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[–] Diplomjodler3 26 points 2 months ago (21 children)

The copper age only lasted about 1000 years. Then came the bronze age. But the iron has been going on for longer than the bronze age and copper age combined.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I believe bronze and iron weapons are equally powerful, but bronze is a mixture of copper and tin (requiring two types of input). Iron is more plentiful than tin, so militaries do not need large supplies of tin if they can manipulate iron. Steel, I believe, needs much higher temperatures and purified inputs.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

While iron is more plentiful than tin, it is harder to purify than tin or copper. The 'iron age' refers to the time when humans started smelting iron, and making tools using various steels and other iron-based alloys. These are generally much stronger than bronze.

[–] Aqarius 4 points 2 months ago

Iron, like actual iron, is weaker than bronze. IIRC, tensile strength is copper<iron<bronze<steel, by roughly x2.

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