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A508 · 22 Class3

For A508 · 22 Class3, astm specification is A508; class or grade is 22 Class3; esab preheat group is C; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 9018-CM; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is ER90S-B3, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

ASTM specification
A508 verified
Class or grade
22 Class3 verified
ESAB preheat group
C verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 9018-CM verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
ER90S-B3 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

A508 1, 1A A AA 7018-SR Group 1 2 Class 1, 3 Class 1 A AA 8018-NM 2 Class 2, 3 Class 2 A AA 9018-SR 4N Class 1, 5 Class 1 B AA T 22 Class3 C AA 9018-CM ER90S-B3

assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

The values above are stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states them is shown here too.

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 2026-08-31

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