Continental Steel and Tube Company
Continental Steel and Tube Company
P.O. BOX 030040
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33303
Phone: 954.332.2290
Fax: 954.332.2296
Email: Sales@ContinentalSteel.com
Website: www.continentalsteel.com
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Cold Drawn - Annealed
10' - 14' Random Lengths
A.S.T.M. A276 (except 303)
Continental Steel will cut to any length you desire. With our precision high-speed equipment, we can give prompt attention to large and small cut piece requirements.
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

 N/A Type 316 Stainless Steel

Shapeform

 N/A Hexagon Bar

Size

 N/A 1 1/8 inches

Size

 N/A 1.125 inches28.575 mm

Weight

 N/A 3.7274 lbs/ft5.5463712 kg/m

Weight per 12' Length

 N/A 44.729 lbs20.262237 kg

Finish

 N/A No. 2B

Condition

 N/A Cold Drawn Annealed

Nominal Composition

 N/A 0 to 0.25% Carbon 1.00% Max. Silicon 2.00% Max. Manganese 6 to 36% Nickel 7 to 30% Chrome

ASTM Specification

 N/A ASTM A276 UNS S31600

Random Length

 N/A 10 to 14 ft

Typical Mechanical Properties

Steel Alloy Group

 N/A Austenitic

Magnetic Properties

 N/A Non-Magnetic

Harden By

 N/A Cold Work

Corrosion Resistance

 N/A High

Hardness

 N/A Low to Med.

Strength

 N/A Low to Med.

Ductility

 N/A High

Toughness

 N/A High

Elec. Conductance

 N/A Low

Thermal Conductance

 N/A Low

Thermal Expansion

 N/A High

Heat Resistance (Scaling Strength)

 N/A High/High

Comparative Characteristics and Applications

Yield Strength

 N/A 45000 lbs/in²

Tensile Strength

 N/A 18200 lbs/in²

Elongation percent in 2 inches

 N/A 50 %

Hardness (Rockwell B)

 N/A 83

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

 N/A 25000 lbs/in²

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

 N/A 18200 lbs/in²

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

 N/A 12700 lbs/in²

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

 N/A 7900 lbs/in²

Density

 N/A 0.29 lbs/in³

Modulus of Elasticity in Tension

 N/A 29.0 x 106 lbs/in²

Specific Heat (32 to 212°F)

 N/A 0.12 BTU/ºF/lbs

Thermal Conductivity at 212°F

 N/A 9.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Thermal Conductivity at 932°F

 N/A 12.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

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

 N/A 8.8 x 10-6 ºF

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

 N/A 9.0 x 10-6 ºF

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

 N/A 9.7 x 10-6 ºF

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

 N/A 10.3 x 10-6 ºF

Melting Point Range

 N/A 2500 to 2550 ºF

Electrical Resistivity

 N/A 74 µΩ.cm

Max. Operating Temp. (Continuous Service)

 N/A 1650 ºF

Max. Operating Temp. (Intermittent Service)

 N/A 1500 ºF

Welding Properties

 N/A Very Good-Tough Welds

Drawing and Stamping

 N/A Good

Hot Working - Initial Forging

 N/A 2100 to 2300 ºF

Annealing Temp.

 N/A 1850 to 2050 ºF

Stress Relieving Temp.

 N/A 400 to 750 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