灰鐵鑄件加工的方式主要是以砂型鑄造和金屬型鑄造為主的，每一種灰鐵鑄件加工的方式都有自己獨特的特點。
灰鐵鑄件加工方式一砂型鑄造，是當今鑄造業中使用普遍的鑄造工藝，適用于各種材質，鐵合金，非鐵合金鑄造等灰鐵鑄件加工都能用砂型鑄造。可以生產從幾十克到幾十噸，及更大的鑄造件。砂型鑄造的不足之處是：只能生產結構相對簡單的鑄件。砂型鑄造大的優勢是：生產成本低。但在表面光潔度、鑄件金相，內部密度相對較低。在造型方面，可手工造型，亦可機器造型。手工造型適用于單件、小批量和難以使用造型機的形狀復雜的大型鑄件。機器造型可大幅度提高表面精度和尺寸精度，但，投資較大。
灰(hui)鐵鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)方(fang)式二金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)，金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)又稱硬模鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)，灰(hui)鐵鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)是(shi)將液(ye)體金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)澆入(ru)金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)型(xing)(xing)，以獲得鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)的一(yi)種鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)方(fang)法。灰(hui)鐵鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)是(shi)用金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)制(zhi)成(cheng)，可以反復使(shi)用多次(ci)(ci)（幾(ji)百次(ci)(ci)到(dao)幾(ji)千次(ci)(ci)）。 灰(hui)鐵鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加工(gong)(gong)(gong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)和砂(sha)(sha)型(xing)(xing)，在性能上有顯(xian)著(zhu)的區(qu)別，如砂(sha)(sha)型(xing)(xing)有透氣性，而金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)則沒(mei)有；砂(sha)(sha)型(xing)(xing)的導(dao)熱(re)性差(cha)，金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)的導(dao)熱(re)性很好，砂(sha)(sha)型(xing)(xing)有退讓性，而金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)沒(mei)有等。鑒于此，使(shi)用金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝，鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)技術(shu)員(yuan)需要明(ming)辨金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)型(xing)(xing)與砂(sha)(sha)型(xing)(xing)的區(qu)別。然后(hou)，加強(qiang)學習，精藝求精。
