TABLE.—WEIGHT OF SHEET LEAD.

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Inside | 3/8 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 1 |1-1/4|1-1/2|1-3/4| 2

Diameter | | | | | | | | |

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| weight per foot, lbs., oz.

AAA, | 2- 8| 3- 0| 3- 8| 4-12| 6- 0| -- | -- | -- | --

AA, | 1- 8| 2- 0| 2-12| 3-12| 4-12| 6- 0| 8- 0| 8- 8| 9- 0

A, | 1- 4| 1-12| 2- 8| 3- 0| 4- 3| 4-12| 6- 8| 6- 8| 7- 0

B, | 1- 4| 1- 4| 2- 0| 2- 4| 3- 4| 3-12| 5- 0| 5- 0| 6- 0

C, | -10| 1- 0| 1- 8| 1-12| 2- 8| 3- 0| 4- 4| 4- 0| 4-12

D, | - 7| -12| 1- 0| 1- 4| 2- 0| 2- 8| 3- 8| -- | --

E, | -- | - 9| -12| 1- 0| 1-10| 2- 0| 3- 0| -- | --

Sheet lead is not the same weight,

bulk for bulk, owing to difference

in organic formation, but a cubic

foot may be said to weigh 709 lbs.

A square foot 1″ thick, 59 „

„ „ „ 1/8″ „ 7-1/2 „

„ „ „ 1/10″ „ 6 „

„ „ „ 1/12″ „ 5 „

„ „ „ 1/15″ „ 4 „

„ „ „ 1/20″ „ 3 „

Sheet lead is sometimes made as thin as writing paper.

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