Snips can cut this metal into tiny pieces, used for solders and coated onto steel cans to prevent corrosion?
What is that element
Tin.
This is what plates the inside of a "tin can," which is really mostly steel with a thin plating of tin.
The most common type of electronics solder is 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead solder. I think all or nearly all lead-free solders use tin as well. It has a low melting point and is nontoxic.
You have probably heard of "tin snips;" they look rather like large scissors. I would guess that the name originates from their use in cutting thin sheets of tinplate steel, as pure tin is not used very often.
Tin.
This is what plates the inside of a "tin can," which is really mostly steel with a thin plating of tin.
The most common type of electronics solder is 60/40 or 63/37 tin/lead solder. I think all or nearly all lead-free solders use tin as well. It has a low melting point and is nontoxic.
You have probably heard of "tin snips;" they look rather like large scissors. I would guess that the name originates from their use in cutting thin sheets of tinplate steel, as pure tin is not used very often.
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin