A268 · TP444
For A268, class or grade is TP444; esab preheat group is C; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is AR 316L; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi; esab-recommended fcaw (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler is SB 316L, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- ASTM specification
- A268 verified
- Class or grade
- TP444 verified
- ESAB preheat group
- C verified
- ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
- AR 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
- Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
- SB 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler
- CB 316L verified
- ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
- AR MC316L verified
- Suggested preheat by thickness, low hydrogen (H8 and less) — the A-D column for this grade's preheat group
- T < .75: 200, .75 < T < 1.5: 300, 1.5 < T < 2.5: 300, T > 2.5: 350 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
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
A268 TP405 C OK 68.17 Autrod/Tigrod 410NiMo TP409 C AR 309/309H/308/308H, OK 61.25 Autrod/Tigrod 409Nb TP429 C AR 309L, OK 67.13 Autrod/Tigrod 309L/309Si/310 TP430Ti C Autrod/Tigrod 430Ti/430LNb TP439 C TP444 C AR 316L Autrod/Tigrod 316L/316LSi
— 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 it comes from.
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.
SB 316L CB 316L AR MC316L
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 2026-09-16
Source
- assets.esab.comhttps://assets.esab.com/assetbank-esab/assetfile/22174.pdf