The Difference Between Copper, Brass and Bronze

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • 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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Komentáře • 535

  • @michaelchen1529
    @michaelchen1529 Před 4 lety +156

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

  • @Lightwish01
    @Lightwish01 Před 6 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      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

  • @Brandon-rc9vp
    @Brandon-rc9vp Před rokem +15

    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 Před 6 lety +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".

  • @Kreln1221
    @Kreln1221 Před 6 lety +32

    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...

  • @yourfriend5144
    @yourfriend5144 Před 2 lety +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❤

  • @thomaswalz3515
    @thomaswalz3515 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@josephemond2025 another idiot

    • @mockingbird3099
      @mockingbird3099 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @daniel tan 🤡

  • @mikeyp2277
    @mikeyp2277 Před 6 lety +301

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

    • @laszlozoltan5021
      @laszlozoltan5021 Před 6 lety +10

      aimless trumpbots abound

    • @HotelPapa100
      @HotelPapa100 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +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 Před 6 lety +55

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

    • @risquerabbitthehomespa9356
      @risquerabbitthehomespa9356 Před 5 lety +38

      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.

  • @juneking4512
    @juneking4512 Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @georgerudawsky1083
    @georgerudawsky1083 Před 6 lety +12

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

  • @Vincent_Sullivan
    @Vincent_Sullivan Před 6 lety +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 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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...

  • @pauluhlig3916
    @pauluhlig3916 Před 8 lety +72

    Great video; straight to the point.

  • @NipkowDisk
    @NipkowDisk Před 6 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @NipkowDisk
      @NipkowDisk Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @jjjsmith2497
    @jjjsmith2497 Před 6 lety +5

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

  • @tjvanderloop1686
    @tjvanderloop1686 Před 4 lety +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

  • @lumpyfishgravy
    @lumpyfishgravy Před 6 lety

    This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere.

  • @AntonioBarba_TheKaneB
    @AntonioBarba_TheKaneB Před 6 lety +6

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

  • @Journeyman-Fixit
    @Journeyman-Fixit Před 6 lety +19

    Thanks for the education - thumbs up!

  • @jeffflick2573
    @jeffflick2573 Před 5 lety +2

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

  • @ffotograffyddgohebwyr8308

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

  • @ken2633
    @ken2633 Před 5 lety

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

  • @MeatSim9
    @MeatSim9 Před 8 lety +13

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

  • @neilbain8736
    @neilbain8736 Před 5 lety

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

  • @stefeniedavidmusic
    @stefeniedavidmusic Před 3 lety

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

  • @MeneTekelUpharsin
    @MeneTekelUpharsin Před 5 lety +6

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

  • @megaman1808
    @megaman1808 Před 3 měsíci

    The dry presentation makes this really funny 😂😂😂

  • @JC-XL
    @JC-XL Před 3 lety

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

  • @johngonzales2987
    @johngonzales2987 Před 4 lety

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

  • @Jaiysful
    @Jaiysful Před 2 lety

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

  • @StewBedazzle
    @StewBedazzle Před 11 měsíci

    Love this video's direct and informative approach.

  • @offplanetfilms
    @offplanetfilms Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @EmilEonoe
    @EmilEonoe Před 5 lety +1

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

  • @sheilaolfieway1885
    @sheilaolfieway1885 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @jamesbarca7229
    @jamesbarca7229 Před 5 lety +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.

  • @kiheirc3195
    @kiheirc3195 Před 4 lety +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 Před 7 lety +106

    Soup markets?
    Thank you for the informative video!

    • @kittyexplorer796
      @kittyexplorer796 Před 7 lety +1

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    • @der_pinguin44
      @der_pinguin44 Před 7 lety +16

      Jessica, are you okay?

    • @SirLoinofBeef235
      @SirLoinofBeef235 Před 6 lety +5

      NO soup for you

    • @happyhippoeaters4261
      @happyhippoeaters4261 Před 6 lety +5

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

    • @ronnylobello
      @ronnylobello Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @omarasfari4974
    @omarasfari4974 Před 7 lety +1

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

  • @clfung2008
    @clfung2008 Před 5 lety

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

  • @qassemaleid9774
    @qassemaleid9774 Před rokem

    i love this man , really helpful and easy delivery

  • @crazypolite
    @crazypolite Před 4 lety

    Great video! Informative and simple.

  • @siobhangogh
    @siobhangogh Před 6 lety +4

    Thanks for this very informative video!

  • @krazyjey
    @krazyjey Před rokem

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

  • @paulduffey7975
    @paulduffey7975 Před 6 lety +2

    Excellent informative vid. Thank you.

  • @bjorn8819
    @bjorn8819 Před 6 lety

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

  • @utcougar
    @utcougar Před 4 lety

    Great informative video. Short and sweet

  • @jasonlabunda9350
    @jasonlabunda9350 Před 3 lety

    Thank you! This video was insightful and enjoyable.

  • @furiousfemmeyazeth3362

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

  • @risquerabbitthehomespa9356

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

  • @TheStackeddeck77
    @TheStackeddeck77 Před 6 lety +3

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

  • @bobbates7421
    @bobbates7421 Před 5 měsíci

    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.

  • @blackburn1111
    @blackburn1111 Před rokem

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

  • @tamer181818
    @tamer181818 Před 5 lety

    direct and simple, thank you

  • @readplanet23
    @readplanet23 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank You sir for the informative, educational, and entertaining video. Your simple explanation of the different red metals was excellent. Keep up the good videos and Have A Productive Day! 🛻🚚🚛

  • @frequentlycynical642
    @frequentlycynical642 Před 5 měsíci

    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.

  • @nezerac
    @nezerac Před 6 lety +1

    Bronze valve guides makes so much sense now.

  • @homefront3162
    @homefront3162 Před 6 lety +1

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

  • @gabetheanimator6768
    @gabetheanimator6768 Před 7 lety +3

    Great clip!

  • @harryseal7532
    @harryseal7532 Před 6 lety

    Thanks for these informative videos!

  • @fossil2ash418
    @fossil2ash418 Před 5 lety

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

  • @romancamacho425
    @romancamacho425 Před 5 lety +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

  • @morten5939
    @morten5939 Před 6 lety

    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.

  • @texasboy2005
    @texasboy2005 Před 6 lety +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.

  • @khushaldutta9991
    @khushaldutta9991 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for this Marvellous information.

  • @sappysamurai5170
    @sappysamurai5170 Před rokem

    Solid explanation sir!

  • @admagent4863
    @admagent4863 Před 3 lety

    Awesome video!

  • @ScrapRushUK
    @ScrapRushUK Před 2 lety +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??

  • @kaamraanahmad9818
    @kaamraanahmad9818 Před 3 lety

    Amazing and very good information

  • @jerrybriggs3233
    @jerrybriggs3233 Před rokem

    Thank you for the information .

  • @FJMLAM
    @FJMLAM Před 3 lety

    excellent explanation

  • @joesivam9021
    @joesivam9021 Před 3 lety

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

  • @paladinpeanut
    @paladinpeanut Před 5 lety

    Excellent video Thank you sir

  • @lhnj5318
    @lhnj5318 Před 4 lety

    Very informative. Thanks!

  • @nicmon5214
    @nicmon5214 Před 4 lety

    Great vid. Lots of info!

  • @sarfarazahmed2022
    @sarfarazahmed2022 Před 5 lety

    Really good educational video,

  • @timbarr8710
    @timbarr8710 Před 5 lety

    Good job that was helpful...Thanks

  • @MorrowSind
    @MorrowSind Před 3 lety

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

  • @eldanny81
    @eldanny81 Před rokem

    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?

  • @user-ob5rg6ne6l
    @user-ob5rg6ne6l Před 11 měsíci

    Thanks for informative video 📹 ❤

  • @Snarfangel
    @Snarfangel Před 5 lety

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

  • @TheMaverickanupam
    @TheMaverickanupam Před 6 lety

    Excellent video

  • @edgardogeovany7375
    @edgardogeovany7375 Před 4 lety

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

  • @paulstanley8088
    @paulstanley8088 Před 4 lety

    That was very helpful. Thanks.

  • @kennypool
    @kennypool Před rokem

    Good job buddy. Thanks

  • @5urg3x
    @5urg3x Před 3 lety

    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.

  • @umu-i-d2785
    @umu-i-d2785 Před 5 lety

    Very informative. THanks for that

  • @orangetruckman
    @orangetruckman Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the great info 👍🏻

  • @ralfschooneveld3186
    @ralfschooneveld3186 Před 4 lety

    Nice video, thanks

  • @Damidas
    @Damidas Před rokem +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

  • @CraftAero
    @CraftAero Před 5 lety +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.

  • @aigerimyerezheyeva2046

    I am a 24y.o. girl here,actually only because of mind valley’s course “Silva ultramind”😂 doing my hw, learning about metals...metals! Had no idea what life’d throw at me 😂

  • @edamamebiru3960
    @edamamebiru3960 Před 5 lety

    Very clear! Thanks!

  • @haroldbrooks4235
    @haroldbrooks4235 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks for this information

  • @anthonykology1728
    @anthonykology1728 Před rokem

    very interesting..thanks

  • @marvinlee4968
    @marvinlee4968 Před 6 měsíci

    Thanks very educational

  • @olesom-o7649
    @olesom-o7649 Před 6 lety

    Very good information ,Sir!

  • @ddkiss65
    @ddkiss65 Před 8 lety

    Very informative video, thanks dude.

  • @ITheFight
    @ITheFight Před 7 lety

    awesome video

  • @jesusthroughmary
    @jesusthroughmary Před 2 lety

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

  • @jmcd21182
    @jmcd21182 Před 5 lety

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

  • @phe9238
    @phe9238 Před 3 lety

    Very clear, thank you