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Title: What's The Difference Between Bronze And Brass?
Post by: Jimbee on 28/02/2025 11:32:16

What is the difference between bronze and brass? I know they both are an alloy of copper and tin. But what is the difference? Is there really any difference?

Title: Re: What's The Difference Between Bronze And Brass?
Post by: Bored chemist on 28/02/2025 11:58:41

Quote from: Jimbee on 28/02/2025 11:32:16

I know they both are an alloy of copper and tin.

No.
Brass is an alloy of (mainly) copper and zinc.
But some other copper alloys are also called "bronze".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryllium_copper
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_bronze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth_bronze

Title: Re: What's The Difference Between Bronze And Brass?
Post by: Petrochemicals on 28/02/2025 13:52:01

Bronze is used for low friction stuff. It is all about the ratio of the alloy constituents. Plus about 10,000 years in history.