The Difference Between Copper, Brass and Bronze

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  • Do you know the difference between the red metals? This video blog looks at some of the key attributes that will help you learn the differences between Copper, Brass and Bronze.
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  • @michaelchen1529
    @michaelchen1529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

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

  • @Lightwish01
    @Lightwish01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    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
      @the_cat_the_cat 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @junemartinez1964 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Informative, thank you Sir

  • @Kreln1221
    @Kreln1221 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    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...

  • @Brandon-rc9vp
    @Brandon-rc9vp ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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
    @jonathancineus6424 6 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    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".

  • @thomaswalz3515
    @thomaswalz3515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    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
      @josephemond2025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @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
      @tareqsuleiman9432 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@josephemond2025 another idiot

    • @mockingbird3099
      @mockingbird3099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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
      @charliecollings2295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @daniel tan 🤡

  • @yourfriend5144
    @yourfriend5144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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❤

  • @pauluhlig3916
    @pauluhlig3916 8 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Great video; straight to the point.

  • @georgerudawsky1083
    @georgerudawsky1083 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @juneking4512
    @juneking4512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @mikeyp2277
    @mikeyp2277 6 ปีที่แล้ว +302

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

    • @laszlozoltan5021
      @laszlozoltan5021 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      aimless trumpbots abound

    • @HotelPapa100
      @HotelPapa100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      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
      @harryplummer6356 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      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
      @RANDOMNATION907 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

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

    • @risquerabbitthehomespa9356
      @risquerabbitthehomespa9356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      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.

  • @jjjsmith2497
    @jjjsmith2497 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @NipkowDisk
    @NipkowDisk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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
      @cornfedtuber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @NipkowDisk
      @NipkowDisk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @cornfedtuber
      @cornfedtuber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Vincent_Sullivan
    @Vincent_Sullivan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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
      @clarencegreen3071 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @Vincent_Sullivan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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...

  • @MeatSim9
    @MeatSim9 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thanks for the education - thumbs up!

  • @jeffflick2573
    @jeffflick2573 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @offplanetfilms
    @offplanetfilms 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @AntonioBarba_TheKaneB
    @AntonioBarba_TheKaneB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @lumpyfishgravy
    @lumpyfishgravy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere.

  • @EmilEonoe
    @EmilEonoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ken2633
    @ken2633 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tjvanderloop1686
    @tjvanderloop1686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @siobhangogh
    @siobhangogh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for this very informative video!

  • @kiheirc3195
    @kiheirc3195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @der_pinguin44
    @der_pinguin44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Soup markets?
    Thank you for the informative video!

    • @kittyexplorer796
      @kittyexplorer796 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @der_pinguin44
      @der_pinguin44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Jessica, are you okay?

    • @SirLoinofBeef235
      @SirLoinofBeef235 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      NO soup for you

    • @happyhippoeaters4261
      @happyhippoeaters4261 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @ronnylobello
      @ronnylobello 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @sheilaolfieway1885
    @sheilaolfieway1885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @johngonzales2987
    @johngonzales2987 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ffotograffyddgohebwyr8308
    @ffotograffyddgohebwyr8308 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @neilbain8736
    @neilbain8736 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @JC-XL
    @JC-XL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @paulduffey7975
    @paulduffey7975 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent informative vid. Thank you.

  • @omarasfari4974
    @omarasfari4974 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jamesbarca7229
    @jamesbarca7229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Also, copper conducts heat better than any other metal, which makes it ideal for radiators and heat sinks.
    Of course, aluminum (which is the second best conductor of heat) is often used in place of copper because it is lighter and cheaper.

  • @clfung2008
    @clfung2008 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @crazypolite
    @crazypolite 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video! Informative and simple.

  • @bjorn8819
    @bjorn8819 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jasonlabunda9350
    @jasonlabunda9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! This video was insightful and enjoyable.

  • @furiousfemmeyazeth3362
    @furiousfemmeyazeth3362 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @homefront3162
    @homefront3162 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @qassemaleid9774
    @qassemaleid9774 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love this man , really helpful and easy delivery

  • @tamer181818
    @tamer181818 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    direct and simple, thank you

  • @krazyjey
    @krazyjey ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @harryseal7532
    @harryseal7532 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for these informative videos!

  • @gabetheanimator6768
    @gabetheanimator6768 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great clip!

  • @fossil2ash418
    @fossil2ash418 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @TheStackeddeck77
    @TheStackeddeck77 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @risquerabbitthehomespa9356
    @risquerabbitthehomespa9356 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @utcougar
    @utcougar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great informative video. Short and sweet

  • @ScrapRushUK
    @ScrapRushUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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??

  • @MeneTekelUpharsin
    @MeneTekelUpharsin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @khushaldutta9991
    @khushaldutta9991 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this Marvellous information.

  • @morten5939
    @morten5939 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @romancamacho425
    @romancamacho425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @stefeniedavidmusic
    @stefeniedavidmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    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??????????????

  • @sappysamurai5170
    @sappysamurai5170 ปีที่แล้ว

    Solid explanation sir!

  • @blackburn1111
    @blackburn1111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @lhnj5318
    @lhnj5318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative. Thanks!

  • @nicmon5214
    @nicmon5214 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid. Lots of info!

  • @timbarr8710
    @timbarr8710 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job that was helpful...Thanks

  • @StewBedazzle
    @StewBedazzle ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this video's direct and informative approach.

  • @jerrybriggs3233
    @jerrybriggs3233 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the information .

  • @admagent4863
    @admagent4863 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!

  • @paladinpeanut
    @paladinpeanut 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video Thank you sir

  • @umu-i-d2785
    @umu-i-d2785 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative. THanks for that

  • @paulstanley8088
    @paulstanley8088 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was very helpful. Thanks.

  • @texasboy2005
    @texasboy2005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @bobbates7421
    @bobbates7421 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @kaamraanahmad9818
    @kaamraanahmad9818 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing and very good information

  • @CraftAero
    @CraftAero 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

  • @edgardogeovany7375
    @edgardogeovany7375 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the past metal, gave me an insight of bronze...

  • @joesivam9021
    @joesivam9021 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @orangetruckman
    @orangetruckman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the great info 👍🏻

  • @sarfarazahmed2022
    @sarfarazahmed2022 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really good educational video,

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical642 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @FJMLAM
    @FJMLAM 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    excellent explanation

  • @MorrowSind
    @MorrowSind 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great information. I didn't know copper was bacteria resistant. Very cool!

  • @daywalker3735
    @daywalker3735 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know why but I loved this video

  • @user-ob5rg6ne6l
    @user-ob5rg6ne6l ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for informative video 📹 ❤

  • @edamamebiru3960
    @edamamebiru3960 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very clear! Thanks!

  • @kennypool
    @kennypool ปีที่แล้ว

    Good job buddy. Thanks

  • @Jaiysful
    @Jaiysful 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Jeffrey314159
    @Jeffrey314159 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:24 Early Bronze was made from an alloy of Copper & Arsenic instead of Tin, and used a bit of Nickel to keep it from becoming too brittle

  • @nezerac
    @nezerac 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bronze valve guides makes so much sense now.

  • @megaman1808
    @megaman1808 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The dry presentation makes this really funny 😂😂😂

  • @ralfschooneveld3186
    @ralfschooneveld3186 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video, thanks

  • @haroldbrooks4235
    @haroldbrooks4235 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this information

  • @TheMaverickanupam
    @TheMaverickanupam 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video

  • @eldanny81
    @eldanny81 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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?

  • @fljetgator1833
    @fljetgator1833 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES !! very informative. Very innnnterrrresting 🤔

  • @WhatAreYouBuyen
    @WhatAreYouBuyen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this man

  • @phe9238
    @phe9238 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very clear, thank you

  • @phi9249
    @phi9249 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks. One of my candy stores for sure.

  • @nerolsalguod4649
    @nerolsalguod4649 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou for this.

  • @5urg3x
    @5urg3x 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how he says soup markets haha. Seriously though good video. I was wondering about the difference between brass and bronze and this video explained it perfectly.

  • @terrygunderson5681
    @terrygunderson5681 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video... I was looking for a supplier for these metals

  • @Damidas
    @Damidas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @14rnr
    @14rnr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the colour of these three metals.

  • @regierbuddy2044
    @regierbuddy2044 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful thanx!

  • @jmcd21182
    @jmcd21182 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank God. I've lost so much sleep on trying to figure that out.