A nickel-based, corrosion- and heat-resistant, 20% Cr, 3% Mn, 2.5% Nb rod for the GTAW of high-alloyed steel, heat-resistant steel, corrosion-resistant steel, 9% Ni steels and similar steels with high notch toughness at low temperatures. It is also suitable for joining dissimilar bls of the types mentioned above. OK Tigrod 19.85 is usually welded with pure Ar as the shielding gas