
Red Lead
Gravita India Ltd is a leading Red Lead Manufacturer in India. We have a technologically efficient facility to manufacture red lead powder and supply it globally. Red Lead is a bright red to orange, red powder that is used in making Lead glass and red pigments; paint made with Red Lead is commonly used to protect iron and steel from rusting. Chemically, Red Lead is Lead tetra oxide, Pb3O4, a water-insoluble compound that is prepared by the oxidation of metallic Lead or of litharge (Lead monoxide). The commercial product sometimes contains litharge as an impurity.
Red Lead primer is one of the oldest and most commonly used anti-corrosion pigments applied to metal surfaces. Orange-red in color, Red Lead forms the prime coat for most of the largest bridges in the world. Red Lead is also used as primer for most of the intricate steel structures of buildings built in the 20th century. Resistant to even salt water, Red Lead was liberally applied to the hulls and decks of millions of ships. Typically, 85% Red Lead (Lead concentration = 85%) was applied to these steel surfaces. Later, Red Lead primers containing as much as 95% to 98% Lead were used.
Red Lead is virtually insoluble in water and alcohol. However, it is soluble in hydrochloric acid present in stomach, therefore it is toxic when ingested. It dissolves in hydrochloric acid, glacial acetic acid, and diluted mixture of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide.
Uses of Red Lead:
- Ceramics
- Lead Acid Batteries
- Pigments
- Lead glass
- Fluorescent Tubes
- Heat Proof Glasses
- Optical Glasses
- Explosives Industries
Our manufacturing plant for Red Lead have a Barton plant as the first step to produce messicoat. The required input is refined Lead ingots of minimum 99.97% purity. The Barton plant output is routed to Red Lead furnace with their equipment in conjunction with a dust collection plant, conveyors, grinder and cyclone-bag-house filtration unit arrangements, culminating in a packing and storage module.
Standards:
Conforms to IS : 57-1989 Type C
Red Lead Typical Specifications:
ATTRIBUTE | RED LEAD | ||
JOINTING GRADE | SETTING GRADE | NON-SETTING GRADE | |
Colour | Orange Red to Brick Red | Orange Red to Brick Red | Brilliant Orange Red to Brick Red |
Crystal Structure | Spinal Structure | Spinal Structure | Spinal Structure |
Thermal Stability | 500 ° C | 500 ° C | 500 ° C |
Specific Gravity | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Retention on 240 mesh IS Sieve(63 micron) (max %) | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
Apparent Density (Scott) gm/cc | 1.6 to 1.8 | 1.3 to 1.6 | 1.2 to 1.3 |
Matter soluble in water (in %) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Water Absorption mg/gm | 90 to 100 | 90 to 110 | 100 to 110 |
Acid Absorption mg/gm | 160 to 170 | 150 to 160 | 130 to 150 |
Volatile Matter at 105°C (in %) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Oil Absorption % | 6-7 | 6-7 | 6-7 |
Free Lead (% Max) | Traces | Traces | Traces |
PbO2 (in %) | 15.1 to 25.1 | 25.2 to 33.2 | 33.3 and above |
Pb3O4 | 43.0 to 72.0 | 72.1 to 95.0 | 95.1 and above |
Total Lead Oxide | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
Uses | Boiler & Water Pipe Line | Lead Acid Batteries Heat proof glasses Ceramics Optical glasses Fluorescent tubes |
Surface coating Storage batteries Ceramics Rubber & plastics |
Moisture Content (% Max) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Purity (% Min) | 99.97 | 99.97 | 99.97 |
Packaging:
25 Kg. & 40 Kg.
Bag Packing / Box Packing
1 MT Jumbo Bag Packing
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