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tin pest - the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures

transformation, transmutation, shift - a qualitative change

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Power companies, train systems, vehicles, military, medical: One failure and people say you may have tin whiskers or tin pest.

Was RoHS Worth It? Ten years after the controversial mandate to ban lead went into effect, those on the front line of the switch reflect on what was learned

TEDDINGTON, UK - National Physical Laboratory scientists are researching what use of Pb-free solder alloys could mean for tin pest and tin whiskers.

NPL researching tin pest, whiskers in Pb-free solder

Another lesser concern is "tin pest," in which tin solder without trace amounts of antimony can slough layers of tin dust, ultimately leading to field failures.

RoHS in the hi-rel market: new testing methods offer non-destructive confirmation of component composition

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