I read that bronze was the preferred material for making weapons. How was bronze superior to copper? - Quora
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![A bronze, tapered needle or clothing pin, ornament, tools, metal, bronze, L 12.3 cm, W 0.6 cm, Iron Age II 1000-700 BC, Iran Stock Photo - Alamy A bronze, tapered needle or clothing pin, ornament, tools, metal, bronze, L 12.3 cm, W 0.6 cm, Iron Age II 1000-700 BC, Iran Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B0E2FA/a-bronze-tapered-needle-or-clothing-pin-ornament-tools-metal-bronze-l-123-cm-w-06-cm-iron-age-ii-1000-700-bc-iran-2B0E2FA.jpg)
A bronze, tapered needle or clothing pin, ornament, tools, metal, bronze, L 12.3 cm, W 0.6 cm, Iron Age II 1000-700 BC, Iran Stock Photo - Alamy
![TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work](https://external-preview.redd.it/oRGrdsyE4gdMpG2FpTMoTacMEHQg7CAjW0szSJ6IJa8.jpg?auto=webp&s=1016fb0de39c336c72bc94d5fd5b66295f78fda4)
TIL that bronze is generally harder than iron. The Bronze Age didn't give way to the Iron Age because iron weaponry was superior; rather, iron was more plentiful and easier to work
![The hardness of copper, low-alloyed (early) bronze, wrought iron and... | Download Scientific Diagram The hardness of copper, low-alloyed (early) bronze, wrought iron and... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeffrey-Wadsworth/publication/222563386/figure/fig5/AS:823898052501506@1573444011779/The-hardness-of-copper-low-alloyed-early-bronze-wrought-iron-and-high-alloyed-bronze.png)
The hardness of copper, low-alloyed (early) bronze, wrought iron and... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Metallic gradations. Argent and copper gradients, gold and bronze metals, silver texture, rose iron frame, polished metal or foil, vector illustration Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy Metallic gradations. Argent and copper gradients, gold and bronze metals, silver texture, rose iron frame, polished metal or foil, vector illustration Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R8WEWH/metallic-gradations-argent-and-copper-gradients-gold-and-bronze-metals-silver-texture-rose-iron-frame-polished-metal-or-foil-vector-illustration-R8WEWH.jpg)