I worked for one of the very few steel sand casting foundries left in the US. When I worked there back in the mid to late 1980's it was one of 8, EIGHT steel foundries left, bet that number is less now, but that foundry is still in business.
Mild and alloy steel castings can easily be welded, they welded EVERYTHING there it seemed. Pre-heating was used on thicker sections. Depending on alloy they used MIG, stick, 10018, 11018, AR, etc rods. Not sure what wire they mig welded with, but the wire was large.
Lot of things I read about here being called a steel casting is actually DUCTILE IRON. Years ago, 1920's, '30's, '40's it was called Semi-Steel. A lot of the castings the foundry I worked for made, they made because they could easily be welded to other steel parts. Same or similar parts I saw later being made as a closed die steel forging.
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