Lead - Technical Info

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

 

Atomic number 82
Atomic weight 207.22
Density 203 ºC., cast
  327.43 ºC., solid
  327.43 ºC., liquid
  550 3ºC., liquid
11.35
11.005
10.686
10.418
Atomic volume 18.27
Melting point  ºC 327.4
Boiling point ºC 1525 - 1620
Specific heat, per ºC., cal per g. 0.030
Latent heat of fusion, cal per g. 5.47 - 6.26
Coef. of linear expansion (17 - 100 ºC), per ºC 0.0000293
Thermal conductivity, cal./cm.2/cm./ºC/sec.
at room temperature
0.083
Electrical resistivity, microhm/cm. 20.65
Modulus of elasticity in tension 0.8 - 2.0 million
   
Physical Properties PDF

LEAD - General Properties

 

Color..........................................................................................................Silvery grey
Patina ...................On atmospheric exposure lead takes on a silvery grey patina except in
                             industrial atmosphere where it changes to dark grey to black
Atomic number.......................................................................................................  82
Atomic arrangement......................................................................  Cubic face-centered
Length of lattice edge....................................................................................  4.9398 A
Atomic weight ................................................................................................. 207.21
LEAD - Melting Point
Common lead
Chemical lead
621 °F (327.4 °C)
618 °F (325.6 °C)
LEAD - Coefficient of Expansion
Linear, (-312 °F to 63 °F, mean) x 10¯6
Linear, (63 °F to 212 °F, mean) x 10¯6
14.7/°F (26.5/°C)
16.3/°F (29.3/°C)
LEAD - Electrical Properties
Specific electrical conductance - ohm/in.
  at 32 °F x 10¯4
    64 °F x 10¯4
Atomic electrical conductance, calculated
Relative electrical conductance (copper 100)
Relative electrical resistance (copper 100)
Magnetic susceptibility per ounce (g.) x 10 6
12.83 (5.05)
12.27 (4.83)
1.139 x 10 6
7.82
1280
-3.402 (-0.12)

LEAD - Mechanical Properties
Moh's scale
Brinell no., 1 cm. ball, 30 sec., 100kg. load
     Common lead
     Chemical lead
Influence of temperature on Brinell hardness (chemical lead)
     Temperature °F
     Hardness
Ultimate tensile strength
    Common lead
    Chemical lead
1.5

3.2 to 4.5
4.5 to 6.0

75   212   302
5.3   3.6   2.6 

1400 to 1700 psi
2300 to 2800 psi

Tensile strength and elongation
(Rolled specimens, Rm. temp., pulling speed - 1/4 in. /min./in. of test specimen)

Grade

Tensile Strength
-psi

Elongation
percent

corroding (99.99 + 0.006 Bi)
common (99.85 + 0.13 Bi)
common (0.002 Cu)
chemical (99.92 + 0.06 Cu)
chemical (commercial sheet)
chemical (extruded)

1904
1931
2093
2961
2454
2200

37.7
34.4
43.0
42.2
47.0
48.0

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Resistance to Bending
(extruded strips under 200psi stress subjected to alternate 90 ° reverse bends over 5 in. rolls, 11 cycles per min.)

Grade

Cycles to
Failure

Elongation
percent

corroding
common
chemical

54
72
103

35
49
52

Creep (room temperature)   Creep, percent per hour

Stress
psi

Common Lead

Chemical or
Copper Lead

200
300
400

5 X 10¯5
3.5 X 10¯4
11 X 10¯4

0.4 X 10¯5
1.5 X 10¯5
3 X 10¯5

Fatigue
Fatigue limit (50,000,000 cycles extruded 215 psi)

Metal

Endurance Limit
5 X 10¯7 Cycles
psi

Endurance Limit
10¯7 Cycles

lead
lead + 0.026% calcium
lead + 0.038% calcium
lead + 0.04% calcium
lead + 0.06% calcium
lead + 1% antimony
lead + 2% tin
lead + 0.06% copper
lead + 0.045% tellurium

215 - 400
--
685 - 840
820 - 1500
1120
300 - 1000
800
600
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407
1038
--
1180
--
--
--
725
1000