Lead plates can be used to make lead batteries. Lead plates and lead pipes are used as lining protection equipment in the acid industry and metallurgical industry. Lead is used as cable sheaths and fuses in the electrical industry. Lead alloys containing tin and antimony are used in printing type, lead-tin alloys are used in the manufacture of fusible lead-clad electrodes, and lead plates and lead-plated steel sheets are used in the construction industry. Lead has good absorption of X-rays and γ-rays, and is widely used as a protective material for X-ray machines and atomic energy devices.

Lead plate is the main material for radiation protection, and it is often used for radiation shielding in hospitals, mines, nuclear industry, and electric power. Anti-radiation lead sheet is an ideal material for X-ray protection, widely used in radiology diagnosis, treatment institutions, nuclear medicine and industrial radiation protection. The anti-radiation lead sheet has the advantages of high lead content, strong protection ability, oxidation resistance, non-toxicity, no impurities, and no air bubbles. It has a long service life and can be used continuously even after disassembly.

The electrode of electroslag welding of lead plate is a metal plate. Depending on the thickness of the welded plate, one or several lead plates can be used for welding. The electrode is continuously fed into the molten pool through the feeding mechanism, and the lead plate will not swing laterally, so a compact and reliable welding joint can be obtained. The lead electrode can be cast or forged, and its length is generally more than 3 times the length of the weld.