Provided is a lead-based alloy for a lead-acid battery, comprising not less than 0.02% and less than 0.05% by weight of calcium, not less than 0.4% and not more than 2.5% by weight of tin, not less than 0.005% and not more than 0.04% by weight of aluminum,...

A lead alloy for a grid for a battery is disclosed. The alloy includes calcium in an amount of about 0.05 percent by weight to about 0.0725 percent by weight, tin in an amount of about 1.2 percent by weight to about 1.8 percent by weight, silver in an amou...

Provided for herein is a method of making an expanded metal grid, comprising: compression rolling a metal strip (32) at a reduction ratio from about 1.25 to 1, to about 25 to 1 to produce a rolled strip (36), heating the rolled strip at a temperature of at...

A lead alloy for lead acid-battery grids which essentially consists of about 0.05-0.07 wt % calcium; about 0.09-1.3 wt % tin; about 0.006-0.010 %silver; about 0.0100-0.0170 wt% barium and about 0.015-0.025 wt% aluminum with the balance lead. This lead allo...