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Re: casting tin bullets ?
      24/03/22 12:32 PM

Tin has a much lower melting temperature, so be careful not to overheat it.

The specific gravity of lead (Pb) is 11.34, which tin is 7.2 to 7.4, That makes tin 64% of the lead weight. That makes the lead ball 1.55 times the weight of a tin ball, same dia.

A tin ball should cast just fine, but perhaps there might be some "soldering" of the tin to the mould, of casting straight tin, I do not have ANY experience.


https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Tin+melting+temperature

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* casting tin bullets ? lancaster 24/03/22 06:05 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? eagle27   24/03/22 06:21 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? 260rem   24/03/22 11:08 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? DarylSModerator   24/03/22 12:32 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? lancaster   24/03/22 05:23 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? DoubleD   24/03/22 09:23 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? lancaster   24/03/22 10:45 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? 260rem   24/03/22 10:53 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? DarylSModerator   25/03/22 05:04 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? lancaster   25/03/22 05:19 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? eagle27   25/03/22 10:08 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? DarylSModerator   25/03/22 01:27 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? lancaster   25/03/22 04:51 PM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? Jim_C   28/03/22 01:18 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? DarylSModerator   28/03/22 03:35 AM
. * * Re: casting tin bullets ? 260rem   25/03/22 10:04 AM

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