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2. Tin - Wikipedia

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   Tin-118 and tin-116 are also common. Tin-115 is the least common stable isotope. [citation needed] ... A 21st-century reproduction barn lantern made of punched tin.

3. Tin sources and trade during antiquity - Wikipedia

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   However, a number of problems have plagued the study of ancient tin such as the limited archaeological remains of placer mining, the destruction of ancient mines by modern mining operations, and the poor preservation of pure tin objects due to tin disease or tin pest. These problems are compounded by the difficulty in provenancing tin objects ...

4. Tinsmith - Wikipedia

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   The simple shapes made by the tinsmith require tools similar to those of a coppersmith. In addition to the big shears anchored in a hole in his bench, he used hand snips and nippers for cutting. The tin was flattened on an anvil made of a block of steel. Straight and curved anvils (stakes) were used to turn and roll the edges of the tin.

5. List of copper alloys - Wikipedia

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   The discovery and exploitation of the Bolivian tin belt in the 19th century made tin far cheaper, although forecasts for future supplies are less positive. There are as many as 400 different copper and copper alloy compositions loosely grouped into the categories: copper, high copper alloy, brasses, bronzes, cupronickel , copper–nickel–zinc ...

6. Steel and tin cans - Wikipedia

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   Cans can store a broad variety of contents: food, beverages, oil, chemicals, etc. In a broad sense, any metal container is sometimes called a "tin can", even if it is made, for example, of aluminium. [1] [2] Steel cans were traditionally made of tinplate; the tin coating stopped the contents from rusting the steel. Tinned steel is still used ...

7. Category:Tin compounds - Wikipedia

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   Tin compounds are alloys and mixtures that contain the chemical element tin. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. ...

8. Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Can You Afford Tariffs on Tin ...

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9. Tin mining - Wikipedia

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   Tin foil was once a common wrapping material for foods and drugs; replaced in the early 20th century by the use of aluminium foil, which is now commonly referred to as tin foil, hence one use of the slang term "tinnie" or "tinny" for a small aluminium open boat, a small pipe for use of a drug such as cannabis, or for a can of beer. Today, the ...