The Lead bricks are to be used in diverse applications including radiation shielding, ship ballast and Nuclear Pharmacy.
Cambridge, MA January 25, 2016 – Nuclead a leading manufacturer and distributor of a full range of lead products for radiation shielding, medical, maritime, construction and other applications, announces the recent delivery of several orders for lead bricks to customers throughout the United States
What are Lead Bricks Used for?
The main applications are for radiation shielding and for ballast and counterweight applications. Standard lead bricks are approximately the same size as clay bricks (8”x4”x2”) and weigh about 26 lbs, however they can be made in any size and to custom specifications as required by the customer need. They can also be made as interlocking lead bricks, which is particularly useful in radiation shielding applications.
Lead bricks for radiation shielding – particularly for high radiation levels lead bricks are usually the best choice, with several advantages of lead sheet, the ability to be stacked without the need for additional support structure. Often lead bricks will be used to construction lead walls, boxes or coves for the permanent or temporary storage of radioactive material. Interlocking lead bricks have a tongue and groove construction that allows for maximum shielding and minimal radiation leaching, by removing gaps and increasing structural integrity. The nuclear and medical industries are the main uses for this application.
Lead bricks for ballast and counterweights – depending on the type of ship design, bricks may be the best choice for ballast to counter the turning moment of the wind against the ships sails. they are also used in many counterweight applications such as elevators, cranes, fork lift trucks and in auto racing where they are used to balance the car to achieve optimal.
Nuclead Brand Lead Bricks
Nuclead brand lead bricks are of superior quality & materials and comply with all relevant federal specifications, such as ASTM B29. Nuclead lead bricks are cast from raw pig lead materials which only come from “Conflict free smelters per IPC-1755”.
Molds are created as defined by custom blueprints CAD/CAM files, depending on the application the poured bricks may consists either pure lead or lead alloy. The resulting custom lead bricks are then machined to provide the final finish.
Lead machining requires accurate, repeatable precision. CNC machines are typically used to machine intricate lead designs from standard lead bricks. Custom fabrication may also require the use of saws, mills and lathes to create lead molds or precision lead parts and lead products. Lead bricks can also be finished using powder coating.
Recent Deliveries of Lead Bricks
- Fabricated and shipped “Nuclead” Brand, Cast Square Edges Lead Brick: 2? x 4? x 12”; sold to a national laboratory in Arlington, VA for radiation protection materials.
- Fabricated and shipped “Nuclead” Brand, Cast Square Edges Lead Brick: 2? x 4? x 8?; sold to a marina in Rhode Island for ship ballast.
- Fabricated and shipped “Nuclead” Brand, Cast Square edges lead bricks: 2? x 3? x 10”; Sold to a Boatyard in Massachusetts for ballast repair.
- Fabricated and shipped, “Nuclead” Brand Cast lead brick. Sold to Cardinal Health Nuclear Pharmacy Services Department, for Radiation testing. This Principle Product Engineer inquired about fabricating these brick quickly and Nuclead was able to ship the items the same day.
- Nuclead fabricated and shipped lead radiation bricks per QQ-L-201-f, for L3 communications in California
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://www.nuclead.com or http://www.nucleadinc.com