依據黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)中所含合金(jin)元素(su)品(pin)種的(de)(de)(de)(de)分歧，黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)分為通(tong)俗(su)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)和特別(bie)(bie)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)兩種。壓(ya)力加(jia)工用的(de)(de)(de)(de)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)稱(cheng)為變形黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)。黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)用處可(ke)做各種深拉(la)和彎折制造的(de)(de)(de)(de)受力整機，如銷釘、鉚釘、墊圈、螺(luo)母、導管、氣(qi)壓(ya)表、篩網、散熱(re)器(qi)整機等。具備優越的(de)(de)(de)(de)機械性(xing)質,熱(re)態下塑性(xing)優越，冷態下塑性(xing)尚可(ke)，可(ke)切削性(xing)好，易(yi)纖焊和焊接，耐蝕(shi)，是利用普遍的(de)(de)(de)(de)一個通(tong)俗(su)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)品(pin)種。黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)特征發生(sheng)脆性(xing)，使合金(jin)性(xing)質變壞。為了改良黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)某種性(xing)質，在一元黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)基礎上參加(jia)別(bie)(bie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)合金(jin)元素(su)的(de)(de)(de)(de)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)稱(cheng)為特別(bie)(bie)黃(huang)銅(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)(tong)。

常用的(de)合金(jin)元素(su)有硅、鋁、錫、鉛、錳(meng)、鐵與鎳等(deng)。在黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅中加鋁能(neng)(neng)進(jin)步黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅的(de)服(fu)從強度(du)和抗腐化性，稍低(di)落塑性。含(han)鋁小于4%的(de)黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅具備優越的(de)加工(gong)、鍛造(zao)等(deng)綜合性質。在黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅中加1%的(de)錫能(neng)(neng)明顯改良黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅的(de)抗淡水(shui)和陸地大氣腐化的(de)才能(neng)(neng)，因此(ci)稱為(wei)“海軍黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅”。錫還能(neng)(neng)改良黃(huang)(huang)(huang)銅的(de)切(qie)削加工(gong)性質。

黃銅加(jia)鉛的(de)(de)(de)重要目標是改良切削加(jia)工性(xing)和進步耐磨性(xing)，鉛對(dui)黃銅的(de)(de)(de)強度影響不(bu)大。錳黃銅具備優(you)越的(de)(de)(de)機械性(xing)質(zhi)、熱穩定性(xing)和抗蝕(shi)性(xing)；在(zai)錳黃銅中加(jia)鋁(lv)，還能夠改良它的(de)(de)(de)性(xing)質(zhi)，獲得外面光亮的(de)(de)(de)鑄(zhu)件。黃銅可分(fen)為鍛造和壓力加(jia)工兩類產(chan)物。