How to Make Silicon Bronze: Beyond Tin and Copper.

In this video I break the apparent myth that silicon bronze does not exist, so I take you through the steps to actually make it. This is DIY silicon bronze so if you are a professional feel free to add your input.

[calicamo]

I had no idea there were so many types of bronze. Great educational video! It's even more impressive when we know you actually make art out of it the metal instead of just ingots😁

[jmpattillo]

Mad props for using a clip from that brilliant SNL George Washington sketch 😂

[rockelec]

Great video. Si bronze is my Choice for casting also...and always in Kilograms, just so much easier!

[alex-]

Thanks for making this video, I hadn't reaised that disolving silicon in molten copper was quite so quick and easily achievable!

[antonbuck]

Great explanation on the bronzes. I’ve been using Silly bronze for years, great alloy gif sculptures, easy to cast, easy to weld, but more difficult to work than other softer bronze alloys but compensated by the foundry benefits.

[BenjaminNelsonX]

Love your videos!
I've been playing with 95% copper/5% Silicon, but would like to get some Manganese to make my own Everdur.
Where did you get your Manganese from?

[kytauk]

Love it as always people will always try to put others rite, it's great you corrected them and a great way to do it.

[Cornish_Co]

I had a customer on Etsy leave me a 1-star review and essentially call me a fraud for selling Aluminum Bronze (C95200)... the alloy analysis was clearly labeled in the photos and description, btw. He said bronze is made of tin and copper ONLY! I had to send him an 85/15 tin bronze ingot before he changed it to a 4-star...

[timtarbet]

Metallurgy is so complex and so fascinating; there's just so much to learn about it. I'm not surprised that you got people trying to correct you in the comments.

[theafro]

Bronze is just means an alloy mostly containing copper. brass is a type of bronze too, and there's no tin in (most) brass.

I've made most of them in my little foundry, and silicon bronze is my favorite for decorative stuff, and anything that'll spend any time near salt water.

[domenicomanni]

at the explanation of manganese dissolving in copper I just hit subscribe button Great Video !!!

[tavish]

i love the allways postive vibe you radiate man😁

[ttutone]

Very cool and educational video. I always wondered how they added silicon to aluminum to make it more fluid.

[stromnessboy]

An interesting and informative video. Thanks for sharing your work.

[codytradingcompany]

You inspired me to try to make my own silicon bronze….Oh did that silicon melt in NICE. Previously I done tin (from scrap pewter) because I liked the repurpose and traditional aspect….but I think I’m converted.

[savethefantasticfour]

I have found aluminum bronze to work really well and I love the gold color.

[drumscholar]

I used to make silBronze belt buckles with rods and an acetylene torch. Love the material.

[wikusdp]

Awesome video, I have made all sorts of bronze in the past, but silicon bronze is by far the best and that's basically all I use these days. I buy my ingots from a supplier as it's getting increasingly harder to buy silicon metal.

[michaels]

Good info. I love your humerous out clips.

[davidkeenan]

Silicon is used in casting alloys as is increases fluidity, e.g.: aluminium casting alloys most usually contain silicon. And, as you pointed out, silicon is used in bronzes brasses, etc.