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Low antimonial lead alloy for making grids for use in maintenance free batteries

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5526199
An electric storage battery grid made from an improved low antimonial content lead alloy is disclosed. The battery grid can be used to manufacture maintenance-free lead-acid storage batteries. The alloy has an improved combination of low gassing rate and hardness, castability, and pasteability, and contains less than 2.0% (approximately 1.3 to 1.9 wt % antimony, 0.05 to 0.45 wt % arsenic, and 0.02 to 0.5 wt % tin as well as small amounts of copper and sulfur.
Assignee:
N L Industries, Inc.
Patent Number(s):
US 4158563
OSTI ID:
5526199
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English