 ##  [Tin Whisker Growth](/index.php/tin-whisker-growth) 

  ##  [Tin Whisker Growth](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/tin-whisker-growth-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

The spontaneous formation and elongation of filamentary, single‑crystal or polycrystalline metallic protrusions (whiskers) from tin or tin‑alloy plated surfaces that can grow across insulating gaps and create unintended conductive bridges between conductors.