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Stainless Steel Square Bar Supplier

Stainless Steel Square Bar

Stainless steel square bar is a cost-effective and reliable choice for a wide range of applications requiring exceptional strength and high corrosion resistance. Our extensive inventory of stainless square bar is ready for prompt delivery, with dedicated weekly routes serving most areas across Texas. Whether you need material for industrial, commercial, or specialized projects, we’ve got you covered. Request a quote today or contact us to learn more!

Benefits of Stainless Steel Square Bar

Square bar is a solid rod with a square cross-section, which gives it specific advantages over other types of stock:

Uniformity: Consistency throughout the bar length simplifies the fabrication process and facilitates precise integration into machinery and structures.
Better load distribution: The uniform shape and dimensions minimize stress concentrations and facilitate even weight distribution.
Compatibility with joining methods: Flat surfaces and right angles provide ample contact area for strong and secure connections via welding, bolting, or adhesive bonding.

Square bar is also easier to machine and fabricate, allowing for more design flexibility in creating custom components and shapes to meet specific requirements. Using square bar also minimizes waste during machining when compared to other stainless steel shapes, such as round bar.

Grades of Stainless Steel Square Bar

Looking to know more about the different grades of stainless steel and which grade is best suited for your specific application? Read on or Contact our expert team today!

304 Stainless Steel Square Bar

304 stainless steel square bar incorporates a higher percentage of chromium and nickel than other grades, making it simpler to machine and form.

Its uses often include:

Aircraft interior fittings and fasteners
Machine shafts and gears
Automotive fasteners, chassis, and frames
Food processing mixers, blenders, and tanks
Building structural components and façade elements

304 stainless steel is also popular due to its excellent weldability using TIG, MIG, and SMAW techniques.

316 Stainless Steel Square Bar

Sometimes called “marine steel,” 316 stainless steel square bar has added molybdenum, which further enhances its anti-corrosive properties, especially in saline or chloride environments.

Common applications include:

Dock and pier construction
Subsea oil and gas extraction equipment
Chemical distillation columns and reactors
Coastal bridges and walkways
Underwater propeller shafts and anchors

While the molybdenum content increases resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion, it slightly reduces 316’s weldability. Proper methods are necessary to avoid the risk of sensitization or intergranular corrosion.

303 Stainless Steel Square Bar

Although the hardness and corrosion resistance of 303 stainless steel square bar is slightly lower than other SS alloys, the advantages include easier polishing, grinding, and machining.

303 square bar is used for the following:

Aircraft instrumentation, valve stems, and fuel injectors
Surgical instruments and medical device components
Mechanical couplings, gears, and bushings
Precision machining parts for athletic equipment
Automotive sensor housings and fuel system components

303 stainless steel offers a balance between machinability, corrosion resistance, strength, and affordability.

Count on Texas Alloys for Your Stainless Steel Square Bar

Texas Alloys and Tool has provided industrial metal stock to Texas industries since 1995. In addition to square bar, we also offer stainless steel round bar, flar bar, and hex bar. Contact us today to inquire about scheduled delivery of stainless steel square bar.

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