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Uses of Tin and Indium

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Indium
Uses of Indium and Tin


Uses
Uses & Benefits
  • Tin-niobium alloy is used for producing superconducting magnets.
  • Tin salt known as a tin II chloride, it is used as a mordant and as a reducing agent for dyeing calico and silk.
  
  • It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
  • Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
  
Industrial Uses
Automobile Industry, Chemical Industry, Food Industry   
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry   
Medical Uses
Dentistry   
Medical Research   
Other Uses
NA   
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors   
Biological Properties
  
  
Toxicity
Non Toxic   
Non Toxic   
Present in Human Body
Yes   
Yes   
In Blood
0.38 Blood/mg dm-3   
10
Not Available   
In Bone
1.40 p.p.m.   
16
Not Available   
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