Grey Tin (α-Tin)
allotrope
Sn
The crumbling low-temperature form of tin — infamous as 'tin pest'
← Allotrope of Tin
Napoleon's army may have lost buttons to this phase transition — cold temperatures turn shiny tin into crumbling grey powder.
A crystalline allotrope of Tin (space group C 1 2/c 1), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 2310342).
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Tin — C12/c1 |
| Formula | Sn |
| Crystal system | monoclinic |
| Space group | C 1 2/c 1 |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 13.46, 4.92, 13.86 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 109.5, 90 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)