Tin Pig

Item Name Code (INC) 16080

Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery and Intermediate Forms: Federal Supply Class: FSC 9650; NATO Supply Classification Class: NSC 9650
Ores, Minerals, and Their Primary Products: Federal Supply Group: FSG 96; NATO Supply Classification Group: NSG 96
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A primary raw form of metal of at least 99.85 percent purity produced by smelting down tin ore with flux and coke or melting tin scrap materials. It is used for alloying, remelting into more elaborate cast shapes and special forms, and refinement processes.

Additional Information for Tin Pig

Tin pig is a term used in the supply class Nonferrous Base Metal Refinery And Intermediate Forms in the supply group Ores, Minerals, And Their Primary Products.

Tin pig refers to a crude form of tin that is obtained during the smelting process of tin ore. It is a byproduct of the refining process and is typically in the form of a solid mass or ingot. Tin pig contains impurities and requires further processing to remove these impurities and obtain pure tin metal.

Once the impurities are removed, the tin pig can be further processed into various forms such as tin ingots, tin bars, or tin alloys. These refined forms of tin are then used in various industries, including electronics, soldering, and manufacturing of tin cans.

It is important to note that tin pig is not the final product but rather an intermediate form in the production of tin.