24 PM
Scrounged this up a while back.
Looks like, sounds like,feels like zinc but I just don't know. 188476
GhostHawk
02-19-2017, 09:50 PM
Drop it on the floor, does it go thud, or ring like a bell?
Can you scratch it with a thumbnail?
Lead is soft and has a very dull thud sound to it, zinc is harder and rings.
William Yanda
02-19-2017, 09:57 PM
Muriatic acid test recommended
You can also try cutting a piece of with wire cutters. Zinc will be MUCH harder than Lead or Tin.
Also, it will not melt as fast as Lead or Tin.
RedRiver
02-19-2017, 10:08 PM
I did a search for it and the best I can come up with is magnesium.
Bookworm
02-19-2017, 10:10 PM
If it's magnesium, it's a good bit more valuable than either lead, or zinc.
Silvercreek Farmer
02-19-2017, 10:12 PM
Magnesium will be light like aluminum. Shave some off with a knife and hit it with a torch for a while. If it catches fire and burns with a bright white flame, it is probably magnesium.
Dadswickedammo
02-19-2017, 11:13 PM
So no thud kinda clangy heavy not lead heavy can scratch it and shines at scratch. Will use it as a door stop till I figure it out.
M-Tecs
02-19-2017, 11:55 PM
I don't know what it is but it is not magnesium.
JimB..
02-20-2017, 12:01 AM
Do you have the ability to accurately measure it's mass and volume to determine density?
Dadswickedammo
02-20-2017, 12:28 AM
Not magnesium really hope its..
99.99+ Silver
colchester
02-20-2017, 05:19 PM
Tin? Can you take it to a yard and have them shoot it for you?
Jniedbalski
02-20-2017, 05:54 PM
Could be Babbitt Bearing material
Dadswickedammo
02-20-2017, 06:43 PM
My local scrap yard is reluctant to use the scanner he tells me it cost over 100 grand.
Babbitt looked into that but it's a mixture so I don't think it would say 99.99+.
Federated metal all I could find major super fund clean up site.
Crazyrcflier
02-20-2017, 10:02 PM
You can easily determine the volume by filling a measuring cup with water and placing the item in the water and noting how much the water rose. The more accurate the measuring cup, the better.
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