ASTM A276 is the American Society for Testing and Materials' "Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes". It defines the composition and mechanical property requirements for a wide range of stainless steels supplied as bars - hot- or cold-finished, and round, hexagonal or square.
Scope of the specification
A276 covers hot- or cold-finished stainless steel bars, except bars for reforging. This includes rounds, squares and hexagons, and hot-rolled or extruded shapes such as angles, tees and channels.
Bars are furnished in one of the following conditions:
- Condition A - annealed
- Condition H - hardened and tempered
- Condition T - hardened and tempered at a relatively high temperature
- Condition S - strain hardened or lightly cold worked
- Condition B - severely cold worked
The material is tested for tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and Brinell hardness.
Grades we supply under A276
We supply a wide range of higher-performance austenitic, duplex and super duplex stainless steels covered by A276, including:
- UNS S20910 (XM-19, Nitronic® 50, Fermonic® 50, 1.3964)
- UNS S31603 (Sanmac® 316, Alloy 316L, 1.4404)
- UNS S31803 (Duplex 2205, 1.4462, F51)
- UNS S32205 (Sanmac 2205, 1.4462, F60)
- UNS S32750 (SAF2507, 1.4410, F53)
- UNS S32760 (Zeron 100®, 1.4501, F55)
- UNS S32550 (Ferralium® 255, 1.4507, F61)