What is BS 3908-6 – Lead and lead alloys about?
BS 3908-6 standard is a part of the BS 3908 series that discusses the tellurium using the photometric method for the sampling and analysis of lead and lead alloys. Lead alloys with metals and the principal metals are antimony, calcium, copper, tin, tellurium, and silver. The primary use of the alloys is in batteries, but other significant uses are in ammunition, cable sheeting, sheet for roofing and construction, insoluble anodes, solders, and special low melting point materials.
Who is BS 3908-6 – Lead and lead alloys for?
BS 3908-6 on lead alloys applies to:
- Manufacturer of lead alloys
- Quality testing personnel
- Designing engineer
Why should you use BS 3908-6 – Lead and lead alloys?
Tellurium has been used to vulcanise rubber, tint glass and ceramics, solar cells, in rewritable CDs and DVDs and as a catalyst in oil refining. Photometric measurement, or photometry, is a technique that can be used to measure the concentration of organic and inorganic compounds in solution by determining the absorbance of specific wavelengths of light.
BS 3908-6 provides you with the principle of tellurium using the photometric method in which the tellurium is first separated in the elemental form by treatment with stannous bromide. After re-solution in hydrobromic acid, the tellurium is determined photometrically as the bromide. This helps you in sampling and analysis of lead and lead alloys.
With obedience and compliance to BS 3908-6, you can efficiently manufacture high-quality lead alloys using the photometric method.