This week Nuclead worked on several examples of lead alloys here are a couple of examples.
We fabricated and shipped, special bullet alloy to an ammunition fabricator in Roswell, NM
Nuclead offers a wide range of bullet lead alloys including pure lead, lead shot, and lead alloys. Standard lead alloys for bullets are lead / tin alloys with up to 9% tin, lead antimony with up to 6% antimony and lead / tin / antimony mixes. Nuclead can also offer custom ammunition metal formulations.
There are many types of bullet manufacturers, ranging from large companies and governments to smaller custom ammunition manufacturers to individuals who load and reload ammunition with a few simple tools. There are also many different bullet designs and a lack of consensus about which is most effective. Because of this, there is no uniform method of ammunition manufacture.
The two most common bullet-forming methods are casting and swaging. Hollow points can be formed by either method. Machining includes any process where a machine is used to shape metal by cutting away portions. A typical machine used for bullets is a lathe. A lathe rotates the bullet metal against steel chisels to gradually cut away material.
Fabricate custom Babbitt metal alloy which was shipped to a re-seller in Wilmington, MA
Isaac Babbitt formulated a metal alloy in 1839 that was successfully used as the bearing surface in metal bearings. Also known as Babbitt metal, white metal or bearing metal, the exact formulation invented by Babbitt is not known, however several compositions have been created, some common ones involve lead alloys and are known as lead Babbitt.
Nuclead has available all standard forms of lead alloy including alloys with Copper, Antimony, Tin, Zinc, Bismuth, and Aluminum. Including specialized alloys such as amak, Kirksite, Cerrobend, Wood’s alloy, Lipowitz’s alloy, Pewtalloy, MCP 158 and Bendalloy. Nuclead can also manufacture custom lead alloys to your specification.