How To Weld Cast Iron With Nickel Rod. But why is nickel. I would advocate using Ferro-Nickel unless the job specifically requires Pure Nickel.
Beveling the fracture and 2. This welding rod can make the iron soft and machinable and can minimize cracking. Nickel 99 soft weld.
The Tech-Rod 99 Nickel 99 provides machine-able welds.
View more Cast Iron Welding How-To articles. The weld it produces is machinable but much harder than the nickel weld. This rod will show better results and ensure fewer weld cracks than the 99 nickel rod. By using coated rods these cracks dont appear.