Tin

Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn. Tin is a silvery metal that characteristically has a faint yellow hue.

Tin is produced by carbothermic reduction of the oxide ore with carbon or coke. Both reverberatory furnace and electric furnace can be used. Most of the world's tin is traded on the London Metal Exchange (LME)

Tin is nontoxic, ductile, malleable, and adapted to all kinds of cold-working, such as rolling, spinning, and extrusion.

Tin is widely used for plating steel cans used as food containers, in metals used for bearings, and in solder.

Elemental Tin is apparently nontoxic, and quantities of tin up to 300 parts per million, as dissolved by foods packaged in tin-plated containers and cooking utensils, are not harmful.