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Improved Machinability - This plate offers better machinability than commercially produced stainless steel plate.
Hot Rolled, Annealed and Pickled
A.S.T.M. A240/A480
A.S.T.M. A262 Prac E
ASME SA-240

Unit of Measure

Specifications

Material

Type 304L Stainless Steel

Shapeform

Plates

Thickness

5/16 inches

Thickness

0.313 inches7.9502 mm

Size

96.00 inches

Plate Weight per Unit Area

13.746 lbs/ft²67.107972 kg/m²

Finish

No. 2B

Condition

Hot Rolled Annealed Pickled

Nominal Composition

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

ASTM Specification

ASME SA-240 ASTM A240 ASTM A262 Prac E ASTM A480 UNS S30403

Typical Mechanical Properties

Steel Alloy Group

Austenitic

Magnetic Properties

Non-Magnetic

Harden By

Cold Work

Corrosion Resistance

High

Hardness

Low to Med.

Strength

Low to Med.

Ductility

High

Toughness

High

Elec. Conductance

Low

Thermal Conductance

Low

Thermal Expansion

High

Heat Resistance (Scaling Strength)

High/High

Comparative Characteristics and Applications

Yield Strength

46000 lbs/in²

Tensile Strength

98000 lbs/in²

Elongation percent in 2 inches

55 %

Hardness (Rockwell B)

86

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

17000 lbs/in²

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

12000 lbs/in²

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

7000 lbs/in²

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

4000 lbs/in²

Density

0.29 lbs/in³

Modulus of Elasticity in Tension

28.0 x 106 lbs/in²

Specific Heat (32 to 212°F)

0.12 BTU/ºF/lbs

Thermal Conductivity at 212°F

9.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Thermal Conductivity at 932°F

12.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

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

9.6 x 10-6 ºF

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

9.9 x 10-6 ºF

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

10.2 x 10-6 ºF

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

10.4 x 10-6 ºF

Melting Point Range

2550 to 2650 ºF

Electrical Resistivity

72 µΩ.cm

Max. Operating Temp. (Continuous Service)

1650 ºF

Max. Operating Temp. (Intermittent Service)

1500 ºF

Welding Properties

Excellent

Drawing and Stamping

Good

Hot Working - Initial Forging

2100 to 2300 ºF

Annealing Temp.

1850 to 2050 ºF

Stress Relieving Temp.

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