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A678 · B

For A678 · B, astm specification is A678; class or grade is B; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 8018; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is SA 75/83; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is Group 3, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A678 verified
Class or grade
B verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 8018 verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
SA 75/83 verified
ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
Group 3 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
DS II 80Ni1H4 verified
ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
CW 88HS Ni1/80D2 verified
What that SAW group contains
OK Flux 10.62/Spoolarc 75, OK Flux 10.71/Spoolarc 71, OK Flux 10.72/ Spoolarc 71, OK Flux 10.62/ Spoolarc 71 verified
Sourceassets.esab.com
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DatasetESAB recommended filler metals and suggested preheat group, by ASTM steel grade

What the source says

A678 A AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1 B AA 8018 SA 75/83

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 3 DS II 80Ni1H4 CW 88HS Ni1/80D2

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

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

Source

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