A study of the corrosion characteristics of lead without including its physical characteristics as well would represent only a partial consideration of the role of lead in the chemical industry. From information in the files of the Lead Industries Association, and through the cooperation of its members who represent both producers and consumers of lead, this paper has been prepared in an effort to evaluate the performance of lead and the service it renders to the chemical industry in terms of its physical and its corrosion characteristics. It is important to the lead industry as well as the chemical industry that users and potential users of lead be fully aware of what they can and cannot expect from it.
The broad use of lead as a material for keeping corrosive chemicals under control is natural, since it successfully repels the attack of so many corrosive chemicals. The protection afforded by...
