Stainless Steel Products

STAINLESS STEEL WIRE CHARACTERISTICS
o Stainless steel wire is used when high strength and corrosion resistance is important in an application.

STAINLESS STEEL WIRES VARY BY:
1) Type 2) Diameter 3) Hardness/Tensile

WIRE TYPES
- Each TYPE has a different allowable range of CHEMICAL COMPOSITION to meet various performance requirements.

Chemical Composition for Common Types of Stainless Steels

TYPE	C	Si	Mn	P	S	Ni	Cr	Mo	Cu	Fe	Other
302	<0.15	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	8.0-10.0	17.0-19.0	–	–	Balance	N<0.25
304	<0.08	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	8.0-10.5	18.0-20.0	–	–	Balance	–
304L	<0.03	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	9.0-13.0	18.0-20.0	–	–	Balance	–
305	<0.12	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	10.5-13.0	17.0-19.0	–	–	Balance	–
316	<0.08	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	10.0-14.0	16.0-18.0	2.0-3.0	–	Balance	–
316L	<0.03	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	12.0-15.0	16.0-18.0	2.0-3.0	–	Balance	–
321	<0.08	<1.00	<2.00	<0.045	<0.03	9.0-13.0	17.0-19.0	–	–	Balance	–
410	<0.15	<1.00	<1.00	<0.040	<0.03	<0.6	11.5-13.5	–	–	Balance	–
430	<0.12	<0.75	<1.00	<0.040	<0.03	<0.6	16.0-18.0	–	–	Balance	–

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WIRE DIAMETER.
- The smaller the wire DIAMETER, the larger the Yield (feet/LB.)

SERIES 300 STAINLESS FEET PER POUND CHART

DIAMETER	FT/LB.	DIAMETER	FT/LB.	DIAMETER	FT/LB.	DIAMETER	FT/LB.
0.0040"	23,198.7	0.0130"	2,196.3	0.0270"	509.2	0.0930"	42.9
0.0050"	14,847.1	0.0140"	1,893.8	0.0290"	441.4	0.1050"	33.7
0.0060"	10,310.5	0.0150"	1,649.7	0.0310"	386.2	0.1250"	23.8
0.0070"	7,575.1	0.0160"	1,449.9	0.0350"	303	0.1350"	20.4
0.0080"	5,799.7	0.0170"	1,284.4	0.0400"	232	0.1480"	16.9
0.0090"	4,582.5	0.0180"	1,145.6	0.0450"	183.3	0.1560"	15.3
0.0100"	3,711.8	0.0200"	927.9	0.0500"	148.5	0.1770"	11.8
0.0110"	3,067.6	0.0230"	841.7	0.0620"	96.6	0.1870"	10.6
0.0120"	2,577.6	0.0250"	593.9	0.0800"	58	0.2030"	9

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WIRE HARDNESS.
- The end-use of the wire will dictate the preferred HARDNESS. Hardness can vary from vary from very soft (dead soft annealed) to very hard (spring temper).

Typical Tensile Strength Ranges and Hardness by Type

Size & Hardness	TYPE 302	TYPE 304	TYPE 316	TYPE 430
0.002" – 0.030"	PSI	PSI	PSI	PSI
Dead Soft Annealed	90,000-110,000	90,000-110,000	85,000-105,000	75,000-85,000
Annealed	100,000-135,000	100,000-135,000	95,000-130,000	85,000-95,000
1/4 Hard	140,000-190,000	140,000-175,000	130,000-165,000	90,000-110,000
1/2 Hard	190,000-240,000	180,000-215,000	160,000-190,000	110,000-130,000
3/4 Hard	240,000-290,000	220,000-265,000	195,000-235,000	130,000-150,000
Full Hard/Spring Temper	290,000-360,000	270,000-350,000	240,000-280,000	150,000-200,000
0.030" – 0.125"
Dead Soft Annealed	85,000-105,000	85,000-105,000	85,000-100,000	75,000-85,000
Annealed	95,000-115,000	95,000-115,000	95,000-115,000	85,000-95,000
1/4 Hard	120,000-160,000	120,000-155,000	120,000-145,000	90,000-110,000
1/2 Hard	165,000-230,000	160,000-210,000	150,000-180,000	110,000-130,000
3/4 Hard	195,000-270,000	190,000-255,000	185,000-225,000	130,000-150,000
Full Hard/Spring Temper	230,000-315,000	225,000-300,000	215,000-270,000	140,000-170,000
0.125" – 0.250"
Dead Soft Annealed	75,000-95,000	75,000-95,000	75,000-95,000	70,000-90,000
Annealed	90,000-110,000	90,000-110,000	90,000-110,000	70,000-90,000
1/4 Hard	115,000-140,000	115,000-140,000	115,000-130,000	90,000-105,000
1/2 Hard	145,000-170,000	145,000-170,000	135,000-155,000	105,000-120,000
3/4 Hard	175,000-200,000	175,000-200,000	160,000-185,000	120,000-140,000
Full Hard/Spring Temper	205,000-240,000	205,000-240,000	190,000-220,000	130,000-145,000

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