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LEAD INGOT
Australian Standard
AS 1812—1975
 The following scientific, industrial and government organizations and departments
were officially represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this
standard:
Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia
Australian Atomic Energy Commission
Australian Lead Development Association
Federated Master Plumbers of Australia
Housing Industry Association
Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board, New South Wales
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Telecom Australia
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This standard, prepared by Committee MT/5, Lead and Lead Alloys, was approved on
behalf of the Council of the Standards Association of Australia on 5 August 1975, and
was published on 1 January 1976.

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This standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 73144.

 AS 1812—1975

Australian Standard
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LEAD INGOT

First publi shed (as AS H10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1938

Revised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7262 0817 5
 AS 1812—1975 2

PREFACE

This standard was prepared by the Association’s Committee on Lead and

Lead Alloys, as a revision of AS H10—1938, which it accordingly super-
sedes. It applies to pig lead or ingot lead in an unwrought form made from
ore or other materials by processes of reduction and/or refining.

The earlier standard covered two grades of lead for chemical purposes,
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but with this revision, the scope of the standard has been extended to cover
the grades of pig lead currently produced in Australia for uses which are
additional to those for chemical applications. Information on the applica-
tions of the specified grades is given in Appendix B.

As was the case in AS H10, chemical composition is specified, and no

provision is made for physical testing. However, the revised standard does
not include methods of chemical analysis, and reference should be made
to BS 3908, Methods for the Sampling and Analysis of Lead and Lead
Alloys.

In preparing this standard, cognizance was taken of the following overseas

standards:

BS 334 Chemical Lead

ASTM B29 Pig Lead
DIN 1719 Lead
JIS H2105 Pig Lead
IS 27 Pig Lead

Appendix A has been included to assist purchasers ordering lead ingot to

this standard, and sets out the information required to be agreed upon at the
time of enquiry and/or order.
 3 AS 1812—1975

CONTENTS

Page

SPECIFICATION

1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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3 Chemical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 Freedom from Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

7 Rounding of Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

APPENDIXES

A Purchasing Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

B Application of Lead Ingot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

C Rounding of Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

TABLE 1 C HEMICAL COMPOSITION OF L EAD INGOT . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

 AS 1812—1975 4

STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard Specification

for
LEAD INGOT
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1 SCOPE. This specification applies to ingot lead in an unwrought form

to chemical composition requirements.
NOTES:
1. For the purpose of this specification, ‘lead ingot’ is synonymous with
‘pig lead’.
2. Guidelines to purchasers on requirements that must be specified by the
purchaser and those that must or may be agreed upon at the time of enquiry
and/or order are given in Appendix A.

2 DESIGNATION. The lead shall be given an appropriate grade

designation as shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LEAD INGOT
1 2 3 4
Soft lead Soft lead Coperized
Designation
9999 9995 soft lead
Lead, percent min. 99.99 99.95 99.90
Other elements, percent
Copper, max. 0.001 0.002 0.07
min. — — 0.05
Bismuth, max. 0.005 0.050 0.030
Antimony, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Silver, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Zinc, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Nickel and cobalt, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Iron, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Tin, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Cadmium, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Arsenic, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Sulphur, max. 0.001 0.002 0.002
Total of all other elements except
0.01 0.05 0.10
lead, percent max.
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