Tin

Tin has been known of since ancient times, and, like silver, has no real official discoverer. Tin was named after the Etruscan god, Tinia, and is denoted by the Latin symbol for stannum. Like a lot of metals, tin is a soft metal and is silvery white with a high polish. It has a crystalline structure, and whenever tin is bent the crystals break and emit what is known as a "tin cry" (a squeak of metal).

A tin (steel) can

If/when tin is cooled anywhere below 13.2 degrees celsius, it turns from a white metal to a more gray/silver. Tin has a good resistance, and hence is used often to coat other metals to prevent corrosion- such as when it coats steel cans to can food. Tin salts can be used to make a protective cover for glass.

Fun Fact: Tin can be produced by reducing ore within coal.