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A336 · F9

For A336, class or grade is F9; esab preheat group is D; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 8018-B8; suggested preheat by thickness, low hydrogen (h8 and less) — the a-d column for this grade's preheat group is T < .75: 300, .75 < T < 1.5: 400, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 400, T > 2.5: 500; suggested preheat by thickness, hydrogen above h8 — the a-d column for this grade's preheat group is T < .75: NR, .75 < T < 1.5: NR, 1.5 < T < 2.5: NR, T > 2.5: NR, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

ASTM specification
A336 verified
Class or grade
F9 verified
ESAB preheat group
D verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 8018-B8 verified
Suggested preheat by thickness, low hydrogen (H8 and less) — the A-D column for this grade's preheat group
T < .75: 300, .75 < T < 1.5: 400, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 400, T > 2.5: 500 our reading
Suggested preheat by thickness, hydrogen above H8 — the A-D column for this grade's preheat group
T < .75: NR, .75 < T < 1.5: NR, 1.5 < T < 2.5: NR, T > 2.5: NR 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

A336 F1 B AA 7018-Mo SA 83 F5, F5A, F21 C AA 8018-B6/8018-B6L ER80S-B6 F6 D AR 309/309H F9 D AA 8018-B8

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

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.

Suggested preheat by thickness, low hydrogen (H8 and less) — the A-D column for this grade's preheat group and Suggested preheat by thickness, hydrogen above H8 — the A-D column for this grade's preheat group

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 2026-08-31

Source

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