鑄銅的歷史非常悠久，且技術成熟。鑄銅的工藝要比鍛銅復雜，藝術創作的復原性好，因此適合成為精細作品的材料，很受藝術家的喜愛，尤其是在人物雕塑中最為常見。但其容易氧化，所以日常要多注意保養。在人物雕塑的制作中銅又分為古銅、黃銅、青銅，下面為大家介紹一下這幾種銅。

Copper casting has a long history and mature technology. The process of casting copper is more complicated than that of forging copper, and the restoration of artistic creation is good. Therefore, it is suitable to become the material of fine works, which is very popular among artists, especially in figure sculpture. But it is easy to oxidize, so we should pay more attention to daily maintenance. In the production of figure sculpture, copper is divided into ancient copper, brass and bronze. The following is to introduce these kinds of copper.

人物雕塑中采用的古銅：古銅的系指純銅，主要的品種有無氧銅、紫銅、磷脫氧銅、銀銅等等，它的塑性極好，宜鍛打工藝。但是如果不加入其它金屬的話是不宜鑄造的。

Ancient copper used in Figure Sculpture: ancient copper refers to pure copper. The main varieties are oxygen free copper, red copper, phosphorus deoxidized copper, silver copper, etc. it has excellent plasticity and is suitable for forging process. However, it is not suitable for casting if other metals are not added.

人物雕塑中的黃銅：系指銅與鋅為基礎的合金，又可細分為簡單黃銅和復雜黃銅，復雜黃銅中又以第三組元冠名為鎳黃銅、硅黃銅等等，黃銅在制作人物雕塑時的特點是有良好的鑄造加工性能和抗腐蝕性。適宜精鑄，著色穩定。

Brass in Figure Sculpture refers to the alloy based on copper and zinc, which can be subdivided into simple brass and complex brass. The third component of complex brass is named nickel brass, silicon brass and so on. The characteristics of brass in figure sculpture are good casting performance and corrosion resistance. Suitable for investment casting and stable coloring

人物雕塑中的青銅：系指除銅鎳、銅鋅合金以外的銅基合金，主要品種有錫青銅、鋁青銅、特殊青銅（又稱高銅合金）等等。青銅在鑄造人物雕塑時有良好的鑄造加工性能，較強的防酸、防堿、防鹽，抗腐蝕性，適宜精鑄，著色穩定。

Bronze in Figure Sculpture refers to copper base alloy except copper nickel and copper zinc alloy. The main varieties include tin bronze, aluminum bronze, special bronze (also known as high copper alloy), etc. Bronze has good casting performance, strong anti acid, anti alkali, anti salt, anti-corrosion, suitable for investment casting, stable coloring.

鍛銅其實是一門傳統藝術，早在中國古代和中世紀的古羅馬帝國時，鍛銅工術便已十分盛行。鍛銅由于比較輕盈，適合作為浮雕的原材料。鍛銅是加熱銅片，利用金屬延展性，用工具敲擊銅片造型。

Copper forging is actually a traditional art. As early as ancient China and the Roman Empire in the middle ages, copper forging was very popular. Due to its lightness, forged copper is suitable as the raw material for relief. Forging copper is heating copper sheet, using metal ductility, striking copper sheet with tools.