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Tin plate (also called tinplate) refers to cold-rolled thin steel plate coated with a thin layer of metal tin on both sides. It combines the hardness and strength of steel with the solderability, ...

Giant U.S. Steel Corp. last week announced that it would soon perform a near-miracle: save critical tin supplies, make better and cheaper tinplate at the same time. The miracle-worker is a new process ...

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