Tin ingot
Videos
Tin ingots were a trading currency unique to Malacca.
Malaccan tin ingots in the National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur.
Ingot
Videos
An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. In
Tin ingot
…Tin ingots (Chinese: 斗锡) were a trading currency unique to Malacca. Cast in the shape of a peck, or dou in Chinese, each ingot weighs just over 1 pound (0.45 kg). Ten blocks made up one unit called a small bundle, and 40 blocks made up one large bundle. Details of tin production…
Aluminium ingot after ejection from mold
Gold ingots of 99.99% purity
Pouring molten gold into a mold at the La Luz Gold Mine in Siuna, Nicaragua, about 1959.
Pouring ingots at a steel mill