Lead Rod Stock | McMaster-Carr

	System of Measurement System of Measurement

Inch

Metric

	Diameter Diameter

	Length Length

	Shape Shape


Rod and Disc	Wire

	Material Material

Steel

Lead

	Appearance Appearance

Plain

Matte

	Tolerance Rating Tolerance Rating

Undersized

Tight

Standard

	Hardness Rating Hardness Rating

Medium

Not Rated

	Hardness Hardness

Rockwell B80

Rockwell B85

Not Rated

	Fabrication Fabrication

Cold Worked

Heat Treated

Cast

	Yield Strength Yield Strength

60,000 psi

65,000 psi

Not Rated

	Specifications Met Specifications Met

ASTM

Fed. Spec.

	Maximum Temperature Maximum Temperature

620° F

Not Rated

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

DFARS Specialty Metals
COTS-Exempt

	Maximum Hardness After Heat Treatment Maximum Hardness After Heat Treatment

Rockwell C65

Not Rated

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

RoHS Compliant

RoHS Compliant with
Exemptions

	Certificate Certificate

	Material Certificate with Traceable Lot Number

	Weight Weight

	OD OD

	ID ID

25/64"

13/32"

41/64"

	Thickness Thickness

1/2"

	Container Size Container Size

5 lbs.

25 lbs.

50 lbs.

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

REACH Compliant

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Yield Strength: 65,000 psi
Hardness: Rockwell B80 (Medium)
Heat Treatable: Yes
Max. Hardness After Heat Treatment: Rockwell C65
Specifications Met: ASTM A108

Ready for turning in a lathe, these rods are precision ground and held to a strict straightness tolerance. The lead additive acts as a lubricant, which allows 12L14 carbon steel to withstand very fast machining. It's used to fabricate a wide variety of machine parts.

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

Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.

Dia.	Dia. Tolerance	Mechanical Finish	Straightness Tolerance		1/2 ft. Lg.	1 ft. Lg.	2 ft. Lg.	3 ft. Lg.	6 ft. Lg.
3/32"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00	00	00000	000000
1/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00	00	0000	00000
5/32"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00	00	0000	00000
3/16"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00	00	0000	00000
1/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00	00000	00000
5/16"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
3/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
7/16"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
1/2"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
5/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	000000	00000	00000
3/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
7/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00000	00000	000000
1"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	000000	00000	00000	00000	000000
1 1/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	00000	00000	00000	000000
1 1/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00000	00000	00000	000000	000000
1 1/2"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00000	00000	00000	000000	000000
1 5/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
1 3/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
1 7/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	00
2"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	000000	000000	000000	000000
2 1/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00000	00	00	00	00
2 1/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	000000	00	00	00
2 1/2"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	000000	000000	000000	000000	000000
2 5/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	000000	000000	000000	00	00
2 3/4"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	000000	00	00	00	00
2 7/8"	-0.0005" to 0"	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	000000	00	00	00	00
2mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	0000	00000
3mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	0000	00000
4mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	0000	00000
5mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
6mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
7mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
8mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
9mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
10mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	0000	00	00000	00000
12mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00	00000	00000
13mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00	00000	00000
14mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
15mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
16mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
18mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
20mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00	00000	00000	00000	00000
25mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00000	00000	00000	00000	000000
30mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	00000	00000	000000	000000
35mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
40mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	00000000	00000	00000	000000	000000	000000
45mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	000000	000000	000000	000000
50mm	-0.012mm to 0mm	Precision Ground	1/16" per 3 ft.	0000000	00	000000	000000	000000	000000

Ultra-Machinable 12L14 Carbon Steel Rods

Yield Strength: 60,000 psi
Hardness: Rockwell B85 (Medium)
Heat Treatable: Yes
Max. Hardness After Heat Treatment: Not Rated
Specifications Met: ASTM A108

The lead additive acts as a lubricant, which allows 12L14 carbon steel to withstand very fast machining. It's used to fabricate a wide variety of machine parts.

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

Certificates with a traceable lot number are available for these products. Download certificates from ORDER HISTORY after your order ships.

Dia.	Dia. Tolerance		1 ft. Lg.	3 ft. Lg.	6 ft. Lg.
1/4"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	00000
3/8"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	0000	0000	00000
7/16"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	0000	00000	00000
1/2"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	0000	00000	00000
5/8"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	00000
3/4"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	00000
7/8"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	00000
1"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	00000
1 1/8"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	000000
1 1/4"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	00000	000000
1 3/8"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	000000	000000
1 1/2"	-0.002" to 0"	000000000	00000	000000	000000
1 5/8"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	00000	000000	000000
1 3/4"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	00000	000000	000000
1 7/8"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	00000	000000	000000
2"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	00000	000000	000000
2 1/8"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	00000	000000	000000
2 1/4"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
2 3/8"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
2 1/2"	-0.003" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
2 5/8"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
2 3/4"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
2 7/8"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
3"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
3 1/8"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
3 1/4"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	000000
3 1/2"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	00000000
3 5/8"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	00000000
3 3/4"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	00000000
4"	-0.004" to 0"	00000000	000000	000000	00000000

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 lbs. 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 lbs. 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 lbs. 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 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	000000
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

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About Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Spring Steel, and Cast Iron

Tight-Tolerance Ultra-Machinable 12L14 Carbon Steel Rods

Ultra-Machinable 12L14 Carbon Steel Rods

Lead Wire

Lead Discs