How much does lead weigh?

[GIJOEL]

Speaking about wheel weights, I got offered a 5 gal bucket of wheel weights from a guy at work. I want to give him a fair price but I don't have a scale.

 

[esheato]

Should be around 120 lbs.

 

[WNTFW]

Now you know someone will post here a pound of lead weighs about a pound.

Dang, now I am "That Guy"

Maybe you can compare the weight to 5 gal of water to get a rough idea.

 

[bullseye308]

20.00-25.00 is not a bad price for a full 5 gallon bucket. You will get about 100# on average once you melt it down.

 

[DRYHUMOR]

Heavier than you want to pick up by hand.

Clean lead's about 23 to 24 cents a pound, on scrap.

 

[fguffey]

http://www.reade.com/resources/refe...89-weight-per-cubic-foot-and-specific-gravity

lead per cubic foot-708 pounds

cubic foot of water-62.4 pounds, a 5 gallon bucket of water about 38 lbs

point being, lead is heavy.


F. Guffey

 

[jfh]

so, the next question is, "Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?"

Jim H.

 

[dmazur]

"Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?"

I've learned that the best answer to questions like this is sectional density.

 

[Robert Wilson]

I saw a news story not too long ago about "A baby born weighing less than a pound of sugar."

Sadly, nobody else in the room understood why I was laughing.

 

[Remo-99]

so, the next question is, "Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of lead?"

I could tell you which would hurt more, if you were to drop a pound of each onto your toes.

 

[Mal H]

Question three:

Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of gold?

 

[dmazur]

Which weighs more, a pound of lead or a pound of gold?

Now that's just mean...

You'd be inclined to say, "The same" (like lead and feathers), but precious metals are weighed in Troy ounces instead of Avoirdupois ounces, and a Troy ounce is heavier than an Avoirdupois ounce. (Troy ounce = 31.1 grams, Avoirdupois ounce = 28.35 grams)

However, there are 12 Troy ounces in a Troy pound (373.2 grams) and 16 Avoirdupois ounces in an Avoirdupois pound (453.6 grams).

So, a pound of lead is heavier than a pound of gold, but an ounce of lead is lighter than an ounce of gold.

(A long, long time ago a physics teacher was having trouble making us "get" the metric system, so we had to do a couple of pages of velocity problems and express everything in furlongs per fortnight. After that, unit conversions were generally easier...)

 

[evan price]

From my own measurements and weights, I find that a full to the top 5-gallon bucket of wheel weights will weigh about 150-170 pounds. Bear in mind that actual lead yield will vary according to how much trash and how many non-lead weights are in there. The industry is moving to zinc and iron weights pretty quickly.
Typical smelted yield from a full 5-gallon bucket of all lead WWs is around 120-130 pounds of ingots.

I have never paid more than $20 for a bucket of wheel weights.

 

[Bluehawk]

I learned it this way...which weighs more...a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?
a pound of feathers weighs more...for the reasons above...Troy weight is less etc...I think this was in 5th grade or so....back in the 1950's!!!!!

 

[fguffey]

http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/volumeunits.html

and gold weighs 1,204 per cubic foot.

The metric system, 10 cubic centimeters is a liter, a liter of water weighs 1 kilo, all of that with a ruler, our money system is metric.

And feathers are sold by volumn not weight.

F. Guffey

 

[DickM]

10 cubic centimeters is a liter

1 cubic centimeter (cc) = 1 milliliter (ml) = 1/1000 of a liter

(A cube of 10 cm per side, however, would have a volume of a liter.)

 

[Mal H]

Now that's just mean...

I know.

DickM - Right. 10 cubic centimeters [of water at STP] = 1/100th of a liter, but 10 centimeters cubed = 1 liter.

... our money system is metric.

Well, in the strictest sense of the word, all money systems are metric, including the English Pound system. We can thank the French for messing up the meaning of "metric".

[Yes, I know it seems we're getting way off topic, but measurements have always been a part of reloading, right?]


Question four:

Which is heavier, a pound of blackpowder or a pound of smokeless powder?

 

[Robert Wilson]

Are we measuring the blackpowder by the ridiculous "weight by volume" scale?

 

[Mal H]

Nope, by traditional weighing methods, e.g., by the appropriate beam or balance scale.

 

[MMCSRET]

Now!!!!!!! This is fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for "IT" to all contributors.
MMMMMMMMMMMMgood thread!!!!!!!!!

 

[Robert Wilson]

Nope, by traditional weighing methods, e.g., by the appropriate beam or balance scale.

Ah, too bad. My guess was going to be that a pound of blackpowder weighs about 15 cubic inches.

 

[Gadzooks Mike]

I've been waiting for the "What's a Henway" question. Thought we were close when the feathers question was floated...