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A178 · D

For A178 · D, astm specification is A178; class or grade is D; esab preheat group is A; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 7018/7018 Acclaim; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A178 verified
Class or grade
D verified
ESAB preheat group
A verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 7018/7018 Acclaim verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
Group 1 verified
ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
Group1 verified
What that MIG group contains
Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50 verified
What that metal-cored group contains
Coreweld 70, Coreweld C-6, Coreweld C-6LF, Coreweld 77HS verified
Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness
T < .75: 70, .75 < T < 1.5: 70, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 150, T > 2.5: 225 our reading
Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness
T < .75: 175, .75 < T < 1.5: 225, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 275, T > 2.5: 300 our reading
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DatasetESAB recommended filler metals and suggested preheat group, by ASTM steel grade

Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.

What the source says

A178 A&C A Group 1, AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1 D A 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 MCAW (metal-cored) filler

Group1

What that MIG group contains

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

What that metal-cored group contains

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

Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness and Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness

Preheat A B C D Low Hydrogen H8 and less T < .75 70 70 200 300 .75 < T < 1.5 70 125 300 400 1.5 < T < 2.5 150 200 300 400 T > 2.5 225 300 350 500 Hydrogen > H8 T < .75 175 175 NR NR .75 < T < 1.5 225 225 NR NR 1.5 < T < 2.5 275 275 NR NR T > 2.5 300 300 NR NR

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

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