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	Material Material

Lead

Lead Hammer Metal

	Shape Shape


Sheet and Bar	Rod and Disc

Ingot	Wire

	System of Measurement System of Measurement

Inch

	Thickness Thickness

	Length Length

	Width Width

	Appearance Appearance

Plain

Matte

	Approximate Weight Approximate Weight

5 lbs.

25 lbs.

60 lbs.

	Approximate Thickness Approximate Thickness

	Temper Rating Temper Rating

Hardened

Softened (Annealed)

Not Rated

	OD OD

	Weight Weight

	Approximate Width Approximate Width

	Approximate Length Approximate Length

	Specifications Met Specifications Met

ASTM

Fed. Spec.

	Melting Temperature Melting Temperature

430° F

620° F

	DFARS (Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement) DFARS (Defense Acquisition Regulations Supplement)

DFARS Specialty Metals
COTS-Exempt

	Diameter Diameter

	Hardness Hardness

Not Rated

	Maximum Temperature Maximum Temperature

Less than 1,000° F

Not Rated

	Tolerance Rating Tolerance Rating

Standard

	RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)

RoHS Compliant

RoHS Compliant with
Exemptions

	REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals)

REACH Compliant

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Lead Sheets and Bars

This material has a minimum of 99.5% pure lead content. Applications for lead include radiation shields, sound barriers, and vibration dampers.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

Sheets

4" × 36"
Thick.	Thick. Tolerance	Fabrication	Temper Rating	Specifications Met		Each
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
6" × 6"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/2"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
12" × 12"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/2"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
12" × 24"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/2"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000000
12" × 36"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/2"	-0.02" to 0.02"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
12" × 48"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
24" × 24"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
24" × 36"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
24" × 48"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
36" × 36"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/16"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/4"	-0.012" to 0.012"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	00000000
36" × 48"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/8"	-0.01" to 0.01"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
48" × 48"
3/64"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
1/16"	-0.006" to 0.006"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000
3/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	Cold Worked	Hardened	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	00000000	000000

Bars

Thick.	Wd.	Lg.	Specifications Met		Each
2"	3"	6"	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	0000000	0000000
2"	4"	8"	Fed. Spec. QQL-201F	0000000	000000

Lead Discs

This material has a minimum of 98% pure lead content. Use these cast-lead discs as spacers, washers, and counterbalances.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

Thick.	Thick. Tolerance	OD	OD Tolerance	ID	ID Tolerance	Weight, lbs.	Specifications Met		Each
1/2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	2 3/4"	-0.015" to 0.015"	13/32"	-0.008" to 0.008"	1 1/4	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1/2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	4 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	3 1/4	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	00000
1/2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	6"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	5 3/4	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	00000
1/2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	8 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	41/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	11 1/2	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1"	-0.01" to 0.01"	4 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	6 1/2	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1"	-0.01" to 0.01"	6"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	11 1/2	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1"	-0.01" to 0.01"	8 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	41/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	23	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1"	-0.01" to 0.01"	10 3/4"	-0.015" to 0.015"	41/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	37	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
1"	-0.01" to 0.01"	13"	-0.015" to 0.015"	41/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	54	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	4 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	13	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	6"	-0.015" to 0.015"	25/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	23	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000
2"	-0.01" to 0.01"	8 1/2"	-0.015" to 0.015"	41/64"	-0.008" to 0.008"	46	ASTM B29, ASTM B749, Fed. Spec. QQL-171e Grade C	00000000	000000

Vinyl-Coated Lead Rods

The vinyl coating prevents lead from leaving marks on surfaces. This material has a minimum of 95% pure lead content.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

Dia.	Dia. Tolerance	Lg.	Lg. Tolerance	Finish	Finish Color		Each
5/16"	-0.02" to 0.02"	12"	-0.04" to 0.04"	Vinyl Coated	Red	000000	000000

Lead Wire

Temper Rating: Softened
Tensile Strength: 1,100 psi
Specifications Met: ASTM B29, ASTM B749

This material has a minimum of 99.5% pure lead content. Bend this wire and it will stay in place. It is often used for bearing alignment and caulking.

5 lb. Spool
Dia.	Dia. Tolerance	Fabrication	Max. Temperature, °F	Lg., ft.		Each
Matte
0.125"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	82	000000	000000
0.188"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	36	000000	00000
0.25"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	20	000000	00000
25 lb. Spool
Matte
0.125"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	410	0000000	000000
0.188"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	180	0000000	000000
0.25"	-0.005" to 0.001"	Heat Treated	620°	100	0000000	000000
50 lb. Spool
Matte
0.375"	-0.01" to 0.015"	Heat Treated	620°	92	0000000	000000
0.5"	-0.01" to 0.015"	Heat Treated	620°	51	0000000	000000
0.75"	-0.01" to 0.015"	Heat Treated	620°	23	0000000	000000

Lead Wool

This material has a minimum of 98% pure lead content. Pack lead wool into joints to create a watertight seal. It can be cut with scissors.

Weight	Container Type		Each
5 lb.	Bag	0000000	000000

Casting Metals

Melt and pour these alloys into molds to create metal parts and prototypes.

Lead can be used for caulking, castings, and hot-dipped coatings.

Lead hammer metal is commonly used to cast nonmarring hammer heads. This ductile material is hard and won't chip.

Lead

		Approximate
Melting Temperature, °F	Material Composition, Lead	Thick.	Wd.	Lg.	Wt., lbs.	Shape	Specifications Met		Each
620°	99.9%	1 1/2"	2 1/2"	4 1/2"	5	Ingot	ASTM B29	000000	000000
620°	99.9%	1 3/4"	3 1/4"	16 1/4"	25	Ingot	ASTM B29	000000	000000
620°	99.9%	2 11/16"	3 7/8"	21 1/4"	60	Ingot	ASTM B29	000000	000000

Lead Hammer Metal

	Material Composition		Approximate
Melting Temperature, °F	Lead	Antimony	Thick.	Wd.	Lg.	Wt., lbs.	Shape		Each
430°	94%	6%	1 1/8"	1 5/8"	6 5/8"	5	Sheet and Bar	0000000	000000