sodium lead alloy

sodium lead alloy

[′sōd·ē·əm ′led ′al‚ȯi] (materials) A highly toxic, explosion-prone alloy of lead and sodium; contains 10% sodium and 90% lead when used to make tetraethyllead, and 2% sodium and 98% lead when used as a deoxidizer and homogenizer in lead-containing nonferrous alloys; reacts with moisture, acids, and oxidizing agents.