Lead

This relatively soft and shiny metal is bluish-white in color, which has good flexibility and softness, and due to exposure to air, it is covered with a gray matte layer of basic carbonate, which protects it from further oxidation or corrosion.

Lead has low tensile strength and is considered a relatively poor conductor of electricity. This element is rarely found in pure form in nature, but it is usually associated with zinc, silver and copper ores and is extracted together with these metals.

The most available lead is obtained from sulfide rock, which is 86.6% lead.

Product Features

• High flexibility and malleability
• Corrosion resistant
• Low melting point (327°C)
• Very high density
• Metal abundance

Product Application

1. Lead is the main component of lead-acid battery, which is widely used in car batteries. These batteries use lead alone or lead together with another metal, which is usually antimony.
2. Lead sheets are used to prevent water penetration, insulation, roofing and metal covering in building construction, and its high density has made it an effective material for sound insulation applications, leaded steel is also used for protection in It is used against radiation.
3. Lead pipes are used in chemical plants to transport corrosive chemicals due to their corrosion resistant properties. Also, lead pipe is used to connect extruded lead sheath cables, which is another use of lead metal.
4. Lead has been widely used in the paint industry, although recently its use in this field has been severely restricted due to potential health hazards. White lead is the most widely used as a lead pigment, and other important pigments include basic lead sulfate and lead chromates.
5. Due to high plasticity, relatively low temperature and resistance to corrosion, lead alloys are used as coating materials for high voltage cables in various environments including industrial, marine, soil and chemicals.
6. Another well-known use of lead is in the field of armorer, lead bullets are usually used in sports shooting.
7. Lead forms alloys with many metals. Alloys formed with tin, copper, arsenic, antimony, bismuth, cadmium and sodium are all of industrial importance. Lead is used to make bearings, solder, anti-friction metals and type metal.