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A352 · LC2

For A352 · LC2, astm specification is A352; class or grade is LC2; esab preheat group is A; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AA 8018-C1; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is DS 85C1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.

ASTM specification
A352 verified
Class or grade
LC2 verified
ESAB preheat group
A verified
ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
AA 8018-C1 verified
ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
DS 85C1 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

A352 LCA A AA 7018/7018 Acclaim, SW 7014 Group 1 LCB, LCC A AA 7018-1 Group 1 LC1 A AA 7018-Mo Spoolarc 83 LC2 A AA 8018-C1

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 85C1

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

Source

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