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by dhoobler
Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: Holsters, Accessories, Reloading Equipment & Supplies
Topic: I am looking for a skilled reloader
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Re: I am looking for a skilled reloader

Pawpaw wrote:Melting and casting silver is several orders of magnitude more difficult than lean.

Lead melting point: 621.5°F

Silver melting point: 1,763°F

While lead can be melted in an electric pot, silver is going to require a furnace. I doubt normal lead-casting molds would work well (or at least very long) at nearly 3 times the temperature.

You just can't do it over a campfire like the Lone Ranger.
1,763°F is not three times 621.5°F. The Fahrenheit scale is not absolute temperature.

To make the comparison, you must first convert to absolute temperature, the Rankine scale by adding 459.69 to the Fahrenheit temperature. The ratio is (1763+459.69)/(621.5+459.69) = 2.06, or roughly double.

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