Can I cast bullets from this mixture?

[mikeh3]

I was given a large amount of the following mixture.
Bismuth 50%
Cadmium 10%
Lead 26%
Tin 13.3 %
Does anyone know if this can be used to make cast bullets?
Mike

[wallenba]

Cadmium is poison, worse than lead I understand. Proceed with caution it's a high carcinogen.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/cadmium/index.html read all of this....seriously!

[felix]

Sounds like the melting temperature is going to be very low because of the cadmium. The bismuth will make the boolits grow. I do not know how hard the boolits will come out. At any rate, I would not shoot that boolit without some sort of an ablator, like shotgun filler, and wind going from the back to the target. ... felix

[Marlin Hunter]

I would not use it with the cadmium

[masscaster]

Say NO TO CADIUM!!

[243winxb]

An email was sent to this website asking. They said NO . Low melting point and holding diameter might be a problem. Bismuth fouling, what gets that out of the barrel? http://www.alchemycastings.com/lead-products/fusible.htm

[Shiloh]

Cadmium is poison. Many of the solder or brazing materials MFG's have eliminated it.
Precious metal solders MFG's have been eliminating it as well.

Shiloh

[mikeh3]

An email was sent to this website asking. They said NO . Low melting point and holding diameter might be a problem. Bismuth fouling, what gets that out of the barrel? http://www.alchemycastings.com/lead-products/fusible.htm

Thanks for all the replies and links.
I will say "no" to Cadmium.
Thanks
Mike

[runfiverun]

bismuth is a good hardener for lead but the cadmium would kinda worry me.
i would add it so the bismuth content was around 1% so the cadmium number was very low.

[Bret4207]

That sounds like a babbit of some type. You might be able to trade it off if you can determine what it's for.