JWFilips
Well-Known Member
I get a lot of 19th century Natural Gas Lead gas pipe from my shooting buddy Ed, It is the base alloy of my mix of his wadcutter alloy I cast for him. Those ingots come in right at BHN 5 every time. And I make his alloy 9-10 bhn ( The way he likes them)
I got some nice Old Lead water pipe ingots recently but when I tested them the are consistently BHN 10 So that leave me to think that the Water Pipes must be a differen't alloy then the old Gas pipes! I find that interesting!
Internet wasn't much help but it did tell me that the Old water pipe alloy did not include tin but Antimony.
I got some nice Old Lead water pipe ingots recently but when I tested them the are consistently BHN 10 So that leave me to think that the Water Pipes must be a differen't alloy then the old Gas pipes! I find that interesting!
Internet wasn't much help but it did tell me that the Old water pipe alloy did not include tin but Antimony.