What Are Stainless Steel 304 Hex Bars?
Stainless Steel 304 Hex Bars are widely known for their excellent corrosion resistance, making them suitable for applications where exposure to harsh environments is present. Their high chromium content acts as a protection shield, offering long-term reliability across industries where exposure is prevalent. Their resistance extends against acids, alkalis and chlorides for lasting solutions in any setting imaginable ensuring longevity and reliability regardless of where their use may arise.
SS 304 Hex Bars offer more than corrosion resistance, they also boast excellent machinability for easy fabrication of desired shapes and sizes. Their uniform composition enables smooth cutting, drilling, and milling operations which reduce production costs significantly, making these highly sought after in industries requiring precision machining operations such as automotive, aerospace, and machinery manufacturing.
Stainless Steel 304 Hex Bars have remarkable weldability, making for seamless incorporation into structures and components during welding processes. Their low carbon content prevents carbide precipitation during welding processes to minimize brittle zones that form during weld formation, making this type of bar ideal for applications across many industries, such as construction, pipelines and fabrication.
Stainless Steel 304 Hex Bars have become widely utilized across industries requiring excellent corrosion resistance, machinability and weldability properties. Their use can be found in equipment exposed to hostile environments like chemical processing plants, marine structures and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, additionally they also find applications in architecture decorative structures where durability and aesthetics play key roles.
Stainless Steel 304 Hex Bars find many applications across numerous industries and applications, from automotive parts to industrial machinery components. Used to fabricate equipment that requires corrosion resistance and machinability, serving in fabricating shafts, fasteners, valves and fittings in chemical processing, oil & gas processing industries as well as food processing, these bars ensure reliability in demanding environments while remaining cost effective over their lifespan.
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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.
Specifications | ASTM A276, A479 / ASME SA276, SA479 |
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Range | 3.17 MM TO 350 MM DIA |
Diameter | 25mm to 152mm |
Tolerance | h8, h9(DIN 671), h10, h11, ASTM A484, DIN 1013. |
Finish | Bright, Polish & Black. |
Form | Hexagonal |
Condition | Cold Drawn & Polished Cold Drawn, Centreless Ground & Polished |
Other Services | Machining (CNC), Centreless Grinding (CG), Heat Treatment, Anneling, Pickling, Polish, Rolling, Forging, Cutting, Bending, Minor Fabrication |
USA | France | North America | Germany | Germany | Italy | Japan | Russia | Spain | Sweden | UK | European Union |
AISI | AFNOR | UNS | DIN 17006 | W.N. 17007 | UNI | JIS | GOST | UNE | SIS | BSI | EURONORM |
304 | Z 6 CN 18-09 | S30400 | X 5 CrNi 18 10 X 5 CrNi 18 12 | 1.4301 | X 5 CrNi 1810 | SUS 304 | 08KH18N10 06KH18N11 | X 6 CrNi 19-10 | 23 32 | 304S15 304S16 | X 6 CrNi 18 10 |
Grade | C | N | Si | P | S | Cr | Mn | Ni | Fe |
304 | 0.08 max | 0.10 max | 0.75 max | 0.045 max | 0.030 max | 18.0 - 20.0 | 2.0 max | 8.0 - 10.5 | Remainder |
Grade | Tensile Strength (ksi) | 0.2% Yield Strength (ksi) | Elongation% in 2 inches |
304 | 75 | 30 | 40 |
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