A216 · WCA
For A216 · WCA, astm specification is A216; class or grade is WCA; esab preheat group is A; esab-recommended smaw (stick) filler is Group 1, Group 2, AA 7018/7018 Acclaim; esab-recommended gmaw/gtaw filler is Group 1, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- ASTM specification
- A216 verified
- Class or grade
- WCA verified
- ESAB preheat group
- A verified
- ESAB-recommended SMAW (stick) filler
- Group 1, Group 2, AA 7018/7018 Acclaim verified
- ESAB-recommended GMAW/GTAW filler
- Group 1 verified
- ESAB-recommended SAW (submerged arc) filler
- 429/SA 81 verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler
- Group 1 verified
- ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler
- Group 2 verified
- ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
- Group 1 verified
- What that stick group contains
- Group 1 SW 6010, , SW 10P, SW10P+, SW 6011, SW 6013, SW 7014 Group 2 SW 7024 verified
- What that MIG group contains
- Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50 verified
- What that Dual Shield group contains
- Dual Shield R-70 Ultra, Dual Shield 710X, Dual Shield 710 XM, Dual Shield 7100LC, Dual Shield 7100 Ultra, Dual Shield 70 Ultra Plus verified
- What that Coreshield group contains
- Coreshield 6, Coreshield 8, Coreshield 8 Ni1 H5 verified
- What that metal-cored group contains
- Coreweld 70, Coreweld C-6, Coreweld C-6LF, Coreweld 77HS 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
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
A216 WCA A Group 1, Group 2, AA 7018/7018 Acclaim Group 1
— 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, ESAB-recommended FCAW (gas-shielded flux-cored) filler, ESAB-recommended FCAW (self-shielded flux-cored) filler and ESAB-recommended MCAW (metal-cored) filler
429/SA 81 Group 1 Group 2 Group 1
What that stick group contains
Stick Group 1 SW 6010, , SW 10P, SW10P+, SW 6011, SW 6013, SW 7014 Group 2 SW 7024
What that MIG group contains
MIG Group 1 Spoolarc 29S, Spoolarc 82, Spoolarc 86, Spoolarc 87HP, Aristorod 12.50
What that Dual Shield group contains
Dual Shield Group 1 Dual Shield R-70 Ultra, Dual Shield 710X, Dual Shield 710 XM, Dual Shield 7100LC, Dual Shield 7100 Ultra, Dual Shield 70 Ultra Plus Group 2 Dual Shield II 70 Ultra, Dual Shield II 71 Ultra, Dual Shield II 711X Group 3 Dual Shield II 70T-12H4, Dual Shield T-5, Dual Shield T-75, Dual Shield II 712X, Dual Shield II 70-Ni1 H4 Group 4 - Dual Shield 111RB, Dual Shield 700X
What that Coreshield group contains
Coreshield Group 1 Coreshield 40, Coreshield 7, Coreshield 11 Group 2 Coreshield 6, Coreshield 8, Coreshield 8 Ni1 H5
What that metal-cored group contains
Metal Cored Group 1 Coreweld 70, Coreweld C-6, Coreweld C-6LF, Coreweld 77HS
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
- assets.esab.comhttps://assets.esab.com/assetbank-esab/assetfile/22174.pdf