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(tie)(tie)(tie)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)(gong)方(fang)式二金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)，金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)又稱硬模(mo)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)，灰(hui)鐵(tie)(tie)(tie)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)(gong)是(shi)將液體金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)澆入金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，以獲得鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)的(de)(de)一種(zhong)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)方(fang)法。灰(hui)鐵(tie)(tie)(tie)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)(gong)是(shi)用(yong)(yong)金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)制成(cheng)，可以反復使用(yong)(yong)多次(ci)（幾百次(ci)到(dao)幾千次(ci)）。 灰(hui)鐵(tie)(tie)(tie)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)件(jian)加(jia)工(gong)(gong)(gong)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)和(he)砂型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)，在性(xing)能上有顯(xian)著的(de)(de)區別，如(ru)砂型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)有透氣性(xing)，而金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)則沒(mei)有；砂型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)導熱性(xing)差，金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)導熱性(xing)很好，砂型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)有退讓性(xing)，而金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)沒(mei)有等。鑒(jian)于(yu)此(ci)，使用(yong)(yong)金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)工(gong)(gong)(gong)藝(yi)(yi)，鑄(zhu)(zhu)(zhu)造(zao)(zao)(zao)技術員需要明辨金(jin)(jin)屬(shu)型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)與(yu)砂型(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)(xing)的(de)(de)區別。然后，加(jia)強學習，精(jing)(jing)藝(yi)(yi)求精(jing)(jing)。
