Originally Posted by
MikeS
Another option to get an alloy with copper in it, although being a more expensive method, is something I've been thinking of doing for a while now, and that is to buy some Lyman #1 alloy from Rotometals. I don't know how much would need to be ordered for them to make up a batch of it, but perhaps we could get several folks here willing to split up an order of it so it wouldn't be too expensive for them to do. Lyman #1 alloy for anyone that is unfamiliar with it is: 80%Pb, 10%Sn, 7%Sb, 3%Cu. I would think this would be a good place to start experimentation with a known alloy that is toughened with CU. So is anyone interested?