Mixed Nuts
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I've seen a recipe for Lyman #2 written as:
90% Lead, 5% Tin, 5% Antimony.
I've been jotting down notes about melting points and salvage possibilities and I'm kinda stumped by something. I've never cast boolits before so bear with me if this is a weird question.
Lead melts at 621 F
Tin melts at 449 F
but...
Antimony melts at 1167.13 F
How can this be? Wouldn't melting Antimony into lead/tin alloy and keeping the whole mix over 1168 F be a problem?
How does the antimony stay melted in the mix at bullet casting temps? What am I missing here?
90% Lead, 5% Tin, 5% Antimony.
I've been jotting down notes about melting points and salvage possibilities and I'm kinda stumped by something. I've never cast boolits before so bear with me if this is a weird question.
Lead melts at 621 F
Tin melts at 449 F
but...
Antimony melts at 1167.13 F
How can this be? Wouldn't melting Antimony into lead/tin alloy and keeping the whole mix over 1168 F be a problem?
How does the antimony stay melted in the mix at bullet casting temps? What am I missing here?