Stainless Steel Flat Bar, is a hot rolled stainless shape .
Stainless Steel Flat Bar is ideal for all applications where greater strength and superior corrosion resistance is required.
Stainless Steel Flat Bar has a durable dull, grainy mill finish and is widely used for all types of fabrication projects that are exposed to the elements.
General Properties :
· Specifications : JIS SUS 303, SUS304, SUS304L, SUS316, SUS316L
· Typical Chemical Compositions (SUS 304):
o Cr: 18.0% Max
o Ni: 8.0% Max
· Typical Mechanical Properties (SUS 304):
o Ultimate Tensile Strength: 620 N/mm2
o Hardness: 88 Rockwell Ball
o 0.2% Proof Stress: 280 N/mm2
· Typical Chemical Compositions (SUS 316):
o Cr: 17.0% Max
o Ni: 11.0%
o Mo: 2.0%
· Typical Mechanical Properties (SUS 316):
o Ultimate Tensile Strength: 605 N/mm2
o Hardness: 95 Rockwell Ball
o 0.2% Proof Stress: 290 N/mm2
Extruded Flat Bar is drawn through a pre-formed die. To draw, is to "pull through or into". The edges of drawn flats and square bars are closer to a true 90 degree angle and are sometimes referred to as " true bar". Production in this manner allows for tighter tolerances to be maintained. These bars are standard mill products of 10ft to 12ft random lengths and come in a wide variety of grades, sizes and alloys.
Sheared Flat Bar, not too long ago, was referred to as "sheared and gauered bar". In 1946 Walter Gauer invented a process for removing the razor sharp edges that the shearing process created. Today the more common term used for the process is "edge conditioned". Below is a standard tolerance chart for sheared and edge conditioned material.