Reference Source

A562

For A562, esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 7018/7018 Acclaim; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is Group 1; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is Group 1, Group 4; esab-recommended mcaw (metal-cored) filler is Group 1, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A562 verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 7018/7018 Acclaim verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
Group 1 verified
ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
Group 1 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
Group 1, Group 4 verified
ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
Group 1 verified
What that MIG group contains
Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50 verified
What that SAW group contains
Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 231, Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 350, Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 429 verified
What that metal-cored group contains
Coreweld 70, Coreweld C-6, Coreweld C-6LF, Coreweld 77HS verified
Sourceassets.esab.com
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DatasetESAB recommended filler metals and suggested preheat group, by ASTM steel grade

What the source says

A562 AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1

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

Group 1 Group 1, Group 4 Group 1

What that MIG group contains

MIG Group 1 Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50

What that SAW group contains

SAW Group 1 Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 231, Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 350, Spoolarc 81/OK Flux 429 Group 2 OK Flux 429 / Spoolarc 81, OK Flux 10.71/Spoolarc 81, OK Flux 10.72/Spoolarc 81, OK Flux 10.62/Spoolarc 81 Group 3 OK Flux 10.62/Spoolarc 75, OK Flux 10.71/Spoolarc 71, OK Flux 10.72/ Spoolarc 71, OK Flux 10.62/ Spoolarc 71

What that metal-cored group contains

Metal Cored Group 1 Coreweld 70, Coreweld C-6, Coreweld C-6LF, Coreweld 77HS

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

Source

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