Lead powder either as pure lead, lead oxide or litharge lead (Litharge is one of the natural mineral forms of lead oxide) find multiple applications in many industries including:
Oil and gas exploration, Radiological Medical protective clothing, Industrial X-ray shielding, Golf club manufacturing, Anti-friction products.
Powered lead, powdered Babbitt and lead oxide have been used in lubricating grease, to reduce or eliminate wear. Lead powder is also used as the basis for some corrosion resistant paints. Lead oxides are used in producing fine “crystal glass” and “flint glass” of a high index of refraction for achromatic lenses.
Powdered Lead in Golf clubs
Custom golf club makers use powdered lead to balance and weight the clubs. There is typically a cavity int head, accessible through a small hole sealed with a screw. Swing weight can be adjusted by removing this screw, adding a measured amount of powdered lead and replacing and securing the screw with epoxy.
Lead protective clothing
Lead powder incorporated into plastics is used to form sheets of Lead loaded plastic. This is used to make radiation protective clothing and aprons for the medical, scientific and nuclear industries. Lead loaded plastic is also used to make sound insulating barriers.
Lead powder in weapons
In the law enforcement shotgun rounds containing powdered lead are called breaching rounds. They are used on door hinges and handles to gain entry. Generally used by drug, warrant and swat teams. Powdered lead is used to minimize harm to individuals.
Weighted-knuckle gloves, also called sap gloves, are a type of weapon used in hand to hand combat. They consist of a pair of ordinary looking gloves usually made of leather or a synthetic material, with powdered lead sewn into a special pouch covering the knuckles, fingers and the back of the hand. They are primarily used by security professions and private citizens for self-defense..
Lead Powder in the electronics industry
Highly densified, polycrystalline photoconductors can be made by hot-pressing powdered lead monoxide. Such photoconductors will exhibit increased absorption of radiation, increased signal-to-noise ratios, and improved spatial frequency responses
Lead Powder is also used for the preparation of pressed and bonded sputtering targets and in Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) systems.
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