The sides of the can are welded. The tops and bottoms are attached with a crimp.
Well there are tin cans and tin whistles and tin pan alley
Tin can poisoning was from the lead (metal) that used to be used to seal tin cans. It is no longer used.
They are used for storing food.
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Mostly now, aluminum is used to make cans.
There are two major uses for it. It is used to coat food cans, to keep them from rusting. Tin has low toxicity, so you can safely store food in tin-plated steel cans. It is also used to make solder, which is used to join electrical components into circuits.
Tin is commonly used for making beverage cans and bakeware.
Tin is the metal that is used to coat cans. The tin on the metal can acts a barrier to keep water and air away from the contents of the can.
I believe you are talking about the side seam or seal. Typical tin cans are made from 3 parts - the cylinder and two ends. The cylinder is formed from a rectangular piece of sheet metal. The edges that meet to make the cylinder are welded together making the side seam. Malformed seals are where most can leaks occur. The Related Link is a 12 minute video showing how 3-piece aluminum cans are made. It mentions welding the side seam about 4 minutes into it.
There are many stuff prepared using TIN and we use them in our daily lifer as well. Some examples are:=1. Tin boxes; used for keeping things in it.2. Metal ducts;they are made up of tin used while ducting is done.3. Cans;used for containing the soft drinks.and many more.....--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
tin is used to protect the inside of metal cans
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