tin

T0223700 (tĭn)n.1. Symbol Sn A crystalline, silvery metallic element obtained chiefly from cassiterite, and having two notable allotropic forms. Malleable white tin is the useful allotrope, but at temperatures below 13.2°C it slowly converts to the brittle gray allotrope. Tin is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion and is a part of numerous alloys, such as soft solder, pewter, type metal, and bronze. Atomic number 50; atomic weight 118.71; melting point 231.93°C; boiling point 2,602°C; specific gravity (gray) 5.77, (white) 7.29; valence 2, 4. See Periodic Table.2. Tin plate.3. A container or box made of tin plate.4. Chiefly British a. A container for preserved foodstuffs; a can.b. The contents of such a container.tr.v. tinned, tin·ning, tins 1. To plate or coat with tin.2. Chiefly British To preserve or pack in tins; can.adj.1. Of, relating to, or made of tin.2. a. Constructed of inferior material.b. Spurious.

[Middle English, from Old English.]Word History: The origins of the word tin may date to a time before Western Europe was settled by speakers of Germanic, Celtic, and other branches of the Indo-European language family. Related words for this metal are found in almost all Germanic languages, such as German Zinn, Swedish tenn, and Old English tin (the source of the Modern English word). Together, these Germanic words suggest the reconstruction of a Proto-Germanic word *tinam, "tin," but no other branch of Indo-European language family has a word exactly comparable to this. Latin has a vaguely similar-sounding word for tin, stagnum (also spelled stannum), that may have been borrowed from a Celtic source. These facts suggest that the Germanic word for tin may originate in a pre-Indo-European language of Western Europe. This possibility is supported by the Bronze Age importation to the Near East of tin and copper from Western Europe. There are relatively few rich deposits of tin in the earth's crust, and production of bronze in the ancient world was limited by the availability of tin. During the Bronze Age, the civilizations of the Near East and the Mediterranean area depended on relatively few sources to provide the tin needed to make bronze. The Greek historian Diodorus Siculus, writing in the 1st century bc, explains that much ancient tin came from deposits in Cornwall in Britain. From there, it was shipped through Gaul to supply the rest of the Mediterranean world. At the time when the early Indo-European peoples began to move westward from their homelands in Eastern Europe—sometime after 4000 bc—they had probably just mastered early techniques of bronze production, in which arsenic rather than tin is alloyed with copper. Tin, however, makes a much superior kind of bronze, and the early Indo-European peoples may have borrowed words for tin from local peoples who were already trading in tin ingots or working the tin deposits of Western Europe.

tin

(tɪn) n1. (Elements & Compounds) a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no: 50; atomic wt: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt: 231.9°C; boiling pt: 2603°C. 2. Also called (esp US and Canadian): can an airtight sealed container of thin sheet metal coated with tin, used for preserving and storing food or drink3. any container made of metallic tin4. (Cookery) fill her tins NZ to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc5. (Units) Also called: tinful the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold6. (Building) Brit and Austral and NZ corrugated or galvanized iron: a tin roof. 7. any metal regarded as cheap or flimsy8. (Cookery) Brit a loaf of bread with a rectangular shape, baked in a tin9. slang money10. it does exactly what it says on the tin it lives up to expectationsvb (tr) , tins, tinning or tinned11. (Cookery) to put (food, etc) into a tin or tins; preserve in a tin12. (Metallurgy) to plate or coat with tin13. (Metallurgy) to prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface[Old English; related to Old Norse tin, Old High German zin] ˈtinˌlike adj

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n., adj., v. tinned, tin•ning. n. 1. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element with a silvery color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; at. wt.: 118.69; at. no.: 50; sp. gr.: 7.31 at 20°C. 2. tin plate. 3. any shallow pan, esp. one used in baking: a pie tin. 4. any pot, can, or other container made of tin or tin plate. 5. Chiefly Brit. a hermetically sealed can containing food. adj. 6. made of tin or tin plate. 7. false; worthless: tin values. 8. indicating the tenth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. v.t. 9. a. to cover or coat with tin. b. to coat with soft solder. 10. Chiefly Brit. to preserve or pack (food, etc.) in cans. [before 900; Middle English, Old English, c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Old Norse tin, Old High German zin]

tin

(tĭn) Symbol Sn An easily shaped, silvery metallic element that occurs in igneous rocks. It has a crystalline structure and crackles when it is bent and its crystals break. Tin is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion and is a part of numerous alloys, including bronze. Atomic number 50. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.

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Tin

A common name for galvanized corrugated sheet iron, which was primarily used for roofing. Tin was also the name used for the thin sheet steel used to make tin cans.

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Noun	1.	tin - a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxideatomic number 50, Sntin foil, tinfoil - foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and leadmetal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.cassiterite - a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin
	2.	tin - a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in bakingtin plate, tinplate - a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tinsvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	3.	tin - metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flourcannister, canistercontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
	4.	tin - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.can, tin canbeer can - a can that holds beercaddy, tea caddy - a can for storing teacannikin - a small cancoffee can - a can for storing ground coffeecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)milk can - large can for transporting milkoilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinerysoda can - a can for holding soft drinks
Verb	1.	tin - plate with tinplate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
	2.	tin - preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"can, put upcookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"
	3.	tin - prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surfaceplate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"

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Translations

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tin

(tin) noun1. an element, a silvery white metal. Is that box made of tin or steel? 锡，马口铁 2. (also can) a container, usually for food, made of ˈtin-plate, thin sheets of iron covered with tin or other metal. a tin of fruit; a biscuit-tin.罐头 adjective made of tin or tin-plate. a tin plate 锡（马口铁）制的 tinned adjective (of food) sealed in a tin for preservation etc. tinned foods.罐装的ˈtinfoil noun tin or other metal in the form of very thin sheets, used for wrapping etc. I'm going to bake the ham in tinfoil.锡纸ˈtin-opener noun (American ˈcan-opener) any of several types of tool or device for opening tins of food. 开罐头刀

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metallic chemical element; symbol Sn [Lat. stannum]; at. no. 50; at. wt. 118.710; m.p. 231.9681&degC;; b.p. 2,270&degC;; sp. gr. 5.75 (gray), 7.3 (white); valence +2 or +4. Tin exhibits allotropyallotropy
[Gr.,=other form]. A chemical element is said to exhibit allotropy when it occurs in two or more forms in the same physical state; the forms are called allotropes.
..... Click the link for more information. ; above 13.2&degC; it is a lustrous, silver-white, highly crystalline metal with tetragonal structure. A brittle form with orthorhombic structure may exist above 161&degC;. Below 13.2&degC; pure tin tends to become a gray powder, a change commonly designated "tin pest" or "tin disease."

Tin is very soft (only slightly harder than lead) and malleable; it can be rolled, pressed, or hammered into extremely thin sheets (tin foil). When iron or steel is dipped into molten tin, a layer of tin is deposited on the surface. A tin coating may also be applied by electroplating, which uses less tin. The tin serves to prevent rusting, since it is barely affected by moisture. The tin plate used in tin cans is an iron or steel sheet coated with tin. A tin coating is used to protect copper and other metals.

Tin is a component of antifriction metal, bell metal, britannia metal, bronze, gunmetal, pewter, solder, and other alloys. It forms stannous compounds, in which it has valence +2, and stannic compounds, in which it has valence +4, as well as stannites, stannates, and other complex salts. Industrially useful compounds of tin include stannous chloride, important as a reducing agent, as a mordant in dyeing, and for weighting silk; stannic chloride, for the last two purposes and to stabilize perfume and color in soap; stannic oxide, for the preparation of white porcelain enamelware; and sodium stannite, a reducing agent. Stannous fluoride is added to toothpastes and water supplies to prevent tooth decay. Tin forms a number of toxic organometallic compounds that are used as fungicides, catalysts, and for other uses.

Tin very rarely occurs uncombined in nature; the dioxide, which occurs as cassiterite, or tinstone, is the only ore of commercial importance. It is obtained chiefly from China, Indonesia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Myanmar; Indonesia is the world's largest exporter. The tin mines of Cornwall, England, were formerly the principal source. The metal is prepared from cassiterite by heating in the reverberatory furnace. The ore from the mines is first given special treatment, and the "concentrates" thus obtained are mixed with coal in the furnaces.

Tin was known and used by humans at least as early as the Bronze Age. The metal and its compounds were known and used by the alchemists. In 1673, Robert Boyle published a description of experiments on the oxidation (calcination) of tin. The metal was recognized as an element by Lavoisier.

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A lustrous white, soft, and malleable metal having a low melting point; relatively unaffected by exposure to air; used for making alloys and solder, and in coating sheet metal. See also: metal

Tin

(Latin, stannum), Sn, a chemical element in group IV of the Mendeleev periodic table. Atomic number, 50; atomic weight, 118.69; a white, shiny, heavy, soft, and malleable metal. The element has ten naturally occurring isotopes: ¹¹²Sn, ¹¹⁴Sn, ¹¹⁵Sn, ¹¹⁶Sn, ¹¹⁷Sn, ¹¹⁸Sn, ¹¹⁹Sn, ¹²⁰Sn, ¹²²Sn, and ¹²⁴Sn. ¹²⁴Sn is slightly radioactive, and ¹²⁰Sn has the largest natural distribution, with approximately 33 percent off all tin occurring in this form.

Historical information. Bronze, an alloy of tin and copper, was known as early as 4000 B.C., and pure tin was in use by 2000 B.C. Ancient civilizations fashioned ornaments, dishes, and utensils from tin. The precise origin of the words “stannum” and “tin” has not been established as yet.

Occurrence in nature. Tin is a basic component of the earth’s upper crust, comprising 2.5 × 10^-4 percent by weight of the lithosphere, 3 × 10^-4 percent of acid igneous rocks, and 1.5 × 10^-4 percent of intrusive basic rocks. The mantle contains even smaller amounts of tin. Tin deposits are associated with magmatic processes (such formations as stanniferous granites and pegmatites) and with hydrothermal processes. Of the 24 stanniferous minerals, 23 were formed under conditions of high temperature and pressure. After cassiterite (SnO₂), stannite (Cu₂FFeSnS₄) is today’s most commercially valuable mineral source of tin. Tin migrates poorly in the biosphere. Seawater contains only 3 × 10^-7 percent tin, although certain species of seaweed exhibit a higher tin content. Nevertheless, tin does tend to diffuse throughout the biosphere.

Physical and chemical properties. Two allotropic forms of tin are known: α-Sn, or gray tin, and the more common β-Sn, or white tin. Gray tin occurs below 13.2°C and has a stable cubic lattice structure similar to that of diamond and a density of 5.85 g/cm³. White tin crystals are tetragonal. with lattice indexes a = 5.813 angstroms (Å) and c = 3.176 Å; the density of white tin is 7.29 g/cm³. The transformation of white to gray tin is accompanied by pulverization.

Tin exhibits the following properties: melting point, 231.9°C; boiling point, 2270°C; thermal coefficient of linear expansion, 23 × 10^-6 from 0° to 100; specific heat, 225 joules per (kg.°K) at 0°C, or 0.0536 cal per (g · °C); thermal conductivity, 65.8 watts per (m.°K) at 0°C, or 0.157 cal per (cm. sec · °C); electrical resistivity, 0.115 × 10^-6 ohm · m at 20°C, or 11.5 × 10^-6 ohm · cm; tensile strength, 16.6 meganewtons per sq mm, or 1.7 kilograms-force per sq mm; relative extension, 80–90 percent; Brinell hardness, 38.3–41.2 meganewtons per sq m, or 3.9–4.2 kilograms-force per sq mm.

Bars of tin produce a characteristic crackling sound, called tin cry, when bent; this is a result of friction between crystalline layers. In accordance with the electron configuration of the outer shell (5s²5 p²), tin exists in the oxidation states +2 and +4, the latter being more stable. Sn (II) compounds are strong reducing agents. The formation of a thin, strong, nonporous SnO₂ film on the surface of tin upon exposure to dry or humid air practically prevents oxidation at temperatures of up to 100°C.

Tin remains stable in both cold and boiling water. The standard electrode potential of tin in acid medium is – 0.136 volts. Tin gradually displaces hydrogen in cold, dilute HCl and H₂SO₄ to form SnCl₂ and SnSO₄, respectively. It dissolves upon heating in hot, concentrated H2SO4 to yield Sn(SO₄)₂ and SO₂. Dilute nitric acid at 0°C reacts with tin according to the equation

4Sn + 10HNO₃ = 4Sn(NO₃)₂ + NH₄NO₃

Tin oxidizes upon heating with concentrated HNO3 (density 1.2–1.42 g/cm³) to produce a metastannic acid residue with a variable degree of hydration:

3Sn + 4HNO₃ + n H₂O = 3H₂SnO₃ · n H₂O + 4NO

Hydrogen is liberated upon heating Sn in concentrated alkaline solutions, yielding hexahydrostannate:

Sn + 2KOH + 4H₂O = K₂[Sn(OH)₆] + 2H₂

Atmospheric oxygen produces an SnO₂ film on the surface of the metal. Stannic oxide (SnO₂) is highly stable, but stannous oxide (SnO) undergoes rapid oxidation and therefore must be prepared by indirect methods. SnO₂ displays predominantly acidic properties, and SnO basic properties.

Tin does not combine directly with hydrogen. For example, stannic hydride, SnH₄, is formed upon interaction of Mg₂Sn and hydrochloric acid:

Mg₂Sn + 4HCl = 2MgCl₂ + SnH₄

The hydride SnH₄ is a colorless, poisonous gas with a boiling point of – 52°C. Extremely unstable, SnH₄ decomposes into Sn and H₂ within a few days at room temperature; decomposition is instantaneous at temperatures above 150°C. SnH₄ is also formed during the precipitation of Sn salts in the presence of hydrogen, for example,

SnCl₂ + 4HCl + 3 Mg = 3MgCl₂ + SnH₄

Tin combines with halogens to yield compounds of the formulas SnX₂ and SnX₄. The former are saltlike compounds that yield Sn²⁺ ions in solution, while the latter (except SnF₄) are both hydrolyzable and soluble in nonpolar organic liquids. The interaction of tin and dry chlorine yields stannic chloride (SnCl₄), a colorless liquid that is used as a solvent for sulfur, phosphorus, and iodine. The reaction is

Sn + 2Cl₂ = SnCl₄

This reaction was previously employed to extract tin from defective tin-plated products. It is not widely used today, because of the chlorine toxicity and tin losses involved.

Tetrahalides of the formula SnX₄ produce complexes with H₂O, NH₃, nitrogen oxides, and PCl₅, as well as with alcohols, ethers, and many other organic compounds. Hydrohalide acids combine with tin halides to yield complex acids that are stable in solution, for example, H₂SnCl₄ and H₂SnCl₆. Simple or complex chloride solutions hydrolyze upon dilution with water or upon neutralization to form white Sn(OH)₂ or H₂SnO₃ · nH₂O precipitates. The interaction of tin and sulfur yields brown stannous sulfide (SnS) and golden yellow stannic sulfide (SnS₂), both of which are insoluble in water and dilute acids.

Preparation and use. It is commercially profitable to extract tin from placer deposits with a 0.01 percent Sn content and from native deposits with a 0.1 percent Sn content; most deposits contain tenths of a percent or only a few percentage units of tin. In ores, tin is often associated with W, Zr, Cs, Rb, and rare-earth elements, as well as with Ta, Nb, and other precious metals. The raw material from placer deposits is usually enriched by gravitation; table flotation or simple flotation is usually used with ores from native deposits.

Concentrates, which contain from 50 to 70 percent tin, are roasted to facilitate sulfur extraction and treated with HCI to eliminate iron. If wolframite [(Fe, Mn)WO₄] and scheelite (CaWO₄) impurities are present, the concentrate is subjected to HCI treatment, and the resulting WO₃ · H₂O is removed with NH4OH. The concentrates are then smelted with coal in electric or combustion furnaces to produce crude tin, which is 94–98 percent tin and contains Cu, Pb, Fe, As, Sb, and Bi. After smelting, the crude tin is filtered through coke at 500°–600°C or centrifuged to separate most of the iron from the mix. The addition of elemental sulfur to the liquid metal removes any remaining Fe and Cu impurities, which float up as solid sulfides and are subsequently removed from the surface of the tin. A similar refining process is employed to remove arsenic and antimony (in which case the additive is aluminum) or lead (with the additive SnCl₂). Sometimes Bi and Pb are evaporated under a vacuum. Electrolytic refining and recrystallization are only used in certain rare cases where especially pure tin is required.

Approximately 50 percent of all the tin that is produced is secondary metal, which is prepared from the waste products of tin-plating, from scrap metal, and from various alloys. Up to 40 percent is used for the tin-plating of food cans, and the remainder is used to manufacture solders, bearing alloys, and type metals. Stannic oxide serves in the preparation of heat-resistant enamels and glazes. Sodium stannite (Na₂SnO₃ · 3H₂O) is used for the mordant dyeing of textiles. Crystalline SnS₂, or gold plate, is combined with paints and applied to produce a gilded effect. Niobium stannide (Nb₃Sn) is a very popular superconductor.

N. N. SEVRIUKOV

Toxicity. Tin, either alone or in combination with most inorganic substances, exhibits relatively low toxicity. Very few cases of acute poisoning have been induced by the wide use of elemental tin in industry. According to current scientific literature, individual cases of tin poisoning are apparently caused by the liberation of AsH₃ when water accidentally falls on the waste material that forms during the removal of arsenic impurities from tin. Workers in tin-smelting plants may develop symptoms of pneumoconiosis from prolonged exposure to stannous oxide dust, or “black tin.” Cases of chronic eczema are sometimes known to occur among workers who prepare tin foil. Atmospheric concentrations of tin tetrachloride (SnCl₄ · 5H₂O) that exceed 90 mg/m³ irritate the upper respiratory tract and induce coughing, and tin chloride causes ulceration upon contact with skin. Stannic hydride (SnH₄) is a strong convulsive poison, but the chances of its formation under industrial conditions are very slight. Severe poisoning after ingestion of canned foods that have been subjected to prolonged storage may be related to the formation of SnH₄ in the containers, which is the result of the behavior of organic acids in the food during tinning. Acute SnH4 poisoning induces convulsions, equilibrium disorders, and even death.

Organic tin compounds, particularly dialkyls and trialkyls, exhibit a marked effect on the central nervous system. Symptoms of trialkyl poisoning include headache, vomiting, dizziness, convulsions, paresis, paralysis, and disturbances in vision; these are frequently followed by coma and fatal respiratory and cardiac failures. Dialkyl tin compounds exhibit slightly lower toxicity, and the poisoning is characterized by disorders of the liver and bile ducts. Industrial hygiene regulations should be followed to prevent tin poisoning.

Tin as an artistic material. Tin has been used in the decorative and applied arts because of its excellent casting properties, malleability, suitability for cutting, and brilliant silver-white color. The ancient Egyptians soldered tin onto various metals for ornamental purposes. Toward the end of the 13th century, Western Europeans began to fashion tin dishes and church wares that resembled silver articles but had smoother contours and deeper, more rounded lines in the etchings used for inscriptions and ornamentation. In the 16th century, F. Briot in France and C. Enderlein in Germany were the first to mold ornamental cups, plates, and goblets from tin; the relief figures were in the form of crests and scenes from mythology and daily life.

A. Sh. Bul’ used tin as a decorative trim on furniture. Tin mirror frames and utensils enjoyed widespread popularity in 17th-century Russia. The manufacture of copper trays, kettles, and snuffboxes trimmed with tin inlay and enamel flourished in Northern Russia during the 18th century. Toward the beginning of the 19th century, tin wares were gradually replaced by faience, resulting in the near disappearance of tin from the decorative-art market and the increasingly rare use of the metal for ornamental purposes. The high aesthetic value of modern tin ornaments stems from the sharp outlines of the shapes in objects and from the mirror finish, which is obtained by casting without subsequent processing.

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tin

[tin] (chemistry) Metallic element in group IV, symbol Sn, atomic number 50, atomic weight 118.69; insoluble in water, soluble in acids and hot potassium hydroxide solution; melts at 232°C, boils at 2260°C. (metallurgy) A lustrous silver-white ductile, malleable metal used in alloys, for solder, terneplate, and tinplate.

tin

1. A lustrous white, soft, and malleable metal having a low melting point; relatively unaffected by exposure to air; used for making alloys and solder and in coating sheet metal. 2. To coat with a layer of tin.

tin

1. a metallic element, occurring in cassiterite, that has several allotropes; the ordinary malleable silvery-white metal slowly changes below 13.2°C to a grey powder. It is used extensively in alloys, esp bronze and pewter, and as a noncorroding coating for steel. Symbol: Sn; atomic no.: 50; atomic wt.: 118.710; valency: 2 or 4; relative density: 5.75 (grey), 7.31 (white); melting pt.: 231.9°C; boiling pt.: 2603°C 2. the contents of a tin or the amount a tin will hold

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noun a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion

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noun a vessel (box, can, pan, etc

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noun metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

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noun airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc

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verb plate with tin

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verb preserve in a can or tin