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ANTIMONIAL LEAD ...
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Lead-antimony alloys ::
By far the biggest use of lead-antimony alloys is in
batteries. Trends have varied over the years. At one time,
antimony levels of around 10% were common but the current
generation of lead-acid batteries has a much lower level.
Lead-antimony alloys with antimony contents of between 1 and
12% are used widely in the chemical industry for pumps and
valves on chemical plants and in radiation shielding both
for lining the walls of X-ray rooms and for bricks to house
radioactive sources in the nuclear industry.
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The addition of antimony to lead increases lead's hardness
and therefore its resistance to physical damage without
greatly reducing its corrosion resistance.
Antimonial Lead Alloy
Antimonial Lead Alloy contains 4% Antimony, 95.5% lead &
some other metals are available in small amount of
quantities.
Applications
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Lead is very soft and ductile and it is normally used
commercially as Lead Alloys. Antimony, Tin, Arsenic,
Copper, and Calcium are the most common alloying elements
of Lead.
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Lead Alloys used for shot contain up to Sb and (Arsenic)
As; those used for bullet cores.
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Lead Alloy is used for Wheel Balancing Weights. The Lead
Alloy which is used for Wheel Balancing Weights is a
special configuration of Lead, Antimony and other metals.
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