Apple Steels has supplied stainless steel components to fabricators and industrial buyers since 1984. That experience runs directly into our bar stock division, where Stainless steel 430 bars move out to customers who need a ferritic grade that resists rust without the price tag of nickel-heavy alloys.
Buyers come to us for 430 Stainless Steel Round Bar in kitchen equipment, automotive trim, and heat exchanger housings, among other applications. Every batch ships against ISO 9001:2008 documentation, and if you need bar stock in a different profile or grade, our full range of stainless steel bars covers flats, squares, and hexagons as well as rounds.
SS 430 bars belong to the ferritic family of stainless steels, built around 16-18% chromium with low carbon and no significant nickel content. This composition gives the grade a body-centred cubic crystal structure that stays magnetic at room temperature, unlike austenitic grades such as 304. The result is a bar stock that resists mild corrosion, forms into shape without cracking, and costs less to produce because nickel prices don't factor into the mix. Fabricators reach for 430 when the job calls for dry or indoor exposure rather than marine or heavy chemical environments.
Melting and Casting
Steel and alloying metals are loaded into an electric arc furnace. Once in the furnace, the metal is heated to a specific temperature above its melting point, usually in excess of 2800°F.
Forming
Most cast steel is formed by hot rolling—the slab, bloom, or billet is heated and passed through large rollers, stretching out the steel into a longer, thinner form.
Heat treatment
Heat treatment strengthens rolled stainless steel by recrystallizing the deformed microstructure. Most stainless steel is heat treated by annealing.
Descaling
A rolled piece of stainless steel acquires a layer of oxidized “mill scale,” which needs to be washed away to restore a shiny surface finish.
Cutting or Machining
Stainless steel is cut to a specified shape and size. The stainless steel can be sheared with circular knives, sawed with high-speed blades, or blanked with punches.
| SS Bar Wire Standard | ASTM A276 / A479, ASME SA276 / SA479 |
| Stainless Steel Bar Dimensions | EN, DIN, JIS, ASTM, BS, ASME, AISI |
| Stainless Steel Round bar size | Diameter: 3-~800mm |
| Stainless Steel Hex Bar size | 2-100mm A/F |
| SS Flat bar size | Thickness: 2 -100mm |
| Width: 10 to 500mm | |
| Stainless Steel Square bar size | 4 to 100mm |
| SS Angle bar size | 3mm*20mm*20mm~12mm*100mm*100mm |
| Hollow Bar | 32mm OD x 16mm ID to 250mm OD x 200mm ID) |
| Stainless Steel Rectangular Size | 33 x 30mm to 295 x 1066mm |
| SS Bars Finish | Cold (bright) drawn, centreless ground, hot rolled, smooth turned, peeled, slit rolled edge, hot rolled annealed, Rough Turned, Bright, Polish, Grinding, Centreless Ground & Black |
| SS Bar Tolerance | H8, H9, H10, H11, H12, H13K9, K10, K11, K12 or as per clients’ requirements |
| Tempers | Tempers range from dead soft annealed to ultra spring temper |
| Rolled Stainless Steel Flat Bars Condition | Hardened & tempered, annealed |
| Cold Rolled Bar Technique | Stainless Steel Hot Rolled, Cold Drawn, Cold Rolled, Forged Round Bar, Rod |
| Stainless Steel Rounds Bar Form | Round, Rod, T-Bar, Channel Bar, Precision Ground Bar, Flat Bar, Square, Blocks, Round Rod, Rings, Hollow, Triangle, Rectangle, Hex (A/F), Threaded, Half Round Bar, Profiles, Billet, Ingot, I/H Bar, Forging etc. |
430 bars combine five properties that make them a practical choice for general fabrication work.
Five properties define how 430 bars perform once they leave the mill and enter production.
When a job requires consistent performance without the expense of corrosion protection it won’t need, fabricators select 430 bars. The grade holds up through repeated handling and moderate exposure, which matters in appliance parts and trim that see daily contact but not chemical washdown. Its finish stays clean under normal use, so architectural and consumer-facing components keep their appearance over years of service. For projects with a fixed material budget, 430 delivers workable strength and corrosion resistance at a lower per-kilogram cost than nickel-bearing grades, which is why kitchen equipment makers and automotive trim shops keep it on their standard materials list.
Apple Steels operates from Mumbai as a stainless steel 430 bars supplier and stainless steel 430 bars manufacturer, shipping bar stock to fabricators across India and to export markets built up since 1984. Our production and testing process runs underquality standards set by ISO 9001:2008, so every consignment arrives with mill test certificates and dimensional records ready for your inspection team. Contact our sales desk for a quote on your required diameter, length, and quantity.
| STANDARD | UNS | WNR. | JIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| SS 430 | S43000 | 1.4016 | SUS 430 |
| Grade | C | Mn | Si | P | S | Cr | Ni |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | 0.12 max | 1.00 max | 1.00 max | 0.040 max | 0.030 max | 16.0 - 18.0 | 0.75 max |
| Tensile Strength (MPa) min | Yield Strength 0.2% Proof (MPa) min | Elongation (% in 50mm) min | Hardness | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwell B (HR B) max | Brinell (HB) max | |||
| 450 | 205 | 22 | 89 | 183 |
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Yes. 430 bars weld cleanly with standard TIG and MIG processes and they machine with conventional lathes, mills and drills without special tooling.
430 is ferritic with no nickel and stays magnetic; 304 is austenitic, contains 8-10% nickel, and resists corrosion in harsher, wetter environments.
They hold up to continuous service at 815°C, which covers oven trim, exhaust parts, and furnace components without oxidation failure.
430 round bar stock is widely used in kitchen equipment, automotive trim, appliance manufacturing and architectural fittings.
Yes, Apple Steels can provide cut-to-length bars and basic machining services to your drawing or dimensional requirements.
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