Lead

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Lead

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Uses
Make lay pewter at smelter Metal crafting Construction
Graphic
No graphic.
Ore
Galena
Properties
Material value 2 Not fire-safe Not magma-safe Melting point 10589 °U Boiling point 13148 °U Ignition point none Solid density 11340 Liquid density 10660 Specific heat 130
Wikipedia article

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Lead is a heavy, low-value metal available only from galena ore. Unlike in real life, lead is not a biological toxin. Lead is not magma-safe or even fire-safe - it will melt in a grass fire.

Uses

Lead can be forged into furniture and other objects, like most metals, but its low value and high weight may make it a poor choice for personal objects or anything portable, respectively. However, lead items that are not weapons or armor are just as strong as those of any other metal - a lead chain or bridge is exactly as strong as a steel bridge, even against a dragon or a building destroyer.

Rare moods might result in a lead weapon or lead armor - and material strength is considered in combat, as well as weapon weight. Lead armor would not be a good result (it's so fragile it can literally be torn apart by a normal human's bare hands), but a lead mace could be very nice.

Lead can also be used to make massive minecarts to send crashing into goblin invaders. What fun!

If you have a surplus of it, lead can be semi-useful for decorating objects and training metal crafters; lead crafts may be traded for a value of 100☼ or more, depending upon quality.

Lead can be alloyed with copper and tin to produce lay pewter.

Lead ingots.

In adventure mode, lead items (or items made of other heavy material) tend to stay close to their original position upon reclaim. So if you want to find the item easily, make it out of lead, or place it in a lead bin.

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Since lead poisoning does not (yet) exist in Dwarf Fortress, trading lead barrels and crafts only weighs down the caravan. This, unfortunately, eliminates the possibility of lead poisoning the elves or humans through trade of lead-based crafts and lead-laced alcohol. However, if your dwarves happen to be irradiated as a result of an unfortunate accident, lead coffins are a safe and practical way to ensure the remains are properly contained.

Raws

[INORGANIC:LEAD] [USE_MATERIAL_TEMPLATE:METAL_TEMPLATE] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:ALL_SOLID:lead] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:LIQUID:molten lead] [STATE_NAME_ADJ:GAS:boiling lead] [DISPLAY_COLOR:0:7:1] [BUILD_COLOR:0:7:1] [MATERIAL_VALUE:2] [SPEC_HEAT:130] [MELTING_POINT:10589] [BOILING_POINT:13148] [SOLID_DENSITY:11340] [LIQUID_DENSITY:10660] [MOLAR_MASS:207200] [IMPACT_YIELD:35000] [IMPACT_FRACTURE:42000] [IMPACT_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:760] [COMPRESSIVE_YIELD:35000] [COMPRESSIVE_FRACTURE:42000] [COMPRESSIVE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:760] 46 [TENSILE_YIELD:10000] [TENSILE_FRACTURE:12000] [TENSILE_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:63] 16 [TORSION_YIELD:10000] [TORSION_FRACTURE:12000] [TORSION_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:179] [SHEAR_YIELD:10000] [SHEAR_FRACTURE:12000] [SHEAR_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:179] 5.6 [BENDING_YIELD:10000] [BENDING_FRACTURE:12000] [BENDING_STRAIN_AT_YIELD:63] [MAX_EDGE:10000] [ITEMS_HARD] [ITEMS_METAL] [ITEMS_BARRED] [ITEMS_SCALED] [STATE_COLOR:ALL_SOLID:TAUPE_GRAY]

V · T · E Metals
Base	Aluminum • Bismuth • Copper • Gold • Iron • Lead • Nickel • Platinum • Silver • Tin • Zinc
Alloys	Billon • Bismuth bronze • Black bronze • Brass • Bronze • Electrum • Fine pewter • Lay pewter • Nickel silver • Pig iron • Rose gold • Steel • Sterling silver • Trifle pewter
Special	Adamantine • Divine metals