Stainless Steel 304H Square Bars, UNS S30409 Square Bars Supplier & Exporter

GENERAL PROPERTIES

Alloy 304 is a T-300 series stainless steel austenitic, which has a minimum of 18% chromium and 8% nickel with a maximum of 0.08% carbon. It is the standard "18/8 stainless" that is commonly found in pans and cooking tools. Alloy 304 is the most versatile and widely used alloy in the stainless steel family. It may be used for a wide variety of home and commercial applications and exhibits excellent corrosion resistance, has a high ease of fabrication, outstanding formability, and tremendous strength. The austenitic stainless steels are also considered to be the most weldable of the high-alloy steels and can be welded by all fusion and resistance welding processes. Due to its controlled carbon content of 0.04 to 0.10, Alloy 304H provides improved high temperature strength when exposed to temperatures above 800oF. Alloy 304H also has greater short term and long term creep strength than Alloy 304L at temperatures above 500oC and is more resistant to sensitization than Alloy 304L.

APPLICATIONS

Alloy 304H is often used as a material of construction up to about 1500oF. Some examples of applications that Alloy 304H is commonly used for includes:

• Most commonly used in petroleum refineries
• Boilers
• Heat exchangers
• Condensers
• Pipelines
• Cooling towers
• Steam exhausts
• Electric generation plants
• On occasion will be found in fertilizer and chemical plants

HEAT RESISTANCE

• Good oxidation resistance in intermittent service to 870O C and in continuous service to 920O C
• Continuous use of Alloy 304 in the 425-860°C range is not recommended if subsequent aqueous corrosion resistance is important
• Alloy 304H has higher strength at elevated temperatures so is often used for structural and pressure-containing applications at temperatures above about 500°C and up to about 800°C
• Alloy 304H will become sensitized in the temperature range of 425-860°C; this is not a problem for high temperature applications, but will result in reduced aqueous corrosion resistance.

CORROSION RESISTANCE

• Resistance to corrosion in oxidizing environments is a result from the 18 to 19% chromium that the 304 alloys contain
• Resistance to moderately aggressive organic acids is a result from the 9 to 11% nickel that the 304 alloys contain
• At times, Alloy 304L may show a lower corrosion rate than the higher carbon Alloy 304; otherwise, the 304, 304L, and 304H alloys may be considered to perform uniformly in most corrosive environments.

WELDING CHARACTERISTICS

• Readily welded by most standard processes.
• May be necessary to anneal the plate after welding
• Annealing helps restore corrosion resistance lost by the sensitization.

PROCESSING - HOT FORMING

• Working tempertarues of 1652-2102 degrees F are recommended
• Material should be annealed at 1900 degrees F
• Material should be water quenched or or rapidly cooled

PROCESSING - COLD FORMING

• Alloy is quite ductile and forms easily
• Helps increase strength and hardness of alloy
• May leave alloy slightly magnetic

MACHINABILITY

• Subject to work hardening during deformation
• Subject to chip breaking
• Best results achieved through slower speed, heavier feeds, good lubrication, and sharp tooling

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

%	Cr	Ni	C	Si	Mn	P	S	N
304H	min: 18.0 max:20.0	min: 8.0 max: 10.5	min: 0.04 max:0.10	0.75 max	2.0 max	0.45 max	0.03 max	0.10 max

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES:

Grade	Tensile Strength ksi (min.)	Yield Strength 0.2% Offset ksi (min.)	Elongation - % in 50 mm (min.)	Hardness (Brinell) MAX	Hardness (Rockwell B) MAX
304H	75	30	40	201	92

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Denstiy lbm/in3	Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (min/in)-°F		Thermal Conductivity BTU/hr-ft-°F		Specific Heat BTU/lbm -°F	Modules of Elasticity (annealed)2-psi
at 68 °F	at 68 – 212°F	at 68 – 1600°F	at 212°F	at 932°F	at 32 – 212°F	in tension (E)
0.285	9.2	11.0	9.4	12.4	0.12	29 x 106

SQUARE BAR PRODUCT OVERVIEW:-

Stainless Steel Square Bar
Thickness Range of Stainless Plate	3/16″ THRU 4″ (LARGER SIZES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST)
Grades	202, 304/304L, 316/316L,304H, 316H, 309/S, 310/S, 317/L, 321/H, 347/H, 904L, 330, 254SMO, 410. In duplex grades, we can supply 2205 and 2507. Some nickel Alloy such as alloy 200/201, C276, Alloy 400, Alloy 600, Alloy 625, Alloy 800H, Alloy 800HT, 254SMO, AL6XN and others Titanium alloys and copper alloys are also available

INVENTORY:-

• X = Stocked Item
• P = Call For availability square bar can be cut to size.
• Square bar can be polished per customer specifications.
• Square bar is stocked in Penn met 2000 for improved machinability.

Size in Inches	Wt per Ft	Wt per 12′	303	304/L	316/L	416
3/16″	0.120	1.440	X	X	X	P
1/4″	0.210	2.52	X	X	X	P
5/16″	0.330	3.96	X	X	X	X
3/8″	0.480	5.76	X	X	X	X
7/16″	0.650	7.80	X	X	X	X
1/2″	0.850	10.20	X	X	X	X
9/16″	1.080	12.96	X	X	X	X
5/8″	1.330	15.96	X	X	X	X
3/4″	1.910	22.92	X	X	X	X
7/8″	2.610	31.32	X	X	X	X
1″	3.400	40.80	X	X	X	X
1-1/8″	4.310	51.72	X	X	X	X
1-1/4″	5.320	63.84	X	X	X	X
1-3/8″	6.400	76.80	X	X	X	X
1-1/2″	7.600	91.20	X	X	X	X
1-3/4″	10.400	124.80	X	X	X	X
2″	13.600	163.20	X	X	X	X
2-1/4″	17.200	206.40	X	X	X	X
2-1/2″	21.300	255.60	X	X	X	X
3″	30.63	367.56	X	X	X	P
4″	54.40	652.80	X	X	X	P

PROCESSING:-

Customers can select a number of processing options to produce stainless steel bars to their exact specifications, reducing materiel costs, production time, scrap and internal handling.

Long Product Processing Services Overview
Square Bar Cutting	Products cut include Round Bar, Flat bar, Hex bar, Square bar, Tubing and Hollow Bar, Pipe, Angles, channels, Beams and Tees.  Thickness range is 1/16″ to 28″ diameter
Square Bar Production Cutting	Penn Stainless can provide production cutting for product diameters up to 4″.  We utilize Amanda Production Equipment to achieve these precision cuts with tight tolerances.
Square Bar Polishing	Products polished included all tubular products, with OD & ID polishing available, Round Bar, Square Bar, Hex & Flat bar, Angles, Uneven Leg Angles, beams, and other shapes.

TOLERANCES FOR COLD AND HOT SQUARE BARS

COLD FINISHED SQUARE BAR TOLERANCES:

CF Tolerances	Plus	Minus
1/8″ to 5/16″ (exclusive)	0.000	0.002
5/16″ to 1/2″ (exclusive)	0.000	0.003
1/2″ to 1″ (inclusive)	0.000	0.004
over 1″ to 2″ (inclusive)	0.000	0.006
over 2″ to 3″ (inclusive)	0.000	0.008

COLD FINISHED SQUARE BAR STRAIGHTNESS TOLERANCES:

CF: 1/16 inch in any 5 foot; but may not exceed 1/16 X (length in ft/5)

HOT FINISHED SQUARE BAR TOLERANCES:

HF Tolerances	Plus	Minus	Out of Sq
Over 7/8″ to 1″ (inclusive)	0.009	0.009	0.013
Over 1″ to 1-1/8″ (inclusive)	0.010	0.010	0.015
Over 1-1/8″ to 1-1/4″ (inclusive)	0.011	0.011	0.016
Over 1-1/4″ to 1-3/8″ (inclusive)	0.012	0.012	0.018
Over 1-3/8″ to 1-1/2″ (inclusive)	0.014	0.014	0.021
Over 1-1/2″ to 2″ (inclusive)	1/64	1/64	0.023

HOT FINISHED SQUARE BAR STRAIGHTNESS TOLERANCES:

HF: 1/8 inch in any 5 foot; but may not exceed 1/8 X (length in ft/5)

STAINLESS STEEL SQUARE BAR SPECIFICATIONS:

Stainless Steel Square Bar Specifications
ASTM A276	This specification encompasses cold-finished or hot-finished bars, including rounds, squares, and hexagons, and hot-rolled or extruded shapes, such as angles, tees, and channels in the more commonly used types of stainless steels.
ASTM A479	This specification includes cold and hot finished stainless steel bars, including rounds, squares, and hexagons, and hot-rolled or extruded shapes such as angles, tees, and channels.
ASTM A484	This specification includes wrought stainless steel bars, shapes, forgings, and billets or other semi-finished materials, except wire, for forging. The materials are available in four types of conditions.
ASTM A582	This specification includes cold or hot finished bars, which are suitable for machining processes. This specification includes rounds, squares, and hexagons, from common types of stainless free-machining steels.
ASTM B473	This specification includes nickel alloy bar & wire, which can be produced in a solution-annealed condition, stabilized-annealed condition, or annealed condition.

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