BEST Magazine
31 July 2026
Implications of lead alloy solidification characteristics
Why It Matters for ITAD
New technologies may create opportunities or challenges for equipment processing.
Dr Mike McDonagh elucidates the problems faced by manufacturers of lead alloy grid-casting machines for PbA battery manufacture with a focus on the implications of the solidification characteristics of lead alloys. In this article he reviews the gravity book-mould method of grid casting. There are two main alloys; hypo-eutectic Pb/Sb and Pb/Ca/Sn versions generally used…
Key Takeaways
- • Implications of lead alloy solidification characteristics.
