Re: Foundations of War

Posted by precinctomega on Nov 29, 2008; 5:02pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Foundations-of-War-tp760180p1592767.html

I'm sure that "Lead free pewter" is, indeed, lead-free.  But "white metal" is not the name of a specific alloy nor does it assure the absence of lead in any quantity.  It's a generic term for a number of metal alloys, using lead, tin, nickel and other stuff that all happen to possess similar qualities that make them suitable for the casting of miniature models.

Pewter is a white metal.  So is lead-free pewter.  Whilst some companies - including GW - use the expression "white metal" to refer to a lead-free alloy, this usage has not yet filtered out into the wider metalurgic circles.

R.