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Tin and tin

Tins, that’s what we call these canisters though they are unlikely to be made from tin, right?

So what is made of tin and what are tins made of? These questions were floating in my head the last few days and to stop myself from guessing, I went searching for answers on tin - the can, and tin - the metal. Maybe Tintin will like this assignment?

Well here are my quick jots:

• Pewter is a tin alloy.
• Bronze is a copper and tin alloy.
• Tin is used in soldering.
• Food cans are made of steel. Beverage cans are made of aluminium. Some cans are bi-metal.
• A food can has a thin tin coating on both sides to prevent the steel body from rusting. Tin doesn’t rust but steel will.

To find out if both my tins (pictured) are made of steel, I used a magnet. Both held up the magnet, proving themselves to be steel. I went further to stick magnets on food cans too. This magnetic trail has led me to another. Will be back with more jots.

3 Comments »

1. From M.Kate
   15 08, 2008 @ 2:16 pm

   really? interesting! would love to see the jots. happy weekend

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