A455
For A455, esab preheat group is A; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 8018; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is SA 75; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is 10.71/SA 71; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is Group 2, DS II 80Ni1H4/II 81K2 H4, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- ASTM specification
- A455 verified
- ESAB preheat group
- A verified
- ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
- AA 8018 verified
- ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
- SA 75 verified
- ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
- 10.71/SA 71 verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
- Group 2, DS II 80Ni1H4/II 81K2 H4 verified
- ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
- CW 88HS Ni1 verified
- What that Dual Shield group contains
- Dual Shield II 70 Ultra, Dual Shield II 71 Ultra, Dual Shield II 711X verified
- Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness
- T < .75: 70, .75 < T < 1.5: 70, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 150, T > 2.5: 225 our reading
- Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness
- T < .75: 175, .75 < T < 1.5: 225, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 275, T > 2.5: 300 our reading
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
A455 A AA 8018 SA 75
— 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, ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler and ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
10.71/SA 71 Group 2, DS II 80Ni1H4/II 81K2 H4 CW 88HS Ni1
What that Dual Shield group contains
Dual Shield Group 1 Dual Shield R-70 Ultra, Dual Shield 710X, Dual Shield 710 XM, Dual Shield 7100LC, Dual Shield 7100 Ultra, Dual Shield 70 Ultra Plus Group 2 Dual Shield II 70 Ultra, Dual Shield II 71 Ultra, Dual Shield II 711X Group 3 Dual Shield II 70T-12H4, Dual Shield T-5, Dual Shield T-75, Dual Shield II 712X, Dual Shield II 70-Ni1 H4 Group 4 - Dual Shield 111RB, Dual Shield 700X
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
Source
- assets.esab.comhttps://assets.esab.com/assetbank-esab/assetfile/22174.pdf