Has anyone any experience casting nickel?

[ivordavi]

Has anyone any experience casting nickel? I inherited 10 x 1kg ingots and am wondering what to do with them other than trade them as scrap

 

[12345Peter]

Has anyone any experience casting nickel? I inherited 10 x 1kg ingots and am wondering what to do with them other than trade them as scrap

You would do better to make a separate post rather than post in an existing thread that doesn't really relate to your request.

Regards
Peter

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[Cheshirechappie]

Nickel melts at about 1450 degrees centigrade. If you can generate that temperature, and make moulds to resist it, good luck with your home casting.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Yes, at 1455c it might be a problem doing cuttlebone castings.

 

[marcros]

you may also find getting a decent scrap price an issue, since it is not frequently scrapped then many dealers may not have a market to get rid of it.

 

[Limey Lurker]

You might try to sell them to a plating workshop.