A744 · CF-3M
For A744 · CF-3M, astm specification is A744; class or grade is CF-3M; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AR 316L; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is SB 316L, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.
- ASTM specification
- A744 verified
- Class or grade
- CF-3M verified
- ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
- AR 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
- Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
- SB 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler
- CB 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
- AR MC316L verified
What the source says
A744 CF-8 AR 308/308H, OK 61.25 Autrod/Tigrod 308H CF-8M AR 316/316H CF-8C OK 61.81/61.85 Autrod/Tigrod 347/347Si CF-3 AR 308L Autrod/Tigrod 308L/308LSi CF-3M AR 316L Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi
— assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
The values above are stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states them is shown here too.
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler, ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler and ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
SB 316L CB 316L AR MC316L
— all from assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Source
- assets.esab.comhttps://assets.esab.com/assetbank-esab/assetfile/22174.pdf