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A252 · All

For A252 · All, astm specification is A252; class or grade is All; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is Group 1, AA 7018/7018 Acclaim; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is Group 1, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A252 verified
Class or grade
All verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
Group 1, 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 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler
Group 1, Group 2 verified
ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
Group 1 verified
What that stick group contains
SW 6010, , SW 10P, SW10P+, SW 6011, SW 6013, SW 7014 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 Dual Shield group contains
Dual Shield R-70 Ultra, Dual Shield 710X, Dual Shield 710 XM, Dual Shield 7100LC, Dual Shield 7100 Ultra, Dual Shield 70 Ultra Plus verified
What that Coreshield group contains
Group 1 Coreshield 40, Coreshield 7, Coreshield 11 Group 2 Coreshield 6, Coreshield 8, Coreshield 8 Ni1 H5 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

A252 All Group 1, 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, ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler and ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler

Group 1 Group 1 Group 1, Group 2 Group 1

What that stick group contains

Stick Group 1 SW 6010, , SW 10P, SW10P+, SW 6011, SW 6013, SW 7014 Group 2 SW 7024

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 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

What that Coreshield group contains

Coreshield Group 1 Coreshield 40, Coreshield 7, Coreshield 11 Group 2 Coreshield 6, Coreshield 8, Coreshield 8 Ni1 H5

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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