Stainless steel hexagonal bar, also know as stainless steel hex bar for short, is manufactured by cold drawn, hot rolled, or milling.
Stainless steel hexagonal bar is one of our best-selling products. Wuxi Cepheus produces and distributes stainless steel hexagonal bar throughout the world on both imperial and metric sizes. Our production capabilities far exceed the standard section.
We are the leading manufacturer and supplier of stainless steel hex bar and alloy material, custom shapes, sizes and tolerance requirement are all available upon request. At the same time, we stock most standard sizes in common material, such as 304(L), 310(S), 316(L), 904(L). If you have the urgent demand for these products,
Wuxi Cepheus may be a good choice to you. If your project requires non-standard hexagonal bar, our manufacturing technology allows us to manufacture custom sections you demand to meet your exact needs.
To all customers who purchase from Wuxi Cepheus, we provide them inspection service for free, including PMI testing and UT Testing. In some project, UT test is necessary, Wuxi Cepheus can help you with this requirement. For metal, we are serious.
| Specification of Stainless Steel Hex Bar | |
| Size | S3mm ~ S180mm; Length: 5.8m, 6m, or As Request, 18Max |
| Techniques | Cold Drawn, Hot Rolled, Grinding, Forged, Centerless Grinding |
| Surface | Polished, Bright, Hairline, Grinded, Sandblast, Pickled, Mill Finish. |
| Theoretical Weight(kg/m) | S(mm)x S(mm) x 0.0069 |
Note: S: Specified sizes measured between opposite sides.
Main Grades
| Stainless Steel Hex Bar | |
| 300 Series Stainless Steel Grades | 301, 302, 303, 304/L, 304H, 309/S, 310/S, 316/L/Ti, 317/L, 321/H, 347/H |
| 400 Series Stainless Steel Grades | 409/L, 410, 416, 420, 440C, 430, 431 |
| Duplex Stainless Steel Series | 2205, 2507 |
| Nickel-base Alloy Series | 904L, 17-4PH, 17-7PH,F51, F55, 253MA, 254SMO, Alloy C276, N08367, N08926, Monel400, Inconel625, Inconel718 |
| Standard | GB/T 1220, 4226,ASTM A276, ASTM A479, ASTM A484, ASTM A582, JIS G4303, EN10088, IS6603 |
Common Size
| Size(mm) | Weight(kg/m) | Size(mm) | Weight(kg/m) | Size(mm) | Weight(kg/m) |
| 7×7 | 0.337 | 19×19 | 2.479 | 38×38 | 9.916 |
| 8×8 | 0.44 | 20×20 | 2.747 | 40×40 | 10.988 |
| 9×9 | 0.556 | 21×21 | 3.029 | 42×42 | 12.114 |
| 10×10 | 0.687 | 22×22 | 3.324 | 45×45 | 13.906 |
| 11×11 | 0.831 | 24×24 | 3.956 | 48×48 | 15.822 |
| 12×12 | 0.989 | 25×25 | 4.292 | 50×50 | 17.168 |
| 13×13 | 1.161 | 26×26 | 4.642 | 53×53 | 19.29 |
| 14×14 | 1.346 | 28×28 | 5.384 | 55×55 | 20.774 |
| 15×15 | 1.545 | 30×30 | 6.181 | 60×60 | 24.723 |
| 16×16 | 1.758 | 32×32 | 7.032 | 65×65 | 29.015 |
| 17×17 | 1.985 | 34×34 | 7.939 | 70×70 | 33.65 |
| 18×18 | 2.225 | 36×36 | 8.9 | 75×75 | 38.629 |
Tolerances in Size of Hot-Rolled Stainless Steel Hexagonal Bar
| Specified Sizes Measured Between Opposite Sides, mm[in.] | Permitted Variations from Specified Size, mm[in.] | Maximum Difference in 3 Measurements for Stainless Steel Hexagons Only, mm[in.] | |
| Over | Under | ||
| 6.50 to 13.00 [1/4 to 1/2] | 0.18 [0.007] | 0.18 [0.007] | 0.011 [0.28] |
| 13.00 to 25.00 [Over 1/2 to 1] | 0.25 [0.010] | 0.25 [0.010] | 0.015 [0.38] |
| 25.00 to 38.00 [Over 1 to 1-1/2] | 0.53 [0.021] | 0.53 [0.021] | 0.025 [0.64] |
| 38.00 to 50.00 [Over 1-1/2 to 2] | 0.80 [1/32] | 0.80 [1/32] | 1/32 [0.80] |
| 50.00 to 63.00 [Over 2 to 2-1/2] | 1.20 [3/64] | 1.20 [3/64] | 3/64 [1.20] |
| 63.00 to 90.00 [Over 2-1/2 to 3-1/2] | 1.60[1/16] | 1.60[1/16] | 1/16 [1.60] |
Tolerances in Size of Cold-Drawn Stainless Steel Hexagonal Bar
| Specified Size, mm[in.] | Permitted Variation from Specified Size, mm[in.] | |
| Over | Under | |
| 3.00 to 8.00 [1/8 to 5/16] | 0 | 0.05 [0.002] |
| 8.00 to 13.00 [5/16 to 1/2] | 0 | 0.08 [0.003] |
| 13.00 to 25.00 [1/2 to 1] | 0 | 0.10 [0.004] |
| 25.00 to 50.00 [Over 1 to 2] | 0 | 0.15 [0.006] |
| 50.00 to 75.00 [Over 2 to 3] | 0 | 0.20 [0.008] |
| 75.00 [Over 3] | 0 | 0.25 [0.010] |
Note-1: When it is necessary to heat treat or heat treat and pickle after cold drawn, size tolerance are double those shown in the table.
Packing Information
SS hex bars from Wuxi Cepheus are packed according to the customer’s requirement. To avoid any damage which might be caused during international transportation, we provide some optional packaging methods, including woven bags, plywood cases, and wooden boxes.