Al Summan Metals, a well-regarded manufacturer and supplier based in Dubai, UAE, focuses on premium **Stainless Steel 440C Bars and Rods**. These items are renowned for their exceptional hardness, resistance to wear, and capacity to endure corrosion. Engineered with accuracy to meet international standards, they deliver reliable performance even in the toughest industrial environments. Owing to their elevated carbon and chromium content, 440C stainless steel offers superb edge retention, mechanical strength, and durability. Al Summan Metals’ 440C Bars and Rods are ideal for uses that call for strong wear resistance, precision, and enduring reliability, making them well-suited for tooling, mechanical components, and high-performance machinery throughout industrial, marine, and engineering sectors.
Stainless Steel 440C Bars and Rods are made up of roughly 16–18% chromium and 0.95–1.2% carbon, together with small quantities of manganese, silicon, and molybdenum. This mixture yields great hardness, wear resistance, and reasonable corrosion resistance. They demonstrate remarkable mechanical characteristics, with a tensile strength between 760–1,000 MPa, hardness values that can climb to 58–60 HRC, and moderate ductility. Their martensitic structure adds outstanding fatigue resistance, toughness, and dimensional stability, which makes these bars and rods a great fit for high-stress, high-wear, and precision industrial uses that demand durability and reliability.
| Specification | ASTM A479/ SA479 ASTM A276/ ASME SA276 |
|---|---|
| Grade | Stainless Steel 440C (UNS S44004) |
| Hex Bar size | 18 to 57mm (11/16″ – 2-3/4″) |
| Round bar size | OD 4mm to 500mm |
| Square bar size | 18mm to 47mm (11/16″- 1-3/4″) |
| Billet Size | 1/2″- 495mm Dia. |
| Rectangles Size | 33 x 30mm – 295 x 1066mm |
| Bright Bar | OD 4mm to 100mm |
| Tolerance | K12 H12, K10, H9, H11, H8, H13K9, H10, K11, or as per need |
| Flat bar size | 1/2” to 10” in thickness of 2 to 150mm |
| Angle bar size | 3*20*20~12*100*100 |
| Finish | centreless ground, Cold (bright) drawn, hot rolled, peeled, smooth turned, hot rolled annealed, slit rolled edge, Bright, Rough Turned, Grinding, Polish & Black |
| Form | Flat Bar, Hollow, Round, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Half Round Bar, Rod, T-Bar, Precision Ground Bar, Hex (A/F), Blocks, Channel Bar, Threaded, Round Rod, Billet, Profiles, I/H Bar, Ingot, Rings, Forging etc. |
| Technique | 440C Stainless Steel Hot Rolled, Cold Drawn, Rod, Forged Round Bar, Cold Rolled |
| Condition | annealed, Hardened & tempered |
| Section | 3.0 -12.0 mm thickness, 80 x 40 to 150 x 75mm section |
| Channel Bar | 5.0 – 6.0mm thickness |
| Surface | Bright, Cold Drawn, Hot Rolled Pickled, Sand Blasting Finished, Polished, Hairline |
| Hollow Bar | 32mm OD x 16mm ID – 250mm OD x 200mm ID |
|
SS 440C |
Min |
Max |
|---|---|---|
|
Si |
– |
1.00 |
|
C |
0.95 |
1.20 |
|
Mo |
0.00 |
0.75 |
|
P |
– |
0.04 |
|
Ni |
– |
1.00 |
|
Mn |
– |
1.00 |
|
Cr |
16.00 |
18.00 |
|
S |
0.15 |
0.03 |
|
Element |
SS 440C |
|---|---|
|
Tensile (UTS)N/mm² |
1965 |
|
Temp°C |
20 |
|
Reductionof Area |
10 |
|
Elongation(50.8mm) %) |
2 |
|
0.2% YieldN/mm² |
1896 |
|
HardnessHRc |
57 |
|
STANDARD |
UNS |
WERKSTOFF NR. |
JIS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SS 440C |
S44004 |
1.4125 |
SUS 440C |
Stainless Steel 440C Bars and Rods are recognized for their exceptional hardness, reaching up to 58-60 HRC after heat treatment. This makes them well-suited for applications that demand outstanding wear and abrasion resistance.
Stainless Steel 440C provides adequate corrosion resistance in mild environments, but for harsher conditions (such as saltwater exposure), it is advisable to choose stainless steel grades with higher corrosion resistance like 316 or 317.
Stainless Steel 440C finds extensive application across sectors including aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and medical, where it is used for parts such as bearings, valve components, cutting tools, and high-precision machinery.
Al Summan Metals’ Stainless Steel 440C Bars and Rods are widely applied across industries where hardness, wear resistance, and corrosion protection matter most. They work perfectly for producing bearings, bushings, shafts, knives, cutting tools, and precision instruments. They also function in fasteners, mechanical assemblies, and wear-resistant parts subjected to friction and stress. Their distinctive blend of hardness, corrosion resistance, and dimensional stability ensures extended service life, dependability, and strong performance in demanding industrial, mechanical, and tooling applications.






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