7. stainless steel bar

Stainless Steel Bar(Round, Flat, Angle, Sections and Wire)

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Atlas Steels distributes “Improved Machinability” (IM) stainless steel bar.Improved machinability bar results from a controlled melting process, giving high chip-breaking properties and providing a self-lubricating quality through the processing ofmachining.

Range of IM • 303, 304/304L and 316/316L round bar, 4.76 to 101.6mm.

• 316/316L round bar, 101.6 to 304.8mm.

• 303 and 316/316L hex bar, 13.34 to 57.15mm.

• 316L – hollow bar.

The benefits • Improved machinability.

• Increased cutting speeds.

• Lower unit cost of production.

• Increased tool life.

• Lower production power requirements.

• Consistent machinability.

• Improved product surface finish.

IM grades will reduce wear on tools and extend tool life

Highly abrasive inclusions which damage tools are excluded in the IM manufacturing steel melt process.

There is a decrease in flank wear and crater wear of carbide tooling which results in:

• less dismounting and reassembling of tools;

• less adjustment time; and

• a noticeable improvement in the life of cutting tools.

Atlas Steel distributes Ugima “Improved Machinability” grades as its main product butalso other generic brands are available.

Improved machinability bar

• Chemical composition within ASTM standards.

• Properties the same as commercial grades ofstainless steel– corrosion resistance – mechanical properties– weldability– formability.

• Improved drilling and tapping characteristics.

ATLAS STEELS – PRODUCT REFERENCE MANUAL

SECTION 7: STAINLESS STEEL BAR (ROUND, FLAT, ANGLES, SECTIONS & WIRE)

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Ugima will enable higher cutting speeds

Ugima belongs to a new generation of steels and to benefit fully from its uniquecharacteristics a minor modification is required to cutting conditions. In particular, it is necessary to increase cutting speeds.

The tables below are typical comparisons of cutting parameters which have beenachieved in Ugitech’s laboratories and tested in industrial conditions.

Time (min)

30

20

10

100 200 300

µm

Ugima 316L

Standard 316L

Time (min)

30

20

10

100 200 300

µm

Ugima 316L

Standard 316L

Flank wear Crater wear

TurningTool: ISO P20 CarbideSpeed: 180 m/minFeed: 0.25 mm/rev.Depth of cut: 1.5mm

Depth of Feed Carbidecut (mm) (mm/rev) insert (ISO)

Cutting process

Stainless steel grade

Feedstockcondition

Ugima 303 annealed 172 192 250 3 0.40 P10 - P20

cold drawn 150 169 220 3 0.40 P20

*AISI 303 annealed 130 145 185 3 0.40 –

cold drawn 110 125 160 3 0.40 –

Ugima 303 annealed 220 280 350 1 0.20 P10 - P20

cold drawn 200 240 300 1 0.20 P20

*AISI 303 annealed 150 170 215 1 0.20 –

cold drawn 120 145 185 1 0.20 –

Ugima 304L annealed 125 138 180 3 0.40 P10 - P20

cold drawn 113 126 161 3 0.40 P20

*AISI 304L annealed 103 115 149 3 0.40 –

cold drawn 94 100 128 3 0.40 –

Ugima 316L annealed 96 114 149 3 0.40 P10 - P20

cold drawn 84 96 128 3 0.40 P20

*AISI 316L annealed 76 90 123 3 0.40 –

cold drawn 65 75 102 3 0.40 –

Brazed Plain Coated carbide carbide carbide

Cutting speed (m/min)

* Machining Data Handbook, 3rd Edition Vol.1 (1980) Metcut Research Ass. Inc.

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Stainless steel bar comprises numerous products referred to by the shape, the section dimension, grade, condition and surface finish.

Shapes and section measurement

Round bar: measured across the diameter.

Square bar: measured across the flats (AF).

Hexagonal bar: measured across the flats (AF).

Flat bar: measured width x thickness.

Equal angle: measured length x width of external faces x material thickness.

Channels: measured flange x web x thickness.

Hollow bar: measured outside diameter (OD) x inside diameter (ID).

Grade 303, 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 321, 253MA, 416, 431, 2205, 630.

Condition H&T: Hardened and tempered.

ANN: Annealed.

PH: Precipitation hardened.

Surface finish CD: Cold drawn. BD: Bright drawn.

CG: Centreless ground. CF: Cold finished.

P&T: Peeled and turned. ST: Smooth turned.

P: Polished. SRE: Slit rolled edge.

HF: Hot finished. HRAP: Hot rolled annealed and pickled.

RT: Rough turned/peeled. PR: Peeled and reeled.

Note: Cold Finished is a generic term to cover: CD, CG, Peeled, Turned, BD and ST.

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Dimensional tolerances for bar

Common stainless steel bar specifications

ASTM A276: This specification covers hot or cold finished bar except bars for reforging (see spec. A314).Includes rounds, squares, hexagons, hot rolled or extruded shapes such as angles, flats,channels and commonly used grades of stainless steel, including ‘improved machinability’. Free machining grades such as 303 and 416 are not included (see spec. A582/A582M).

ASTM A479M: This specification covers the same sections as ASTM A276, for use in pressure vesselconstruction. Also referred to in ASME boiler and pressure vessel code.

ASTM A582M: This specification covers hot or cold finished free-machining stainless steel bar except bars forforging (see spec. A314). Includes rounds, squares and hexagons in the more commonly usedtypes of stainless steels designed for optimum machinability and general corrosion and hightemperature service, primarily grades 303 and 416. Stainless steel bars other than the free-machining types are covered in other specifications.

ASTM A314: This specification covers stainless steel billets and bars intended only for forging.

ASTM A484M: This specification covers general requirements that apply to stainless steel wrought bars, shapes,forgings and billets or other semi-finished material (except wire) for forging, under the latestrevision of each ASTM specification.

ISO dimensional tolerances for bar

up to 3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2 2 3 4 6 10 14 25 40 60 100 140 250 400 600

over 3 to 6 0.4 0.6 1 1.5 2.5 4 5 8 12 18 30 48 75 120 180 300 480 750

over 6 to 10 0.4 0.6 1 1.5 2.5 4 6 9 15 22 36 58 90 150 220 360 580 900

over 10 to 18 0.5 0.8 1.2 2 3 5 8 11 18 27 43 70 110 180 270 430 700 1100

over 18 to 30 0.6 1 1.5 2.5 4 6 9 13 21 33 52 84 130 210 330 520 840 1300

over 30 to 50 0.6 1 1.5 2.5 4 7 11 16 25 39 62 100 160 250 390 620 1000 1600

over 50 to 80 0.8 1.2 2 3 5 8 13 19 30 46 74 120 190 300 460 740 1200 1900

over 80 to 120 1 1.5 2.5 4 6 10 15 22 35 54 87 140 220 350 540 870 1400 2200

over 120 to 180 1.2 2 3.5 5 8 12 18 25 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1000 1600 2500

over 180 to 250 2 3 4.5 7 10 14 20 29 46 72 115 185 290 460 720 1150 1850 2900

over 250 to 315 2.5 4 6 8 12 16 23 32 52 81 130 210 320 520 810 1300 2100 3200

over 315 to 400 3 5 7 9 13 18 25 36 57 89 140 230 360 570 890 1400 2300 3600

over 400 to 500 4 6 8 10 15 20 27 40 63 97 155 250 400 630 970 1550 2500 4000

Tolerance values given in microns = x0.001mm

h = all minus k = all plus

Examples:25.40mm diameter bar to h9 = +nil, -0.052mm

160mm hot rolled bar to k14 = +1.000mm, -nil

Nominalbar size (mm) 01 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Tolerance number

Round

h8 or h9 h9 h10 h11 h11

Centreless ground Bright/Cold drawn Cold finished/smooth turnedSquare Hexagonal

Form and condition: stainless steel bars



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Stainless steel round bar – ASTM A276

Condition: 25.4mm and less generally drawn, above 25.4mm and less than 101.6mm is generally annealed, turned and polished. Sizes above 101.6mm are generally roughturned to k12 tolerance.Grades 431 and 2205 are often stocked in a smooth turned or centreless ground finish.

Diameter

mm inches

Weight (kg/m)

Grades

3.00 0.118 0.06

3.18 0.125 0.06

3.97 0.156 0.10

4.00 0.157 0.10

4.76 0.187 0.14

4.90 0.193 0.15

5.00 0.197 0.15

6.00 0.236 0.22

6.35 0.250 0.25

7.94 0.313 0.39

8.00 0.315 0.39

9.00 0.354 0.50

9.52 0.375 0.56

10.00 0.394 0.62

11.11 0.437 0.76

12.00 0.472 0.89

12.70 0.500 1.01

14.00 0.551 1.21

14.28 0.562 1.26

15.87 0.625 1.55

16.00 0.630 1.58

17.46 0.687 1.88

18.00 0.709 2.00

19.05 0.750 2.24

20.00 0.787 2.47

22.00 0.866 2.99

22.23 0.875 3.05

24.00 0.945 3.56

25.00 0.984 3.86

25.40 1.000 3.98

28.58 1.125 5.04

30.00 1.181 5.56

303 304/304L 316/316L 316/316LCG

Ugima / Improved Machinability Bar431 2205

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Stainless steel round bar (continued)

Diameter

mm inches

Weight (kg/m)

Grades

31.75 1.250 6.22

34.92 1.375 7.53

35.00 1.378 7.56

36.00 1.417 8.00

38.10 1.500 8.96

40.00 1.575 9.88

41.27 1.625 10.51

44.45 1.750 12.20

50.00 1.969 15.43

50.80 2.000 15.93

53.97 2.125 17.98

57.15 2.250 20.16

60.00 2.362 22.22

63.50 2.500 24.89

69.85 2.750 30.12

76.20 3.000 35.84

82.55 3.250 42.07

88.90 3.500 48.79

95.25 3.750 56.00

100.00 3.937 61.73

101.60 4.000 63.72

114.30 4.500 80.65

127.00 5.000 99.56

140.00 5.512 120.99

152.40 6.000 143.37

165.00 6.496 168.06

177.80 7.000 195.15

203.20 8.000 254.89

205.00 8.071 259.42

228.60 9.000 322.59

254.00 10.000 398.26

304.80 12.000 573.80

303 304/304L 316/316L 316/316LCG

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Width Thickness Weight Grades

(mm) (mm) (kg/m) 304 316

12.00 3.00 0.29

6.00 0.59

20.00 3.00 0.49

5.00 0.82

6.00 0.98

10.00 1.63

25.00 3.00 0.61

5.00 1.02

6.00 1.23

8.00 1.63

10.00 2.04

12.00 2.45

30.00 3.00 0.74

5.00 1.23

6.00 1.47

8.00 1.96

10.00 2.45

12.00 2.94

40.00 3.00 0.98

5.00 1.63

6.00 1.96

8.00 2.62

10.00 3.27

12.00 3.92

50.00 3.00 1.23

5.00 2.04

6.00 2.45

8.00 3.27

10.00 4.09

12.00 4.91

16.00 6.54

20.00 8.18

25.00 10.22

Flat bar – ASTM A276 – Finish: HRAP or SRE

65.00 5.00 2.66

6.00 3.19

8.00 4.25

10.00 5.31

12.00 6.38

75.00 5.00 3.07

6.00 3.68

8.00 4.91

10.00 6.13

12.00 7.36

16.00 9.81

20.00 12.27

25.00 15.33

100.00 6.00 4.91

8.00 6.54

10.00 8.18

12.00 9.81

16.00 13.08

20.00 16.35

25.00 20.44

150.00 6.00 7.36

10.00 12.27

12.00 14.72

200.00 10.00 16.35

Width Thickness Weight Grades

(mm) (mm) (kg/m) 304 316



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Angle HRAP – ASTM A276Condition: HRAP

20.00 20.00 3.00 0.90

25.00 25.00 3.00 1.10

5.00 1.80

6.00 2.10

30.00 30.00 3.00 1.30

4.00 1.80

5.00 2.20

6.00 2.05

40.00 40.00 3.00 1.80

4.00 2.40

5.00 2.90

6.00 3.50

Section Thickness Weight

mm mm (mm) (kg/m)

50.00 50.00 3.00 2.30

4.00 3.00

5.00 3.70

6.00 4.40

10.00 7.10

65.00 65.00 6.00 5.80

10.00 9.40

75.00 75.00 6.00 6.80

10.00 9.40

100.00 100.00 6.00 9.10

10.00 14.90

12.00 17.70

Hexagonal bar – ASTM A276Condition: cold drawn

Square bar – ASTM A276Condition: cold drawn

25.65 1.010 4.48

28.58 1.125 5.56

30.00 1.181 6.13

30.48 1.200 6.32

31.75 1.250 6.86

33.05 1.300 7.42

34.92 1.374 8.30

37.59 1.479 9.59

42.42 1.670 12.22

47.63 1.875 15.40

50.80 2.000 17.52

57.15 2.250 22.17

63.50 2.500 27.37

6.35 0.250 0.27

7.93 0.312 0.43

8.00 0.315 0.44

9.53 0.375 0.62

11.11 0.437 0.84

13.34 0.525 1.21

15.27 0.601 1.59

18.03 0.710 2.21

9.05 0.750 2.47

20.83 0.820 2.95

22.00 0.866 3.29

22.23 0.875 3.36

23.37 0.920 3.72

24.00 0.945 3.92

Weight

mm inches (kg/m)

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Weight

mm inches (kg/m)

‘AF’ across flats

6.00 0.240 0.28

6.35 0.250 0.32

8.00 0.310 0.50

9.52 0.370 0.71

10.00 0.390 0.78

12.00 0.470 1.13

12.70 0.500 1.26

14.00 0.550 1.54

15.88 0.630 1.98

16.00 0.630 2.01

19.05 0.750 2.84

20.00 0.790 3.14

25.00 0.980 4.90

25.40 1.000 5.06

31.75 1.250 7.90

32.00 1.260 8.03

38.10 1.500 11.38

40.00 1.570 12.54

45.00 1.770 15.88

50.80 2.000 20.23

63.50 2.50 33.20

76.20 3.00 45.65

Channels HRAP – ASTM A276

80.00 40.00 5.00 7.00

100.00 50.00 6.00 9.16

150.00 75.00 6.00 13.80

Section Thickness Weight Grades

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Grades available: 302HQ, 303, 304, 304L, 316, 316L, 416 and 430. Other grades maybe available on request.

General engineering wire

Their applications are very diverse, including a large range of clips, handles, rings, pins,axles, shafts… the list is endless.

Diameter range: Drawn wire (CD, BD) 1.0 to 16.0mm.Bright annealed (BA) 1.0 to 6.0mm.Annealed and pickled (ANN) 3.0 to 16.0mm.Sizes outside this range can be supplied subject to enquiry.

Note: Stainless steel wire is available through Atlas Steels by indent or special stockingarrangements with end user customers. The information shown in this section of the“Atlas Steels Reference Manual” was published when Atlas operated its own wire andbar forming mill at the Melbourne site. These facilities no longer exist but theinformation contained is still relevant to the product.

Stainless steel wire

BD, CD, BA and temper drawn wire 1.00 - 8.00 0.02

over 8.00 0.04

Annealed and pickled (ANN) over 3.00 0.05

Description Diameter (mm) Standard tolerance (mm)

Standard diameter tolerances

+_

+_

+_

302HQ 450 - 600 500 - 700 550 - 750

303 550 - 700 600 - 800 700 - 900

304 550 - 700 600 - 800 700 - 900

304L 550 - 700 600 - 800 700 - 900

310 550 - 750 600 - 850 700 - 930

316 500 - 650 550 - 750 700 - 900

316L 500 - 650 550 - 750 700 - 900

321 550 - 700 600 - 800 700 - 900

410 450 - 600 – 550 - 750

430 450 - 600 – 550 - 750

431 800 - 950 – 800 - 1000

Annealed Bright annealed Bright or cold drawnGrade

(ANN) (BA) (BD or CD)

Typical tensile strength ranges (MPa)




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Temper drawn wire

Where wire is ordered to a temper designation the following values will be assumed fortensile strengths.

Cold heading wire

Usually produced in grades 302HQ and 316 and a much lesser quantity of 410 and 430.These grades are suitable to produce the full range of fasteners.

*Only available in CD finish.

1/8 Hard 750 - 950 750 - 950 700 - 900 650 - 850 650 - 850

1/4 Hard 1000 - 1200 1000 - 1200 900 - 1100 850 - 1050 750 - 950

1/2 Hard 1250 - 1450* 1150 - 1350* 1000 - 1200 950 - 1150 850 - 1050

3/4 Hard 1550 - 1750* 1400 - 1600* 1200 - 1400* 1050 - 1250* 900 - 1100

Temper drawn wire Grade 316: tensile strength (MPa)

1/8 Hard 750 - 950 750 - 950 700 - 900 650 - 850 650 - 850

1/4 Hard 1000 - 1200 1000 - 1200 900 - 1100 750 - 950 700 - 900

1/2 Hard 1150 - 1350* 1050 - 1250* 1000 - 1200 850 - 1050 800 - 1000

3/4 Hard 1300 - 1500* 1250 - 1450* 1100 - 1300* 900 - 1100* 850 - 1050

Diameter Coil weight Nominal coil ID Std diameter tolerance(mm) (kg)* (mm) (mm)

1.51 - 2.00 30 - 75 460 +0.03 - 0

2.01 - 3.50 35 - 80 560 +0.03 - 0

3.51 - 5.00 40 - 100 560 +0.03 - 0

5.01 - 7.00 50 - 200 560 +0.03 - 0

Over 7.00 50 - 200 620 +0.03 - 0

Over 8.00 +0.04 - 0

*Stem packs available up to 6mm dia. and 1000kg per pack.

(1) The table gives maximum tensile strengths for sizes 2.5mm and larger. Slighter higher valuesmay apply to smaller sizes.

(2) For Grade 410 a maximum of 620MPa applies to sizes below 4mm.

S30430 (302HQ common name) 660 max 605 max

304 725 max 620 max

316 655 max 620 max

410 585(2) max 565 max

430 595 max 520 max

Grade Lightly drawn Annealed

Standard tensile strength(I) (MPa)

Temper 1 - 2mm dia. over 2 - 3mm dia. over 3 - 5mm dia. over 5 - 8mm dia. over 8 - 12mm dia.

Temper drawn wire Grade 304: tensile strength (MPa)

Product range

Temper 1 - 2mm dia. over 2 - 3mm dia. over 3 - 5mm dia. over 5 - 8mm dia. over 8 - 12mm dia.



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Spring wire

Common grades of spring wire are 304 and 316. The drawing coating is usually left on the wire, assisting with spring manufacturing. Special versions of 304 and 316 with a controlled analysis range are manufactured for required tensile strength values.

Spring temper wire has the highest tensile strength of any stainless steel wireconforming to ASTM A313M and can also be supplied to JIS G4314.

Coating: Standard coating is ‘spring coat’ for spring forming. By arrangement can besupplied bare to assist with soldering.

Straightened and cut lengths: Spring temper diameter 1.6 to 10mm can be suppliedstraightened and in cut bar lengths, with tensile strength specifications of 90% of the table listed on the next page.

Stress relief: Stress relief of finished springs in the temperature range of approximately200-400˚C can improve their elastic properties. Higher temperatures will result inpermanent softening and (above approx. 450˚C) carbide precipitation.

Surface finish Description

Super coat (SC) Non-metallic lubricant coating – standard heading wire coating.

Bare All coatings removed.

Lime and soap Subject to prior arrangement.

Conditions Description

(“AFS”) Annealed at final size Softest condition for extreme cold heading.

Skin passed Standard condition for HQ wire is annealed and skin passed (lightly drawn).

Drawn to special For special applications such as high strength bolts or screws, tensile ranges the tensile range can be specified.



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Diameter (mm)Tensile strength (MPa)

Min. Max.


Min. Max.

Up to 0.23 2240 2450

0.24 - 0.25 2205 2415

0.26 - 0.28 2190 2400

0.29 - 0.30 2180 2385

0.31 - 0.33 2165 2370

0.34 - 0.36 2150 2360

0.37 - 0.38 2135 2345

0.39 - 0.41 2125 2330

0.42 - 0.43 2110 2315

0.44 - 0.46 2095 2300

0.47 - 0.51 2070 2275

0.52 - 0.56 2040 2250

0.57 - 0.61 2015 2220

0.62 - 0.66 2005 2205

0.67 - 0.71 1995 2190

0.72 - 0.79 1965 2170

0.80 - 0.86 1945 2135

0.87 - 0.94 1930 2125

0.95 - 1.04 1895 2095

1.05 - 1.14 1875 2070

1.15 - 1.27 1840 2035

1.28 - 1.37 1825 2020

1.38 - 1.47 1800 1990

1.48 - 1.60 1780 1965

1.61 - 1.78 1735 1935

1.79 - 1.90 1725 1915

1.91 - 2.03 1695 1895

2.04 - 2.21 1670 1870

2.22 - 2.41 1640 1850

2.42 - 2.67 1600 1805

2.68 - 2.92 1565 1770

2.93 - 3.17 1530 1745

3.18 - 3.43 1495 1710

3.44 - 3.76 1450 1660

3.77 - 4.11 1415 1620

4.12 - 4.50 1365 1570

4.51 - 4.88 1335 1550

4.89 - 5.26 1295 1515

5.27 - 5.72 1255 1475

5.73 - 6.35 1205 1415

6.36 - 7.06 1160 1365

7.07 - 7.77 1110 1325

7.78 - 8.41 1070 1280

8.42 - 9.19 1035 1240

9.20 - 10.00 1000 1205

10.01 - 11.12 965 1170

11.13 - 12.70 930 1150

Over 12.70 895 1105

Spring wire Grade 304: tensile strength


Min. Max.

Up to 0.25 1690 1895

0.26 - 0.38 1655 1860

0.39 - 0.61 1620 1825

0.62 - 1.04 1620 1825

1.05 - 1.19 1585 1790

1.20 - 1.37 1550 1760

1.38 - 1.57 1515 1725

1.58 - 1.83 1480 1690

1.84 - 2.03 1450 1655

2.04 - 2.34 1415 1620

2.35 - 2.67 1380 1585

2.68 - 3.05 1345 1550

3.06 - 3.76 1275 1480

3.77 - 4.22 1240 1450

4.23 - 4.50 1170 1380

4.51 - 5.26 1105 1310

5.27 - 5.72 1070 1275

5.73 - 6.35 1035 1240

6.36 - 7.92 965 1170

7.93 - 9.53 930 1140

9.54 - 12.70 895 1105

Over 12.70 850 1070


Min. Max.

Spring wire Grade 316: tensile strength



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Weaving wire

Grades 304, 316 and some 430 are used in a variety of tensile strengths, diameters andcoatings for weaving. Applications in mining and processing, screens and mesh link beltsfor mineral processing, heat treatment and in the food industry.

Specific tensile strengths can be produced to the customers’ requirements, generally 1/4 Hard or 1/2 Hard (usually 900-1100 MPa or 1000-1200 MPa). Cast and Helix may also be specified.

Flattened wire

Manufactured in a general range of 0.5mm x 5.5mm to 3.18mm x 8mm. Edges are as rolled (rounded) as edging rolls are not used. Available in most grades.

Wire Finishes

Wire Coatings

Super-coat/spring-coat: Water soluble coatings applied by dipping and baking to act as a lubricant carrier in subsequent forming. Wire can be drawn in soap to provide an additional stearate lubricant coating.

Lime: A thin uniform coating of lime applied by dipping and baking.

Soap-coated: CD wire and bar is usually supplied with drawing soap left on to facilitate subsequent forming.

Oiled: BD bar and wire can be supplied with the drawing oil left on to assist subsequent fabrication.

Condition and finish Symbol Description Size range (mm)

Annealed and pickled ANN Grey matt finish, annealed and pickled after 3.00 - 16.00drawing to size.

Bright annealed BA Semi – bright finish obtained by strand annealing 1.00 - 7.00in a protective atmosphere.

Bright drawn BD Bright finish – wire given a cold draw in oil 1.00 - 16.00and cleaned to improve surface lustre.

Cold drawn CD Semi matt finish – lightly drawn in soap. 1.00 - 16.00Can be cleaned if requested.

Temper drawn 1/8 H Cold drawn in oil (BD) or soap (CD) to produce 1.00 - 12.001/4 H specific tensile strength.1/2 H Can have either CD or BD finish.3/4 H See page 14/S4 ‘Temper drawn wire’

Spring temper ST Cold drawn to spring hard temper. 1.00 - 16.00Supplied with lubricant coating to aid spring coiling.Can be supplied cleaned.

Super-coat SC Semi bright finish, coated with non-metallic lubricant 1.00 - 16.00and lightly drawn in soap; or annealed and coated at final size for cold heading.



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Within our branches we operate automated bandsaw and hacksaw facilitiesoffering a complete cutting service for your bar requirements. The local marketsand regional centres are supported by the nearest capital city when required.

Maximum cutting diameter is 650mm.

For more details regarding our processing service please contact your nearest sales office.

Bandsaw and hacksaw processing equipment




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