Reference Source

A556 · all grades

For A556 · all grades, astm specification is A556; class or grade is all grades; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 7018/7018 Acclaim, SW 10P/10P Plus; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1; what that mig group contains is Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

ASTM specification
A556 verified
Class or grade
all grades verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 7018/7018 Acclaim, SW 10P/10P Plus verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
Group 1 verified
What that MIG group contains
Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50 verified
Sourceassets.esab.com
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DatasetESAB recommended filler metals and suggested preheat group, by ASTM steel grade

What the source says

A556 all grades AA 7018/7018 Acclaim, SW 10P/10P Plus Group 1

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

Where each value comes from

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

What that MIG group contains

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

— all from assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

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