The Antimony lead will be used in various applications including radiation shielding, automotive applications, sealing in the oil and other industries
Cambridge, MA July 28, 2017 – Nuclead a leading manufacturer and distributor of custom and standard lead products for research, industry and consumers announces the delivery of several recent orders for Antimony lead.
Antimony forms a highly useful alloy with lead, increasing its hardness and mechanical strength. Only about 10% of the metal is used in its pure form; however, antimony compounds and alloys have several uses in the modern world. China is the world’s largest supplier of antimony and its compounds.
Lead Antimony Applications
Almost all of the antimony used in the world is in alloy with lead and other additional elements such as tin. Antimony will harden lead so that it has the mechanical strength to perform certain tasks. Around 50% of pure antimony currently produced is used for hardening lead, to make alloys which are then used (mostly) in batteries, but also in radiation shielding, ship ballast, lead seals and others.
Nuclead has extensive experience in all forms of lead alloy melt, particularly Antimony lead, Nuclead can melt Antimony lead in any percentage of Antimony, typically 3-6%, and machine to your specifications.
In stock Nuclead typically has available
Antimony Lead rounds
1/4″-6″ diameter by lengths of up to 20′ is available
Antimony Lead flat stock
1/16″-3″ thickness, up to 96″ width and 20′ length is available
AMS-7721 Antimony Lead flat stock
1/16″-3″ thickness, up to 96″ width and 20′ length is available
Antimony Lead shipments
- Fabricate complete per specification provided by customer: 6% Antimony / Lead shielding: Sold to our regular customer at a National Laboratory facility for fusion experiments. This customer uses Nuclead on a regular basis to fabricate special materials and services, due to our sophisticated capabilities, consistent quality and quick deliveries. All work is per military and government specifications for classified experiments.
- Fabricate and ship 1,000+ pieces of special 6% antimony lead alloy D-Rings. Sold to a government supplier for unknown usage.
- Fabricate and ship lead seals per customer blue prints. These high tolerance seals are made with 4% antimony lead bar stock, fabricated by Nuclead’s extrusion process. The seals are then CNC turned per print and other secondary processes. They are sold to a US government authorized distributor of aerospace items.
- Fabricate complete per specification provided by customer: 3% Antimony / Lead shielding & 99.99% pure lead items: Sold to our regular customer at a National Laboratory facility for fusion experiments. This customer uses Nuclead on a regular basis to fabricate special materials and services, due to our sophisticated capabilities, consistent quality and quick deliveries. All work is per military and government specifications for classified fusion research.
- Fabricate and ship per customer supplied blue prints, special 3% Antimonial lead spacers and washers. Sold to a machine shop in West Virginia for part of a larger value-added assembly.
- Fabricate and ship, special sized and tolerance 6% antimony lead shielding. Sold to a NDT OEM in New York. This customer has purchased many times from Nuclead, primarily for their prototype orders. Because of Nuclead large inventory, we are able to deliver smaller orders such as these quickly to the customer which is essential.
- Fabricate and ship per customer written blue print specifications; one lot of a repeat item sold to a Canadian defense sub-contractor. These tight tolerance CNC machined items are fabricated with AMS-7721 Antimony Lead plate, 0.080″ thick.
- Fabricate and ship virgin element ingots per customer special requirements: Virgin Zinc: Grade A “Zn”, Bar: 1.03″ dia. x 16.00″ long & Virgin Antimony: Grade A “Sb”. Sold to an automotive glass OEM for special solder needs.
- Fabricate and ship per customer blue prints, using 6% Antimonial lead: Custom aerospace component parts. Sold to a Aerospace contractor in Irvine, California.
- Fabricate and ship per customer provided blue print and fabricated out of Nuclead in stock inventory of 3% antimony lead sheeting. This item is a specialty made D-Spacer. This customer in Texas uses the lead spacers for oil and gas line pipe testing and leak control.
- Fabricate and ship two separate item numbers of 3.50% antimony lead seals per customer blue prints. These items are used as seals in the electronics industry.
About Nuclead
Nuclead Mfg. Co Inc. is the leading worldwide supplier of innovative lead shielding, and X-ray inspection products. With nearly 30 years in providing advanced Shielding & X-ray security systems, the Company’s product line utilizes a combination of technologies, and expertise unmatched by any other company.
These technologies offer superior service and products. Nuclead’s has a complete range of lead products – including pure lead and lead alloys which are used in applications such as shielding for cargo inspection, baggage screening and passenger screening systems for facility and aviation security.
Nuclead also supplies products for the Nuclear & energy, Oil, Construction, Manufacturing, X-ray, medical & research, Elevator, Marine/boating, Bridge and Sporting industries.
Nuclead’s sophisticated products are used to protect high-threat facilities and help combat terrorism and trade fraud; Gamma ray, Neutron, & X-ray shielding; and counterweight – ballast- & weight requirements.
Nuclead customers include major universities & research centers, leading Government agencies, military bases, general contractors, manufactures, hospitals and corporations worldwide; including the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and branches of the U.S. Military.
For more information on Nuclead’s products, services and technologies, please visit https://nuclead.com or http://www.nucleadinc.com