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A1008 · HSLAS Gr 60, 65

For A1008 · HSLAS Gr 60, 65, astm specification is A1008; class or grade is HSLAS Gr 60, 65; esab preheat group is A; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 8018; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is SA 75, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A1008 verified
Class or grade
HSLAS Gr 60, 65 verified
ESAB preheat group
A verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 8018 verified
ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
SA 75 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
DS II 80Ni1H4 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

A1008 CS, DS,DDS, EDDS Group 1 Group 1 SS GR 25, 30, 33, 40 Group 1 Group 1 SS Gr 50 AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1 SS Gr 60, 70, 80 A AA 8018 SA 75 HSLAS GR 45, 50, 55 AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1 HSLAS Gr 60, 65 A AA 8018 SA 75

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 FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler

DS II 80Ni1H4

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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