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MELTING POINT
BOILING POINT
DENSITY
Tin is abundant, easy to work with, and has
a low melting point. Its alloy with copper,
bronze, has been used throughout history
to make swords and spear tips. It has also
been used in Japan since the Nara period
for building Buddha statues. Despite hav-
ing been used to make almost everything,
it has few uses left. It can still be found in
tin model toys, tin cans, solder, and printing
equipment, though.
THE HERO OF OLD
TURNED SLACKER
DISCOVERY YEAR: ANCIENT
(WHITE TIN)
The carbon
family
Multipurpose
Buddha
statues
Solder is a
lead and tin
alloy.
Solid
Tin cans
are made
of iron and
tin plates.
Toys