But tin still has its uses. Tin plus the element niobium makes a superconductive metal used for wire. A tin/lead alloy is used to make solder. Copper and other metals are mixed with tin to make ...

but mix it with other elements and it takes on a whole new life. Mention tin and most people would think of the typical tin can, used to preserve foods you store in your cupboards. Tin is used ...

Tin is used here to help protect the can against corrosion (although not all cans today contain tin). But while the use of tin in canning only dates back to the early 1800s, the mixing of tin with ...

That is equivalent to some 12 percent of global refined tin consumption in 2013. Researchers have several new uses in mind, led by batteries for hybrid vehicles that run on both fossil fuels and ...