page_title: Tin
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Tin / Uses
context_page_description: Tin is a chemical element with symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is in Group 14 on the periodic table. It is not radioactive.
context_section_description: Tin is used in solder. Solder used to contain a mixture of lead and tin. Now the lead is removed because of its toxicity.
  Tin is also used to make pewter, which is mainly tin mixed with a small amount of copper and other metals. Babbitt metal also has tin in it. Tin is used to coat several metals, like lead and steel. Tin plated steel containers are used to store foods. The pipes on a pipe organ are made of tin. Tin foil was used before aluminium foil. Tin was one of the first superconductors to be found. Organotin compounds are more common than almost any other organometal compound. They are used in some PVC pipes to stop them from decaying. Organotin compounds are toxic, though.
caption: Pewter plate
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