Lead Shielding

Lead Shielding for commercial, industrial & other custom applications, in-stock for bulk delivery now.

We offer lead shielding, radiation shielding & X-ray Shielding sheets and plates for noise reduction. Our lead shielding products are available at any size

What is lead shielding? Lead shielding is used for radiation shielding, gamma ray shielding and x-ray shielding

There are several forms of lead shielding depending on the application. Below are some of the types of lead shielding offered by Nuclead.

Pure lead and lead antimony alloy products are available in any size, standard sizes are shown below.

Lead Sheet

lead sheet in custom sizes and alloys can be specially fabricated ranging from 1/64″-3″ thick x 1/8″-96″ wide x lengths up to 25′, depending on your sound reduction material, radiation sheeting or x-ray plate needs. Materials for neutron shielding and nuclear shielding are available.

Lead Foil

We provide any size to the tenth of a thousand (.0000″) from .0020″ to .0310″ thick. Widths 1/8″ wide and up to lengths up to 200′ long. Our foils are rolled on heavy duty fiber cores. End caps can be provided to protect against shipping damage. This allows a perfect roll on your dock.

Lead Foil value added – We will laminate your foil with PSA (pressure sensitive adhesive), PSA will release paper, vinyl or any other product specified. We can stamp, laminate or assemble any application.

Lbs per SF
Common, Chemical
or Antimonial Lead
Actual Thickness
(inches)
Maximum Size
(feet)
DecimalFractionWidthLength
N/A0.002-0.031N/A1.5200
10.0161/64420
20.0331/32820
2.50.0411/24825
30.05–825
3.50.058–825
3.750.0631/16825
40.066–825
50.0821/12825
60.11/10825
6.50.105–825
70.117–825
7.50.1251/8825
80.133–825
100.1671/6820
11.250.1873/16820
120.21/5820
150.251/4820
160.267–820
200.3331/3820
22.50.3753/8815
240.42/5815
300.51/2815
400.6672/3815
450.753/4815
6011815
1202288
1803388

Lead Sheetrock

Lead sheet can also be found within lead sheetrock and lead lined plywood. Lead sheet is laminated to sheetrock or plywood. Lead lined sheetrock and lead lined plywood are materials typically used in the construction of radiation shielded rooms, such as X-ray rooms in doctor’s and dentist offices.

The laminates are typically attached to the studs using drywall screws with lead screw shields (lead disks) attached and lead seam filler tape – another form of lead sheet – across the seams to prevent radiation leakage.

Lead Shielding effectiveness

The following table shows the minimum thickness of lead shielding required as a function of generated X-Rays peak voltage.

X-Rays generated by peak voltages not exceedingMinimum thickness of LeadWeight per Square Foot in Pounds
Millimeters (mm)Inches
75 kV10.0392.5
100 kV1.50.0594
125 kV20.0795
150 kV2.50.0987
175 kV30.1188
200 kV40.15710
225 kV50.19713
300 kV90.35424
400 kV150.59138
500 kV220.36956
600 kV341.34381
900 kV512120

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