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minus-squareRicky RigatonilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·20 days agoIs anything even actually still made of tin? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in my life.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·20 days agoYou’ve seen a lot of tin! Steel cans are tin-plated to stop corrosion. Also, solder!
minus-squareanton@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·20 days agoAlmost anything soldered that operates near room temperature contains tin.
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·20 days agoTin is a pretty rare metal, so I doubt it makes much sense to make much out of it if you can use something else like aluminium or plastics imstead
Is anything even actually still made of tin? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in my life.
You’ve seen a lot of tin! Steel cans are tin-plated to stop corrosion. Also, solder!
Almost anything soldered that operates near room temperature contains tin.
Tin is a pretty rare metal, so I doubt it makes much sense to make much out of it if you can use something else like aluminium or plastics imstead
Solder for electronics?