S.No.

CHARACTERISTICS

Lead Sub
Oxide
(Grey Oxide)
PbO+Pb

Red Lead (Jointing) Pb3O4

Red Lead (Setting) Pb3O4

Red Lead (Non - Setting) Pb3O4

Litharge (Chemical Grade) PbO

Litharge (Battery Grade) PbO

A.

PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Form

Grey to Greenish Powder

Orange Powder

Orange to Brick Red Powder

Brilliant Orange Red to Brick Red Powder

Canary Yellow Powder

Canary Yellow Powder with slight redish tinch

2.

Crystal Structure

Tetragonal

Spinal Structure

Spinal Structure

Spinal Structure

Orthombic

Orthombic Tetragonal

3.

Residue on 240 B.S. Standard Shieve (63 micron I.S. Shieve) % Max.

3-5

0.25

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

4.

Appearent Density (Scott) gm/cc

1.5-1.6

1.3-1.5

1.3-1.5

1.0-1.2

1.8-2.0

1.8-2.0

5.

Spacific Gravity

 

9.0-9.2

9.0-9.2

9.0-9.2

9.6-9.9

9.6-9.9

6.

Wt./Volume ml/gm.

0.5-0.7

-

0.4-0.5

0.45-0.5

0.38-0.40

0.38-0.40

B.

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Water absorption mg./gm.

110-125

-

90-100

100-120

95-110

95-110

2.

Acid absorption mg./gm.

180-210

-

160-180

140-150

90-100

90-110

3.

Volatile matter % Max.

-

0.1

0.01

0.004

0.08

0.08

4.

Oil absorption %

-

6-8

6-8

7-9

-

-

5.

Matter Soluble in water % Max by Wt.

-

-

0.008

0.008

0.08

0.08

6.

Insoluble matter in Acitic Acid % Max.

-

-

-

-

0.01

0.1

7.

Free Lead % Max.

30-35

Traces

Nil

Nil

0.01

0.06

8.

PbO2%

-

16-26

'30-33

33.2 and above

0.001

0.015

9.

Pb3O4 %

-

45-75

85-94

95 and above

0.003

0.04

10.

Moisture Contents % Max.

 

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.08

11.

Purity % Min.

99.99

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.9

99.8