tin pest

English

Noun

tin pest (uncountable)

1. An autocatalytic transformation of tin into a different allotrope that causes tin objects to become brittle and flaky. The phase transition conversion of β-tin (white tin) into α-tin (gray tin/grey tin).

Translations

autocatalytic transformation of tin

• Japanese: 錫ペスト (すずペスト, suzupesuto)
• Polish: dżuma cynowa (pl) f

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