Brass Bronze
Brass Bronze
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 VINTAGE ORNATE BRASS OR BRONZE STAMP BOX OLD AND GOOD  US $25.00
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 A Berndorf bronze/brass dish US $39.52
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 Kingston Brass Oil Rubbed Bronze Tub and Shower Combination Faucet US $176.96
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 60pcs wholesale Vintage Bronze Antique Brass Leaf Nature Beads 7x5.5mm TS7311 US $.99
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 ANTIQUE MINIATURE PORTRAIT MIRROR: BRONZE OR BRASS? No Reserve! US $.99
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How can i tell the difference between bronze and brass?
while both terms cover a wide range of alloys, bronze is an alloy with copper and tin, brass an allow of copper and zinc.
Bronze is harder and has a higher melting point.
Brass looks more yellow than bronze.
"For general recognition, Bronze will be a richer, more golden color than brass which is usually a yellow color. If there is any doube in your mind try an easy test. Using the smallest drill bit that you have drill a small hole in an unimportant area of the fitting and look at the metal turnings that come out. If they are long and stringy the fittings is probably Bronze. If the turnings are small (like snow flakes) then the metal is probably brass and even more probably a leaded brass.
The best thing that you can do however, is to ask the manufacturer or the retailer for precise information of the alloy of brass/Bronze that the fittings is made from. They should be able to give you the alloy name, CDA alloy number, the mechanical, chemical, and physical properties, and reference the ASTM or SAE specifications. If you find a manufacturer or retailer that hesitates to do this or can't do this, don't just walk away from this source - run. "