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A148 · 105-85

For A148 · 105-85, astm specification is A148; class or grade is 105-85; esab preheat group is C; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 10018; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is SA 120, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A148 verified
Class or grade
105-85 verified
ESAB preheat group
C verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 10018 verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
SA 120 verified
ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
10.62/SA 120 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
DS II 100 verified
Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness
T < .75: 200, .75 < T < 1.5: 300, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 300, T > 2.5: 350 our reading
Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness
T < .75: NR, .75 < T < 1.5: NR, 1.5 < T < 2.5: NR, T > 2.5: NR our reading
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DatasetESAB recommended filler metals and suggested preheat group, by ASTM steel grade

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

A148 80-40, 80-50 B AA 8018 SA 75/83 90-60 C AA 9018 SA 83/95 105-85 C AA 10018 SA 120

assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler and ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler

10.62/SA 120 DS II 100

Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness and Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness

Preheat A B C D Low Hydrogen H8 and less T < .75 70 70 200 300 .75 < T < 1.5 70 125 300 400 1.5 < T < 2.5 150 200 300 400 T > 2.5 225 300 350 500 Hydrogen > H8 T < .75 175 175 NR NR .75 < T < 1.5 225 225 NR NR 1.5 < T < 2.5 275 275 NR NR T > 2.5 300 300 NR NR

— all from assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-09-16

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