Soldiers of Napolean army while at Alps during freezing winter suffered a serious problem as regards To the tin buttons of their uniforms. white metallic tin buttons got converted to grey powder. This Transformation is related to
Grey tin is very brittle & easily crumbles down to a powder in very cold climates $ Grey Tin \rightleftharpoons White Tin $ (Cubic) (Tetragonal) The change of white tin to grey is accompanied by increase in volume. This is called disease or tin Plague.