heavy stuff
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:45 pm
Busy back at the drawing board yet again …......drifted off with the mind pondering very weighty issues ….lead to be exact …..needing lots of weight vs very little space what options are available ,so a little research showed me that there are options better than lead .BUT and a very big BUT at that.
The table below is metals denser than lead and the spot price of that metal ….
metal lbs cubic foot Kgs cubic foot cost per Kg US $
Lead 708 321 2
Rhodium 755 342.5 65926
Ruthenium 765 347 2434
Mercury 849 385 50
Tungsten 1205 546 47
Gold 1206 547 42184
Platinum 1340 608 45458
Iridium 1396 633 21900
Osmium 1402 636 15000
These are the spot prices NOT retail so add ???? as can be seen for all but those with large pockets lead is the only viable option …..mercury & tungsten are viable options but well beyond this little black ducks budget …..so back to scrounging lead.
Cheers
sorry all the lines and boxes disappeared???
The table below is metals denser than lead and the spot price of that metal ….
metal lbs cubic foot Kgs cubic foot cost per Kg US $
Lead 708 321 2
Rhodium 755 342.5 65926
Ruthenium 765 347 2434
Mercury 849 385 50
Tungsten 1205 546 47
Gold 1206 547 42184
Platinum 1340 608 45458
Iridium 1396 633 21900
Osmium 1402 636 15000
These are the spot prices NOT retail so add ???? as can be seen for all but those with large pockets lead is the only viable option …..mercury & tungsten are viable options but well beyond this little black ducks budget …..so back to scrounging lead.
Cheers
sorry all the lines and boxes disappeared???