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A131 · DH32, DH36

For A131, class or grade is DH32, DH36; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 7018/7018 Acclaim; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is 10.71/SA 81; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is Group 2, verified against its source on 2026-09-21.

ASTM specification
A131 verified
Class or grade
DH32, DH36 verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 7018/7018 Acclaim verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
Group 1 verified
ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
10.71/SA 81 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
Group 2 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler
Group 2 verified
ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
Group 1 verified
What that MIG group contains
Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50 verified
What Dual Shield Group 2 contains
Dual Shield II 70 Ultra, Dual Shield II 71 Ultra, Dual Shield II 711X verified
What that Coreshield group contains
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

A131 A, B, D, DS, AH32, AH36 A AA 7018/7018 Acclaim, Group 2 Group 1 DH32, DH36 AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1

— assets.esab.com, retrieved 2026-09-21

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage it comes from.

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

The source prints these values inside the passage below but does not name them there. The passage shows where each one appears; what ties them to this record is the position on the page, not anything the passage says.

10.71/SA 81 Group 2 Group 2 Group 1

What that MIG group contains

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

What Dual Shield Group 2 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 2026-09-21

Source

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