Can Cast Iron be Welded - The Home Shop Machinist
2008年12月3日 · Cast iron can be welded. Some varieties are not too difficult to weld, but it takes alot of preperation and care to do it right. You can make "bubble gum" repairs using a nickel rod in a stick welder. I've used this to repair non-critical castings. To properly weld cast iron takes more skill and knowledge than I have.
Cast Iron: Stick-weld vs. braze? - The Home Shop Machinist
2005年1月31日 · Hey guys! Ahh the ol' cast iron debate! I'm with Forrest and weird but can maybe add a bit. For starters some people confuse the "cold" process with the "hot process. The cold process with Ni-rod must be kept as cold as possible through out the entire repair. Very short welds (1/2" to 3/4")are to be peened to relieve stress and to allow cooling ...
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2011年12月21日 · I am doubtful about because I've heard that cast iron is very difficult to weld, and if brazed you would have to pre-heat the whole thing (about 2' wide x 2 1/2' high) to safeguard against cracking from the heat of brazing. And brazing cast iron is no joy, either. 2. Use the original, epoxied back together as a pattern to cast a new one.
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opinions on heating cast iron with a torch - The Home Shop …
2014年11月25日 · Cast iron is not usually used in suspension parts as it much to brittle. Most definitely steel of some variety, most suspension parts I've messed with can be heated red, bent, welded, cut and rewelded with little problem.
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2021年2月12日 · Though that absolutely does affect the hardness of the material. Welding steel or pretty much any other commonly welded metals besides iron, there is a lot more ductility in the material. The lack of ductility is the major cause of the cracking, not hardening alone. Iron is not very ductile even when it is soft, unlike most other commonly ...
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can i silver solder cast iron - The Home Shop Machinist
The second photo shows a low temp solder. and it has maybe 2 % Silver and melts in the vicinity of 380 F ( as I recall) . It can be used with a Iron or oven to heat the metal , but it requires a acid Flux , like Hydrochloric. If you buy this, get the stuff called "Stay Brite" as …
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2010年12月22日 · Oxy welding is suitable for grey cast irons with an AWS A5.15 RCI (Aufhauser RCI), RCI-A type electrode and should used with a suitable flux such as Aufhauser Cast Iron Flux. Austenitic cast irons can only be oxy welded with an AWS RCI-B type consumable.
Which is it...cast iron or cast steel - The Home Shop Machinist ...
2008年12月2日 · There is a world of difference between the two and cast iron will be unmistakable, steel will throw long streamers with few side shoots (at least that's the best way I can think of to describe it) while cast iron will throw heavy short streamers with many side shoots and bursts looking very much like a 4th of July sparkler.