{"id":63096,"date":"2025-01-29T10:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T08:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T08:23:22","slug":"differences-between-brass-and-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/differences-between-brass-and-bronze","title":{"rendered":"Differences between brass and bronze"},"content":{"rendered":" \n    <div class=\"c-post--header\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/laton-bronce.jpg);\">\n        <a href=\"\" class=\"c-back-action\">\n            Go back        <\/a>\n        <h1><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Differences between brass and bronze<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\t\t<p class=\"c-post--author\">\n\t\t\tAuthor:\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/author\/scrapad-admin\/\">ScrapAd<\/a>\n\t\t<\/p>\n        <div class=\"c-post--meta\">\n            <p>29\/01\/2025<\/p>\n            <div class=\"c-post--actions\">\n                <a onclick=\"window.print()\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">print<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <a data-clipboard-text=\"\" class=\"c-article__action\">\n                    <i class=\"large material-icons icon\">content_copy<\/i>\n                <\/a>\n                <span class=\"c-article__action share__trigger\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"large material-icons icon\">share<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"share__displays\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=&amp;title=&amp;summary=&amp;source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"mailto:info@scrapad.com?&amp;cc=&amp;bcc=&amp;subject=&amp;body=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/scrapad-blocks\/assets\/icons\/share\/email.svg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n \n    <section class=\"c-container \" style=\" background-color: #FBFBFB; background-size: cover; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --lgPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xlPadding: 80px 100px 80px 100px; --xxlPadding: 80px 200px 80px 200px;  \">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-scrapad-blocks-container c-post\">\n<div class=\"c-article__desc wp-block-scrapad-blocks-article-desc\">\n<p>In the manufacturing industry it is common to use metal alloys such as <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/bronze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>bronze<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/brass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>brass<\/strong><\/a>. Together with copper, <strong>these two metals are known as red metals<\/strong> because of their characteristic colour.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the properties of both are similar, they must be distinguished in order to use them in the right way. Therefore, we have compiled the <strong>main differences between brass and bronze<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Differences between brass and bronze<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brass and bronze differ mainly in their elemental composition<\/strong>. <strong>Brass is a copper-based alloy metal alloyed with <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/zinc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>zinc<\/strong><\/a> in a percentage of 60-40% respectively. <strong>Bronze, on the other hand, is a copper-based alloy metal alloyed with <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/tin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>tin<\/strong><\/a>, where the proportion is between 12% tin and 88% copper.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this difference in composition, its properties and characteristics also differ:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Obtaining<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Both bronze and brass have in common that they are alloys made from copper. However, both are obtained in completely different ways, since <strong>to obtain bronze it is necessary to expose the copper to very high melting temperatures<\/strong>, while <strong>the opposite is true for brass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Corrosion resistance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Resistance is a property that can also be used to differentiate between brass and bronze.&nbsp; Bronze often oxidises when exposed to air, forming a protective layer (mottled patina) which, as a result, adequately prevents corrosion of the metal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brass, on the other hand, has a lower level of corrosion resistance than bronze<\/strong>, although some types of brass with high amounts of manganese can become more corrosion resistant than bronze.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally speaking, however, <strong>bronze is the most resistant to corrosion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Electrical conductivity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally, the conductivity index is expressed in relation to copper, having an electrical conductivity of 100%. Considering this, <strong>brass has approximately 28% electrical conductivity<\/strong>, while <strong>bronze has approximately 15%, making brass a better electrical conductor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Colour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of colour, <strong>bronze tends to have a darker red colour<\/strong>, unlike <strong>brass which has a very bright yellow colour<\/strong>, although the latter can change depending on the proportion of copper and zinc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Magnetism<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The level of magnetism of bronze is low<\/strong>, almost non-existent. However, <strong>brass is highly magnetic<\/strong>, so if we place a magnet in front of the material and it adheres easily, we would be dealing with brass. If, on the other hand, it does not make any attempt to adhere to the magnet, it would be bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>copper content of the alloy will determine the final price of any alloy<\/strong>. However, <strong>bronze is usually more expensive than brass<\/strong>, as the copper content is higher and the manufacturing process is more resource intensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Buy and sell brass or bronze on ScrapAd<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a company with <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/brass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brass scrap<\/a> in stock or you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/materials\/bronze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy bronze<\/a>, on our <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online scrap buying and selling<\/a> platform you will see a wide variety of ads for both materials, at which you can negotiate the price and have it on your premises without having to worry about anything else.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.scrapad.com\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register for free<\/a> or contact us if you have any questions, we are waiting for you!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"c-container c-post--related\" style=\"background-color: #F7F5F2; --xsPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --smPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --mdPadding: 40px 25px 40px 25px; --lgPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px; --xlPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px; --xxlPadding: 72px 100px 72px 100px;\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h3 class=\"c-article__side__heading\">Other posts that may interest you\u2026<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"scrapad-blocks-related glide\" data-autoplay=\"4000\" data-views-desktop=\"3\" data-views-tablet=\"2\" data-views-mobile=\"1\" data-mode=\"slider\">  \n            <div class=\"container glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                <div class=\"row slider-mobile glide__slides\">\n                                                                         \n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 glide__slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-blog__item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/high-speed-steel-hss\/\" class=\"c-blog__item--inner\">\n            <div class=\"c-blog__item__header\">\n                <div\n                    class=\"c-blog__item__image\"\n                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/acero-rapido-que-es.png;\"\n                ><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item_body\">\n                    <h4 class=\"c-blog__item__title\">What is High Speed Steel or HSS<\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"c-blog__item__meta\">\n                        <span class=\"c-blog__item__date\">20\/01\/2025<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item__desc\">\n                    <p>High Speed Steel (HSS) is the term used to define material for tool steels that can be used at a high machining speed (such as cutting or drilling).<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item__footer\">\n                    <span class=\"c-blog__item__link\">Show details<\/span>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                     \n                            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 glide__slide\">\n                                    <div class=\"c-blog__item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scrapad.com\/en\/blog\/types-of-bronze\/\" class=\"c-blog__item--inner\">\n            <div class=\"c-blog__item__header\">\n                <div\n                    class=\"c-blog__item__image\"\n                    style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/scrapad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tipos-de-bronce.jpg;\"\n                ><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item_body\">\n                    <h4 class=\"c-blog__item__title\">Types of bronze we can find<\/h4>\n                    <div class=\"c-blog__item__meta\">\n                        <span class=\"c-blog__item__date\">29\/10\/2024<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"c-blog__item__desc\">\n                    <p>The price of iron ore continues to fall. 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