The Difference Between Copper, Brass and Bronze

[@tonymax6632]

My father was a Copper-smith. Worked on the railways, with the initial half of his career working on the steam engines of the GWR. The advent of diesel locomotives brought about a major change in the materials he worked with. But up until he retired, the section he was on maintained their title of ‘the copper-smiths section’. With off-cuts of copper, and in his lunch-hour, he would fashion up such things as coffee pots (in the style that of the railways buffet cars type). And other such household accoutrements. It was amazing that such items could be made from flat sheet. To form complex compound curved surfaces from only the use of hammering and working the metal. You cannot see any hammer marks in the finished items. I am always so proud of him when I look at his skilful work in the display cabinet I have. He lived a full life and sadly died about five weeks short of his ninety-fourth birthday. So, coppers bacteriological attributes may well have helped out in his longevity. Excellent video on copper and its alloys. Thank you.

[@normtheteacher5485]

Your Dad had a good full life and benefited many people. Feel good about that. Take care my friend.

[@PaulG.x]

There is no advantage in general anti-bacterial activity. Most of the bacteria in and on the human body are beneficial and in many cases necessary. If the bacteria in your gut all died you would eventually die of malnutrition and if all the bacteria on your skin died , your skin would be consumed by fungi and you would also probably die. "the most up-to-date information on the number of human and bacterial cells in the body. We estimate the total number of bacteria in the 70 kg "reference man" to be 3.8 x 10¹³ . For human cells, we identify the dominant role of the hematopoietic lineage to the total count (≈90%) and revise past estimates to 3.0 x 10¹³ human cells. Our analysis also updates the widely-cited 10:1 ratio, showing that the number of bacteria in the body is actually of the same order as the number of human cells, and their total mass is about 0.2 kg."

[@Mr39knuck]

You were very fortunate to have a craftsman for a father. By the way you write it sounds like he crafted you quite well also 😊

[@tonymax6632]

@@normtheteacher5485 Thank you Norm. I am very proud of my father. And yes, he did have a good life. Thank you. And take care yourself too. Rgds Tony

[@tonymax6632]

@@PaulG.x Thank you Paul for taking the time for a comprehensive reply. I stand corrected for what I inferred in my original post. Your post contains some very interesting details, for which I had not previously been aware. I have a little understanding about the gut bacteria. But your information has given me a better insight. So, it seems that Dad’s association with copper had little influence on his longevity. Maybe he was just lucky, or was other aspects of his lifestyle. But I certainly think he deserved it. (Also aware that there are many others that deserve a long life, but do not get a chance of it. I’m humbly saddened by that). Anyway Paul, thank you. Take care. Rgds Tony.

[@Lightwish01]

For a commercial this was extremely well done! I can’t stand commercials that just throw things at the viewer telling them “buy this, and buy this too”! Informative and simple. Well done metal supermarkets!

[@the_cat_the_cat]

three years late but these dumb Reese’s ads “oooooo you know you want them oooooo” yeah, i cant stand them either. love the candy, really hate the ads

[@junemartinez1964]

Informative, thank you Sir

[@bruce-le-smith]

yeah agreed! I cant stand ads, this felt more educational and definitely made me think this store knows its products

[@michaelchen1529]

Finally i understand Copper is the mother, Brass and Bronze are her two sons! thanks a lot!

[@amam2210]

😂😂

[@ShadowsandCityLights]

Her son's from two different fathers!

[@brendafernandez5260]

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[@thomasmyers9128]

Who’s the daddy????

[@Brandon-rc9vp]

Kudos to you guys for actually providing informative contact instead of commercial BS - if I ever have a need I will seek out Metal Supermarkets.

[@jonathancineus6424]

One of the best and most informative commercials I've ever seen. I have no use to buy metals at this point however I wish you great success for the way you chose to educate without creating a "clickbait".

[@digambersawant6528]

Nice

[@shiddy.]

I agree

[@Kreln1221]

For bronze, I would add the application of fine musical instrument bells, cymbals, and gongs, such as the 80% copper/20% tin bell bronze formula developed by the Zildjian family centuries ago in Armenia, and which is used to this day by most of the worlds' main major cymbal makers. The wonderful bronze bells, from European cathedrals to Tibetan monasteries, are also worthy of mention...

[@juneking4512]

I love getting information that is straight forward, clear and concise and not chatty. If I want to chat I'll call a friend.

[@yourfriend5144]

A mechanical engineering student here, and was kinda confused about how copper and brass are different, so i came here to see the differences in their looks. Thanks for an excellent video❤

[@jordannicholson8751]

Finally. A commercial I enjoyed watching.

[@thomaswalz3515]

As a welder, I quickly learned that one does not heat bronze to bend it. I must be bent cold. When hot, it is as brittle as China. It shatters, crumbles.

[@josephemond2025]

@daniel tanYou misunderstand. The reference to china is what most Americans call their fine dinner plates ussualy only used for holidays and family gatherings. We call it "china" or "fine china"and are fragile. That being said most americans as well as the world are sick of junky Chinese imported products that break on there first use.

[@tareqsuleiman9432]

@@josephemond2025 another idiot

[@mockingbird3099]

@@josephemond2025 It isn't so much the cheap products that people find offensive, but the policies driving the production. See the Lao Gai Museum in Washington D.C. for documentation and evidence of China's huge slave-labor force. See also Life and Death in Shanghai. I believe "daniel tan" was making an attempt at humor or light-hearted sarcasm. However, your using a capital letter to describe fine porcelain plates generates some confusion. China uses a lowercase c in that context. Why do you Capitalize China but not America?

[@charliecollings2295]

@daniel tan 🤡

[@johnsmith7676]

@@josephemond2025 Guess who owns both China AND the U.S.?

[@Anonomush_oranges]

Finally, something worth watching on KZbin.

[@pauluhlig3916]

Great video; straight to the point.

[@jjjsmith2497]

lol, been trying to figure this out for over 35 year..thank you. Great video, and sound.

[@johnchandler1687]

As a former auto radiator repairman I'm familiar with these metals. Soldering all of them is easy if you know how. Most metal radiators are of high copper brass. Low zinc content to remain corrosion free but stronger than pure copper.

[@georgerudawsky1083]

Your videos are great at educating us on metals! Thanks for posting them.

[@tjvanderloop1686]

Non-ferrous Metals or "Red Metals" are needed especially in the electrical & automation technical fields. Thanks to your organization for the great teaching tools you present. T J Vanderloop (Tom), Author, CAD Design Consultant & Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) & AWS Member

[@saruhan9760]

Non-ferrous metals are much wider metal class than red metals. These two are not equal.

[@ken2633]

Wow! I learn more about these 3 metal in the minutes than what I learnt in the past. Glad I stumble on this video. :)

[@JC-XL]

One of the best videos explaining the difference between copper and it 2 most important alloys

[@aveave6381]

Excellent recitation. Perfectly articulated words, steady tempo. Bravo.

[@mikeyp2277]

Why are there so many down votes? It's exactly what the title said it would be.

[@laszlozoltan5021]

aimless trumpbots abound

[@HotelPapa100]

If you know the least bit about technical metals this barely scratches the surface. An interesting topic, but the presentation falls way short of what it could have been.

[@harryplummer6356]

I disagree. If you want more info then go on the internet. Like many I just wanted to know the difference between the three.

[@RANDOMNATION907]

Honestly, President Trump had nothing to do with votes on this video.

[@risquerabbitthehomespa9356]

Laszlo Zoltan What's that supposed to mean? This great video has nothing to do with politics , so why would you bring that up. It's a shame when a person's hate consumes them.

[@ffotograffyddgohebwyr8308]

A very good educational advert/commercial.Good stuff.Enjoyed watching it.

[@MeatSim9]

I'm a backyard forger, so this was very helpful, thanks!

[@markrainford1219]

Can you make me some $100 bills?

[@fordscript]

Thank you, that would have to be the most informative, clearest, to the point ,video I have watched.

[@codedinfortran]

Yeah, cool!😎👍🏻 I don't work with metals or trade in them, but anyone who's even glanced over history has seen the red metals play a big role. Nice, clear, explanation.👏🏻

[@NipkowDisk]

One of the more interesting metals I've encountered as a surveyor is aluminum bronze; it was used at one time for international border monuments because of its corrosion resistance.

[@cornfedtuber]

For an interesting metal consider Oilite or Oil-impregnated bronze. Cut it and it weeps oil. For self lubricating applications.

[@NipkowDisk]

@@cornfedtuber Had to replace an Oilite bushing many years ago for a transmission pilot shaft. Pretty cool technology and quite old now.

[@cornfedtuber]

@@NipkowDisk It was quite a few years (ahhh... well...decades) ago that I had occasion to machine some.

[@lemannruss4220]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

[@jeffflick2573]

Great informative video! As a former welder I even learned a little info from your vid. Thanks & I gave a thumbs up..

[@georgealderson4424]

Brief, but very interesting and inspiring to learn more. Thank you sir. Blessings and peace from UK

[@johngonzales2987]

Thanks. Needed to identify some old left over bar stock at our shop. The bronze rings gave it away! Thanks for the education

[@AntonioBarba_TheKaneB]

This is how Advertising with a capital A should be done! Good job!

[@stefeniedavidmusic]

I have been to your stores in Hamilton and Kitchener Ontario. Fantastic stores, and staff. Also, I can't believe someone would give this video a thumbs down. Why??????????????

[@der_pinguin44]

Soup markets? Thank you for the informative video!

[@kittyexplorer796]

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[@der_pinguin44]

Jessica, are you okay?

[@SirLoinofBeef235]

NO soup for you

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

it's actaully Metal soup Markets it's rich in key nutrients like iron

[@ronnylobello]

He did say soup market. That's OK, I still did learn something .

[@bobbates7421]

Great video very informative. Almost makes me want to buy metal even I have no use for right now. I would business person and the way you handled your advertisement makes me think hard about my own business and how I might utilize what you did to promote my business.

[@omarasfari4974]

This is something I never really thought Id care to learn but now that I know Im glad I learned it

[@warmwomyn]

Thank you sir, the information was invaluable.

[@frequentlycynical642]

Copper was also used to line sailing ship hulls to prevent the growth of marine organisms including barnacles. In the 20th century boat's bottom paint was paint mixed with a high amount of powdered copper. I love bronze. Oxidized, it is beautiful. It is the "stainless steel" of industry before the latter was invented. Also used for swords before the invention of steel. The alloy of Ulysses.

[@offplanetfilms]

Very informative! Told me simply exactly what I needed to know.

[@kiheirc3195]

It certainly gave me a better idea of differences I was especially interested in the alloy contents in any case I’m surprised you did not mention the use of copper and brass in plumbing which is extensive and essential

[@neilbain8736]

Just what I needed to know. You get the basics without too much detail or going off on tangents.

[@Jaiysful]

Enjoyed the video! Also made me chuckle "Metal Supermarket is world's largest supplier of small quantity..."

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

Thank you, Jason for that informative video, I hope Metal supermarkets thrives, though i have no use for metals at this point. I too wish you and your company luck in the future.

[@qassemaleid9774]

i love this man , really helpful and easy delivery

[@madbrowndog4887]

The algorithm knows all. Just this evening in the car there was a quiz question on the radio on this subject. (What is the name of the alloy of copper and tin?) I knew, but took the opportunity to see what my Yr9 daughter knew of copper alloys. Now You Tube serves up this to me. Clearly, my phone is listening to me. Spooky. Good presentation, by the way.

[@EmilEonoe]

Jason you're the man. Great informative video. Thanks

[@krazyjey]

this is very valuable information for those noble and red metals . Thank you for the presentation and metal vocabulary.

[@blackburn1111]

centrifugal casting! I work at another major metal distributor and always wondered why all the types of bronze have the banding pattern

[@jamesrunco6073]

I'm not sure this guy enjoyed making this video, but i did enjoy watching it. Always been curious about this

[@ericberman4193]

Good informative video - thanks for producing.

[@utcougar]

Great informative video. Short and sweet

[@risquerabbitthehomespa9356]

I wanted to know what bronze was and came across this video. Learned alot . Ty

[@dodyparto8031]

Excellent video, very informative cheers

[@timothykeech7394]

Excellent information. I knew a little about the alloys but none of the subtleties.

[@Journeyman-Fixit]

Thanks for the education - thumbs up!

[@bjorn8819]

This is a very helpful video. Thank you for posting this.

[@morten5939]

had i lived in the US and would be buying metals i would chose the one who informed me of objective information about them. I learned from this and now im going to look at other vids on your channel + subscribe to learn more.

[@JamesHGroffSr]

Nice to see, somebody educating on this thing called the WWW?I am a retired Aurobody tech. and its good to educate people?

[@clfung2008]

Very informative and helpful ! Thanks for sharing ! Good work !

[@garbo8962]

Years ago I got hired to wire in a 6,000 amp electroplating line. Owner purchased a very cheap drill press to drill four 7/16" holes in hundreds of 1 by 4" 1/4" thick copper buss bars. Asked him to purchase the correct drill bits & cutting fluid but refused too until I burned out the cheap drill press and broke 6 7/16" cheap drill bits. He finally sent to an large industrial hardware store to buy a better drill.press, correct drill bits and lubricant. With that drilled holes twice as fast and did not break any 7/16" drillbits.

[@Vincent_Sullivan]

Excellent video and I learned a few things. For example, at 0:52 I learned you can braise copper! First I browned a piece of my copper (incidentally purchased at Metal Supermarket on Keating X-Road) in an electric frying pan on "high" which worked pretty well and then stewed it for a couple of hours in a pot with some BBQ sauce. Overall I would not recommend it. It came out rather tasteless and very tough to chew. I put it back in stock and someday I might braze something together with it. Incidentally, Acreales and Alan Hilder commented that Gold is more conductive that either copper or silver. This is not correct assuming that you are talking about standard methods of measuring resistivity. Silver is best at 1.59 X 10 to the minus 8 Ohms*M, annealed Copper is 1.72 X 10 to the minus 8 Ohms*M, and Gold is 2.44 X 10 to the minus 8 Ohms*M. Ohms*M is a standard method of measuring resistivity based on the resistance of a certain physical size of a piece of material. A lower number indicates less resistivity. Some might wonder why Aluminum (2.65 X 10 to the minus 8 Ohms*M) is sometimes used in high voltage power lines when it is a rather poor conductor. The answer is that it is inexpensive and light - so you can make a wire that is larger in cross section than copper so it has a lower resistance and even though there is more volume of material it is lighter and cheaper than copper. Alan also mentioned that Gold is used in making computer chips. He is more or less correct, but the reason it is used is not because it is a better conductor. It is used because it does not corrode or oxidize easily. These days most of the wiring on the layers of the chips is made of copper but the wires are getting so thin that electro-migration is becoming a problem. This is an effect where the current flowing through the wire actually carries atoms of copper along with it - which eventually damages the wire. The next generation of computer chips may use cobalt (6.25 X 10 to the minus 8 Ohms*M) as the conductor not because Cobalt is a good conductor but because it is resistant to electro-migration even in very small cross sections.

[@clarencegreen3071]

Very informative post, but your initial joke fails because of the difference in spelling: braze vs braise. And they are pronounced the same.

[@Vincent_Sullivan]

@@clarencegreen3071 Turn on English closed captions at 0:52 and you will get the joke. I agree that the pronunciation of the two words is very similar but, at least in the way I pronounce, them there are subtle differences. The tongue is positioned differently leading to more sibilance (hiss) for the word braise and more "buzz" for the word braze. Your mileage and accent may vary...

[@crazypolite]

Great video! Informative and simple.

[@romancamacho425]

Thanks for that nice educational information....you sending a- how to do- ways to get the right on point. Will be nice more of these info

[@paulduffey7975]

Excellent informative vid. Thank you.

[@nezerac]

Bronze valve guides makes so much sense now.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere.

[@Snarfangel]

I didn't know about centrifugal casting of bronze. That was enough for a thumbs up from me.

[@siobhangogh]

Thanks for this very informative video!

[@hoosierplowboy5299]

Excellent explanation...thank you!

[@ffrtheted7671]

No waffle Straight to the point great video ❤

[@jesusthroughmary]

This isn't even a commercial. It's an educational video that was self-sponsored.

[@homefront3162]

Excellent and informative video... I always wanted to know this

[@ScrapRushUK]

Nice video, thanks for explaining the difference. I’ve been collecting scrap metal for around a year and don’t think I have came across any bronze at all, I wouldn’t even know what the scrap value of bronze even is??

[@furiousfemmeyazeth3362]

This is actually a really informative video and quite enjoyed it.

[@sprungmonkey6inches]

I've tried to work brass from scrap bins and almost all the metal i use cracks even after firing it, or some sheets, cracked when i bent them in a sheet metal press. However, i brass plumbing pipe i fired, after splitting down the middle, has made me 3 awesome, flat, rectangle hilt guards for swords. I'm almost turned off to brass, cuz the variations can't seem to be worked without major discoloration and cracking when working, hot or cold.

[@muktamalakar5771]

Are you brother of Kylie Jenner?

[@Aditya-f8t5z]

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[@claiborneeastjr4129]

Copper is also extremely useful in making bullet jackets, especially for high velocity applications. Your video is very accurate and informative. I seem to remember that copper-based paint was used as anti-fouling bottom paint for boat hulls to help ward off barnacles and other marine growth. I don't know if that is still true. Apparently the Earth still has huge deposits of copper!

[@peterfmodel]

Bronze is also useful as armour, if you plan on travelling back in time.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

I wouldn't mind commercials as much if they were informative like this one.

[@sidgar1]

If Copper + Tin is Bronze and Copper + Zinc is Brass, what is Copper + Tin + Zinc called? And what are its properties?

[@gusloader123]

Very good & informative video. I Liked & subscribed.

[@daywalker3735]

I don't know why but I loved this video

[@CraftAero]

The lines on the bronze bar are a result of the "continuous casting" process (aka: con-cast), NOT "centrifugal casting". Other than that, good video.

[@BestLife101]

Lol

[@joesivam9021]

Excellent defenation about copper, braz &,broze ... sir👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dave-kg1ue]

Thank You for sharing this information.

[@TheStackeddeck77]

Yall should do videos on metals and the process of smelting them.

[@davidebura9341]

Hello Jason , my name is Davide . I was wondering if you guys can customise a hexagon shape of container in copper for vitamins if I provide you the design and logo ?

[@kaamraanahmad9818]

Amazing and very good information

[@texasboy2005]

On the bronze piece, the "rings" or chill lines are a result of the continuous cast process not from the centrifugal cast process. The rest of the video was pretty good.

[@StonesAndSand]

Exactly

[@fossil2ash418]

Thanks.... informative... precisely, well spoken.

[@harryseal7532]

Thanks for these informative videos!

[@DLYChicago]

Thank you for this explanation; I always wondered what the difference was between brass and bronze. My main interest is historical; there is a lot of history tied up in these alloys.

[@Vixtorz]

Very nice presentation !

[@khushaldutta9991]

Thanks for this Marvellous information.

[@covid19wasaWMD]

I love the story of these metals. Metal has everything to do with history. \m/

[@karhukivi]

Excellent video - you could add "nordic gold" as it contains aluminium and is used extensively in the Euro coinage. Thank you!

[@PacoOtis]

Hi Jason and thanks for the educational video. You might tell your video person that he might change the title to " The differences among..........." as something can only be "between" two things. Once there are more, it is "among." Best of luck!

[@MexSider]

JAN 22, 2022...Came here looking more info about brass vs solid brass, what I understand solid brass is durable than brass...I bought a shower faucent kit (brass) so I wanted to know how long will that material last?

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Brass and bronze are both alloys of copper, but can you mix them together? I have always wondered if you could make a useful alloy out of brass and bronze, I wonder what would happen if you added a little Aluminium too? Is there a reason you never hear of a Bronze Brass alloy, or an alloy between them with a little Aluminium added.

[@DeathValleyDazed]

I was wondering same so I hope some one answers🤞

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

@@DeathValleyDazed Well actually there is an alloy called Nordic Gold that is made from 89% copper, 5% Aluminium, 5% zinc and 1% tin. They make some coins in some currencies out of it!

[@DeathValleyDazed]

@@ronaldmcdonald8303 thanks for these details!

[@MahahualOceanConditions]

Can you please explain how you get the zinc into brass because zinc has a boiling point lower than the melting point of copper?!

[@Damidas]

Copper is a very special metal that was used in the old world that has been erased from history. I've heard of ancient copper weapons like spears and arrows that were found that reverted back to it's original shape when bent from tip to tip.. and ancient copper statues that glowed in the dark. There was something about using radium to temper the copper that gave it magical properties

[@brokeeper2007]

What about for home water pipes? Is it not used for water anymore?

[@eldanny81]

Hello, thanks for the information. I have a question, in extreme cold weather conditions, what material makes fewer variations in the tuning and projection of the gold or yellow brass sound?