How much do brass and bronze cost in Canada? (real prices)
As of July 16, 2026, a 12″ piece of C360 brass round runs $7.84 at 1/4″ and $18.58 at 1/2″, in CAD. Bronze costs more: C932 bearing bronze round is $29.47 at 1/2″, and C954 aluminum bronze is $34.99. Both track the copper price.
How much do brass and bronze cost in Canada?
As of July 16, 2026, a 12″ piece of C360 brass round runs $7.84 at 1/4″, $18.58 at 1/2″, and $71.83 at 1″, in CAD. Bronze usually costs more: a 12″ piece of C932 bearing bronze round is $29.47 at 1/2″ and $121.73 at 1″, while C954 aluminum bronze round is $34.99 and $64.65 at the same sizes. Both metals are copper-based, so they track the world copper price and cost more than steel or aluminum. Three things set the number: the alloy, the shape, and the cross-section.
What do brass and bronze pieces cost right now?
Here are real prices pulled from the live store on July 16, 2026, in CAD, each for a 12″ piece unless noted. Brass and bronze move with the copper market, so treat this as that day's honest snapshot and check the product page for today's number before you build a cart. That's why every price in this post carries a date. An undated metal price is a guess.
Brass C360, 12″ pieces (Jul 16, 2026)
| Shape | Size | 12″ piece |
|---|---|---|
| Round | 1/4″ | $7.84 |
| Round | 1/2″ | $18.58 |
| Round | 1″ | $71.83 |
| Hex | 3/8″ | $9.11 |
| Hex | 1/2″ | $15.38 |
| Flat | 1/8″ x 1″ | $13.86 |
| Flat | 1/4″ x 1″ | $22.92 |
| Square | 1/4″ | $11.03 |
Bronze (rotocast), 12″ pieces (Jul 16, 2026)
| Alloy and shape | Size | 12″ piece |
|---|---|---|
| C932 bearing bronze (SAE 660) round | 1/2″ | $29.47 |
| C932 round | 1″ | $121.73 |
| C954 aluminum bronze round | 1/2″ | $34.99 |
| C954 round | 1″ | $64.65 |
| C932 tube (bushing stock) | 1″ OD x 3/4″ ID | $56.04 |
| C932 tube | 1-1/2″ OD x 1″ ID | $132.00 |
How to read it: cross-section moves the number more than anything. C360 brass rounds go from $7.84 at 1/4″ to $18.58 at 1/2″ to $71.83 at 1″. That jump is steep because the copper in the piece dominates the bill, so more metal means most of the extra money. The cheapest brass cut on the rack is that 1/4″ round at $7.84 for 12″.
Shape matters too. If you're going to turn something on a lathe or wrench it, the hex saves you a step: C360 hex is $9.11 at 3/8″ and $15.38 at 1/2″. Flats run $13.86 for a 1/8″ x 1″ piece and $22.92 for 1/4″ x 1″, and a 1/4″ square is $11.03. Pick the shape closest to the finished part and you cut less waste.
Bronze sits above brass because of what it does. C932 bearing bronze round is $29.47 at 1/2″ and $121.73 at 1″. C954 aluminum bronze round is $34.99 and $64.65 at the same sizes. And the rotocast tube is ready-made bushing stock, sold by outside and inside diameter: a 1″ OD x 3/4″ ID sleeve is $56.04 for 12″, and a 1-1/2″ OD x 1″ ID sleeve is $132.00.
What drives the price of brass versus bronze?
The alloy tells you what you're paying for, and it tells you which metal to grab. Brass here is C360, free-machining brass. It's the easiest brass to cut, drill, and tap, which is why it's the one you want for fittings, valve parts, and anything headed to a lathe. Note that our brass sheet is C260, not C360: C260 forms and bends better but machines slower, so it's the sheet metal grade, not the one you turn on a lathe. If you're stuck on which brass you're pricing, our 360 vs 260 brass guide sorts it in a minute.
Bronze is bearing and bushing metal, and we stock two. C932 bearing bronze (SAE 660) is the classic sleeve-bearing and bushing alloy, the one most people mean when they say bronze bushing. C954 aluminum bronze is the stronger, harder-wearing one. Price-wise the two trade places by size this month: at 1/2″ C954 runs above C932, $34.99 versus $29.47, and at 1″ it runs well under, $64.65 versus $121.73 at 1″ as of July 16, 2026. If you're not sure whether your part wants brass or bronze in the first place, brass vs bronze, the real difference lays it out plainly.
Why do we price brass and bronze by the inch?
Because your project doesn't need a 12 ft length of brass. It needs the 30″ piece you're actually going to use. Every product page on the brass rack is priced per inch of that exact alloy and shape. Type your length and the price shows before anything goes in the cart. No quote step, no call-for-pricing, no login. The number on the screen is the number at checkout, in CAD.
Cuts are free, to ±1/8″, on every order. Enter any length up to 96″ per piece, and pieces under 48″ get the best parcel rates, though 48-96″ still ships at good rates. Volume pricing happens on its own: order more of the same product and tiered discounts of about 5-15% apply automatically as the quantity climbs, no code to hunt for. The one floor is a $40 order minimum before shipping, and since brass and bronze aren't cheap, most carts clear it in a couple of pieces. Shipping quotes live at checkout for your postal code, as its own line, and pickup at our Dartmouth shop costs nothing.
Honest caveat: if you'll genuinely use all of it, a full length from a local yard can beat us per foot. Most bushing and machining jobs don't use the whole length, and the leftover in the drawer is the real cost. The fair comparison is your exact cut list, cut and delivered.
When does a bigger brass or bronze order go to a quote?
Past a certain size, the cart stops being the right tool. Three cases send an order to a quote: volume beyond the auto-tiers where you want better pricing, lengths over 96″ (we sell up to 21 feet by special request), and plasma or CNC work from a drawing. Metal we don't stock is quote territory too. We don't carry naval brass or phosphor bronze, so if that's what your part calls for, we'll source it, and sourcing runs 2-21 days depending on the alloy.
Send a quote request with your cut list and we'll price the metal and the freight together. Quotes come back from the same counter that's been cutting metal in Dartmouth since 1997, at 85 Gloria McCluskey Ave in the Burnside Industrial Park. Pickup at the shop is free if you're local, or call us at 902-468-1112.