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[center][font "Verdana"][#800000]Common Bullet Metal Melting Temperatures[/#800000][/font]
[center] [font "Arial"]Metal[/font] [font "Arial"]Melting Temp.[/font] [font "Arial"]Notes:[/font] [font "Arial"][#000080]Lead (Pb)[/#000080][/font] [font "Arial"]621 degrees[/font] [font "Arial"]Weight, ductility, obturation.[/font] [font "Arial"][#000080]Tin (Sn)[/#000080][/font] [font "Arial"]429 degrees[/font]
[center][font "Arial"]Reduces surface tension of lead alloy melt, better mould fill-out. Reduces the melting temperature of lead. "Slight" hardening & strengthening effect.[/font][/center]
[font "Arial"][#000080]Antimony (Sb)[/#000080][/font] [font "Arial"]1,166 degrees[/font] [font "Arial"]Hardens lead alloys, extremely brittle.[/font] [font "Arial"][#000080]Linotype[/#000080][/font] [font "Arial"]464 degrees - solid 465 degrees - liquid[/font]
[center][font "Arial"]Casts very well with it's 4% tin, No expansion on game, poor choice for steel targets. Poor choice for light and mid-range loads[/font][/center]
[font "Arial"][#000080]Foundry Type[/#000080][/font] [font "Arial"]619 degrees[/font] [font "Arial"]Extremely brittle. NO expansion on game, shatters on steel targets.[/font] [font "Arial"][#000080]WW (clip-on)[/#000080][/font]
[center][center][font "Arial"]463 degrees [/font]
[center][font "Arial"]slushy To[/font]
[center][font "Arial"]505 degrees molten[/font]
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[center][font "Arial"]Contains enough arsenic/antimony to enable hardening by heat [/font][font "Arial"]treating. Heat treating WW alloy with 2% tin added increases [/font][font "Arial"]hardness / strength without adding brittleness as in linotype metal[/font][/center][/center]
most of the lure casters think that pure lead is better.....WW and other alloys actually fill in mold detail better and have lower operating temps.....google lead alloy melting temps and see for yourself
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