Stainless Steel Round Bar 304

Stainless Steel Round Bar 304 is a round shaped bar of 304 Stainless Steel. 304 has excellent mechanical properties, resistance to many corrosive agents. 304 Stainless Steel is useful where sanitation and cleanliness are important. Non magnetic in the annealed condition.

• Welding: Excellent
• Machining / Grinding: Fair
• Bending / Forming: Good
• Corrosion Resistance: Excellent
• Formability: Good
• Heat Resistance: Good

• Food processing equipment, particularly in beer brewing, milk processing & winemaking
• Kitchen benches, sinks, troughs, equipment and appliances
• Architectural paneling, railings & trim
• Chemical containers, including for transport
• Heat Exchangers
• Woven or welded screens for mining, quarrying & water filtration
• Threaded fasteners
• Springs

• Tensile Strength: 75 ksi
• Yield Point: 30 ksi
• Elasticity: 28 ksi
• Elongation in 2″: 60%
• Brinell Hardness: 160
• Melting Point: 2550F
• Density: 0.289 lb/in3
• Yield Tensile Strength: 31,200 psi
• Poisson Ratio: 0.29

Hardness and tensile strength can be increased by cold working, but modified by lowered carbon content providing good resistance to corrosion in welded construction where subsequent heat treatment is not practical. Grade 304L (L= low carbon) is the same as the above except it has an extra-low-carbon analysis. The advantage of this is that it precludes any harmful precipitation in the 800º F to 1500º F range, which might otherwise occur in welding heavier sections.