Bright Annealed No. 2BA Finish
Cold-Rolled Annealed No. 2B Finish
Can also be furnished:
No. 3 Finish - Polished One or Two Sides
No. 4 Finish - Polished One or Two Sides
Rolled-on finish available on application.

Magnetic
Paper Interleaved or Vinyl Masked
A.S.T.M. A240/A480 ASME SA-240
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

Type 430 Stainless Steel

Shapeform

Coil

Preparation

Paper Interleaved Vinyl Masked

Thickness

24 gauge

Thickness

0.0235 inches0.5969 mm

Size

36 x Coil

Width

36

Sheet Weight per Unit Area

0.989 lbs/ft²4.828298 kg/m²

Finish

No. 2B No. 2BA No. 3 No. 4

Condition

Bright Annealed Cold Rolled Annealed

Nominal Composition

0 or trace Nickel 0.06 to 0.35% Carbon 1.00% Max. Manganese 1.00% Max. Silicon 12% to 28% Chrome

ASTM Specification

ASTM A240 ASTM A480 ASTM SA-240 UNS S43000

Typical Mechanical Properties

Steel Alloy Group

Ferritic

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic

Harden By

Cold Work

Corrosion Resistance

Med. to High

Hardness

Low

Strength

Low

Ductility

Med.

Toughness

Low to Med.

Elec. Conductance

Med.

Thermal Conductance

Med.

Thermal Expansion

Med.

Heat Resistance (Scaling Strength)

High/Low

Comparative Characteristics and Applications

Yield Strength

50000 lbs/in²

Tensile Strength

74000 lbs/in²

Elongation percent in 2 inches

27 %

Hardness (Rockwell B)

85

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1000°F

8400 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1100°F

4900 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1200°F

2200 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1300°F

1400 lbs/in²

Density

0.28 lbs/in³

Modulus of Elasticity in Tension

29.0 x 106 lbs/in²

Specific Heat (32 to 212°F)

0.11 BTU/ºF/lbs

Thermal Conductivity at 212°F

15.1 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Thermal Conductivity at 932°F

15.2 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 212°F)

5.8 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 600°F)

6.1 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 1000°F)

6.3 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 1200°F)

6.6 x 10-6 ºF

Melting Point Range

2600 to 2750 ºF

Electrical Resistivity

60 µΩ.cm

Max. Operating Temp. (Continuous Service)

1550 ºF

Max. Operating Temp. (Intermittent Service)

1650 ºF

Welding Properties

Fair-Limited ductility welds: some response to annealing

Drawing and Stamping

Fair-Good

Hot Working - Initial Forging

2000 to 2200 ºF

Annealing Temp.

1500 to 1650 ºF

Applications

N/A

  • Rapid transit cars, buses, aircraft, cargo containers
  • Retractor springs
  • Hose clamps
  • Conveyors
  • Bottling machinery
  • Jewelry
  • Cryogenic vessels and components
  • Still tubes
  • Expand metal parts
  • Mixing bowls
  • Dryers
  • Furnace parts
  • Heat exchangers
  • Paper mill equipment
  • Oil refining equipment
  • Textile industry
  • Dyeing equipment
  • Jet engine parts
  • Welded storage tanks for organic chemicals
  • Combustion chambers
  • Furnace arch supports
  • Kiln linings
  • Smoke control ductwork
  • Coal chutes
  • Gauge parts
  • Cutlery
  • Fish hooks
  • Glass molds
  • Bank vaults
  • Fasteners
  • Skewers
  • Dairy industry
  • Burner and emission control components
  • Recuperators
  • Pipes, tubes