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There are a couple of reasons I can think of. It's a fairly soft metal, which limits its utility in tools. Also, it's got an unusual property that makes it a bad choice for anything that might get reasonably cool: at temperatures below about 50 degrees Fahrenheit, tin slowly changes form from "white tin" to "gray tin". Unlike white tin, gray tin is brittle and crumbles easily.
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∙ 11y agoTin is more expensive than other metals such as aluminum, iron, and lead so it is cheaper to make cans out of those metals, though lead is not longer used for such purposes due to its toxicity. Most cans nowadays are made of aluminum, due to its high availability while some other containers are made from iron or steel, so the term "tin can" is really a misnomer.
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∙ 6y ago- tin is a very soft metal (unsuitable for things requiring strength)
- tin has a relatively low melting point compared to most metals
- tin cannot be used as electrical or thermal insulation
- tin is opaque (you can not make windows from it)
- tin has relatively low toxicity (it cannot be used directly as a pesticide or herbicide)
- tin is not elastic (bouncy balls, car tires, metal spring, etc. cannot be made of it)
- etc.
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∙ 13y agoMostly because aluminum is less expensive than tin.
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∙ 14y agobecause tin is too expensive.
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∙ 11y agoBecause it's too expensive
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What type of solution is bronze?
solid on solid because it is made of tin and copper.
What is normal phase of tin?
It is a solid.
Is tin a solid a liquid or a gas at room temperature?
The state of matter of tin at room temperature is a solid. Tin is classified as a metal. It is in group 14 in period 5.
Is tin a metal a solid or a liquid?
Tin is all three, it is a type of metal, it can be both solid or in its moulten form a liquid.
Is bronze a solid mixture?
Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin. Approximately 94% copper is used, and 6% tin. This is only the norm though, as slight differences in percentages up and down are used by different manufacturers.
What type of solution is bronze?
solid on solid because it is made of tin and copper.
Is tin a liquid or a solid when it's mined?
Tin is a solid when mined. However the solid is not tin, but a tin ore (one or more tin compounds) and the tin will have to be separated. The most common compounds in tin ores are tin oxides and sulfides.
What types of tin objects are there?
Some tin objects could be kitchen utensils; such as spoons, forks, cooking pans/pots, e.t.c There are tin cans, too . Tin is a similarity of metal, and there are more tin objects than these .
What is normal phase of tin?
It is a solid.
When was The Solid Tin Coyote created?
The Solid Tin Coyote was created on 1966-02-19.
Is tin a solid a liquid or a gas at room temperature?
The state of matter of tin at room temperature is a solid. Tin is classified as a metal. It is in group 14 in period 5.
Is tin a metal a solid or a liquid?
Tin is all three, it is a type of metal, it can be both solid or in its moulten form a liquid.
Is tin a solvent or a solute?
Tin is a solid metal, not a solute or solvent.
Is bronze a solid mixture?
Bronze is a mixture of copper and tin. Approximately 94% copper is used, and 6% tin. This is only the norm though, as slight differences in percentages up and down are used by different manufacturers.
How is tin used in your everyday life?
tin man from wizard of oz or soup cans i think
What is the normal phase for element Sn?
it is a solid.
What did a tinsmith do?
They fashion objects such as cans out of tin.
