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A302 · Grade C, D

For A302 · Grade C, D, astm specification is A302; class or grade is Grade C, D; esab preheat group is C; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is A 8018-NM/8018-SR; esab-recommended saw (submerged arc) filler is 10.62/SA 44, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A302 verified
Class or grade
Grade C, D verified
ESAB preheat group
C verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
A 8018-NM/8018-SR verified
ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
10.62/SA 44 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
DS II 4130SR verified
Suggested preheat, low hydrogen (H8 and less), by thickness
T < .75: 200, .75 < T < 1.5: 300, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 300, T > 2.5: 350 our reading
Suggested preheat, hydrogen above H8, by thickness
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

A302 Grade A, B C AA 7018-Mo SA 83 Grade C, D C A 8018-NM/8018-SR

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 and ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler

10.62/SA 44 DS II 4130SR

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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