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UNIQUEDOT
09-30-2010, 07:25 PM
Well there seems to be someone here that knows everything about scrounged metals (or at least someone whom thinks he does :) ) so i found some old german stein lids that have 94% zinn stamped into them. They are easily bent with bare hands and seem fairly soft. What is this stuff? any zinc in zinn? they would be better served in a batch of bullet alloy if they are zinkless.
sagacious
09-30-2010, 08:03 PM
"Zinn" means "tin" in German. Now ya know. Good luck.
lwknight
09-30-2010, 08:10 PM
Maybe zinc and tin make "tinc" instead of zinn. LOL.
UNIQUEDOT
09-30-2010, 08:22 PM
Great! that means it's 94%tin... Now if i just knew what comprised the remaining 6%.
lwknight
09-30-2010, 09:08 PM
Probably mostly antimony and trace of copper . Generically speaking.
evan price
10-01-2010, 09:58 AM
If pewter it is 6% copper. Good find if cheap!
a.squibload
10-02-2010, 11:58 PM
Yep you got pewter, but it's sad to think of the broken krugs those lids came off of.:violin:



Have to admit I'm sippin' a Pinkus Munster Alt right now, hope my typin' is still legible...
UNIQUEDOT
10-03-2010, 11:19 AM
Thanks for all the info... This stuff is going in the alloy pot!