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Lead

Lead has been in use throughout the world for thousands of years. It’s one of the most abundant metals, easy to mine and easy to work with. It is highly malleable and ductile as well as being a simple material to smelt. Lead is an extremely soft and durable material.
Pipes that bear the insignia of Roman emperors are still in service today, with one popular urban legend having the ‘U’ bend being invented as a result of old roman pipes sagging (creeping) over the centuries, from a straight pipe to the form of the ‘U’ that is now in common use.
Lead is predominantly used for applications that require density, or specific electro chemical characteristics. Its high resistance to corrosion makes it ideal for weatherproofing buildings, and for equipment used in electro chemistry, or the manufacture of corrosive liquors. Lead's high density makes it particularly appropriate as a shield against radiation in the nuclear, research and medical industries, or as lead ballast for military vessels & counterweights for all manner of applications. For the same reason, lead is also a good sound attenuator, with modern compact buildings seeing an increased usage of the material.

Nevis House are amongst the world's leading authorities on the contemporary uses of lead for applications such as radiation shielding, ballest, battery posts, sound attenuation, alloy constituents and contruction.

Whatever your question concerning lead, we believe we will able to use our knowledge of differing manufacturing techniques, to identify the most cost effective solution for you.