Among the shipments this week the properties of lead that were important was its corrosion resistance. Lead was used to protect oil rigs in a salt environment and to provide stable joints in lead flashing. Also, lead weights to trim racing motor cycles.
Here are some the examples of these weeks’ activities:
- Fabricated and shipped, special .005″ thick lead foil for an oil drilling company in Claremore, OK. Lead foil is used to protect the oil rig from the salt water and the extreme environment experience out at sea. Lead in general and lead foil in particular is highly corrosion resistant.
- We produced a batch of lead racing weights by sawing lead sheet in to smaller weights. These were shipped a Harley Davidson racing team in Milwaukee, WI. Lead racing weights balance vehicles and help meet weight requirements per the race rules.
- Nuclead sold lead wool to a general contractor in West Haven, CT. To be used to secure lead flashing into a larger mortar joints. Lead wool is made from lead discs by scratching thin strands from the surface and drawing the strands and twisting them into lead rope. Lead wool is used to seal connections between pipes or openings in walls as is the case with this shipment. Lead wool secured joints can withstand 24 times the pressure of some other types of joint. Also, since lead is resistant to corrosion these joints are very stable over the long term.
- Fabricated and shipped large order of custom cut sized lead wire. Possibly to be used for pediatric medical fabricator in Edinboro, PA. Lead wire is available in pure or alloyed lead wire rolls and meeting ASTM B29 03 or QQ-L-177e. Lead wire is extruded from larger blocks of lead using an extrusion press. Lead wire is created by pushing the heated lead through a die of suitable cross-section.