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How bronze differs from brass

Traditional bronze is copper with tin, and brass is copper with zinc, and the two alloys behave differently.

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Traditional bronze is copper alloyed with tin, while brass is copper alloyed with zinc. Both are copper-colored metals shifted by the second element, but tin and zinc change the color, the hardness, and the way the alloy casts or forms. The opening covers tin hardens classic bronze, zinc turns copper into brass, and color is a first clue.

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Tin hardens classic bronze
Zinc turns copper into brass
Color is a first clue
Shop names sometimes blur the line
Where the idea stops applying
A distinction worth keeping

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Tin bronze as a copper-tin alloy
Brass as a copper-zinc alloy

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How bronze differs from brass

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