To sponsor this element yourself, please contact Michelle Saxton, Dept. The existence of tin has been known since ancient times.
Ordinary tin is a silver-white metal, is malleable, ductile, and has a highly crystalline structure.
Even though the white form of tin has many uses, the gray form has almost no uses. Tin is commonly used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion or other chemical action. Tin salts sprayed on glass produce and electrically conductive coating, and can be used for panel lighting and for frost-free windshields. Tin-niobium alloy has recently been found to be a very important in the production of superconductive magnets. This alloy is capable of producing enormous field strengths using practically no power.