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Offline Quiet Burp

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Lead: tin ratio?
« on: April 15, 2003, 07:43:23 PM »
Does a ratio of , say, 30 lead to 1 tin refer to units of weight or volume? Given that tin is lighter than lead, if you weigh them, your alloy would contain a higher volume of tin than 1 in 30. if you wanted to get the volumes at 30:1, it might be easier to do it by water displacement. Would someone care to comment on this?I've always done it by water displacement meself.  Thanks
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2003, 08:36:21 PM »
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Lead: tin ratio?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2003, 03:20:28 AM »
wieght is what it refers to as it is the simplest thing to deal with.
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« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2003, 01:52:53 PM »
Thanks guys. That cleared that one up.
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