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Continental Steel & Tube Co.

P.O. BOX 030040
Fort Lauderdale,FL 33303
Toll Free US: 888-313-5790 • Toll Free US Fax: 800-318-7982
Email: Sales@ContinentalSteel.com

Item # 304-8000-8625-40S, Stainless Steel Pipe -Type 304 Schedule 40S

Seamless and Welded

Full Finished, Annealed, Pickled
20' Random Lengths A.S.T.M. A312

Specifications | Typical Mechanical Properties | Comparative Characteristics and Applications | Applications

Specifications

Material Type 304 Stainless Steel

Shapeform Pipe

Nominal I.P.S. 8 inches

8.625 inches
O.D.
219.075 mm

0.322 inches
Wall Thickness
8.1788 mm

28.564 lbs/ft
Weight
42.507916496 kg/m

Standard Schedule 40S

Fully Finished Annealed

Condition
Pickled

1.00% Max. Silicon

2.00% Max. Manganese
Nominal Composition 0 to 0.25% Carbon
6 to 36% Nickel
7 to 30% Chrome

ASTM A312
ASTM Specification
UNS S30400

Random Length 20 ft

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

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Comparative Characteristics and Applications

Yield Strength 46000 lbs/in²

Tensile Strength 89000 lbs/in²

Elongation percent in 2 inches 55 %

Hardness (Rockwell B) 86

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation

17000 lbs/in²
at 1000°F

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation

12000 lbs/in²
at 1100°F

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation

7000 lbs/in²
at 1200°F

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation

4000 lbs/in²
at 1300°F

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

9.6 x 10-6 ºF
212°F)

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to

9.9 x 10-6 ºF
600°F)

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to

10.2 x 10-6 ºF
1000°F)

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to

10.4 x 10-6 ºF
1200°F)

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 Very Good-Tough Welds

Drawing and Stamping Very Good

Hot Working - Initial Forging 2100 to 2300 ºF

Annealing Temp. 1850 to 2050 ºF

Stress Relieving Temp. 400 to 750 ºF

Applications

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
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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