Soft 430 / 410 Stainless Steel Annealed Wire Matt Or Bright Surface
430 Stainless Steel Wire Soft Annealed wire
430 Alloy Description
Alloy 430 is a widely used ferritic stainless with good corrosion and oxidation and heat resistance up to 1500°F (816°C). It is non-hardenable by heat treatment, is magnetic and exhibits good ductility. It can be readily formed into many desired shapes.
Applications
Interior architectural screens
Fasteners
Appliances
Chemistry Typical
Carbon: 0.12 max
Manganese: 1.00 max
Silicon: 1.00 max
Chromium: 16.00-18.00
Nickel: 0.50 max
Molybdenum: 0.50 max
Phosphorus: 0.040 max
Sulfur: 0.030 max
Copper: 0.50 max
Iron: Balance
ELECTRICAL
Specific Resistance (Ω–CM/F)
360.000
Specific Resistivity (μ Ω–cm2/cm)
59.85
Commercial Resistance Tolerance (On Sizes below .020)
3.00%
Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (ohms/ohm/Deg. C {0 to 100°C})
0
Thermal EMF vs Copper
-.014
PHYSICAL
Density (gm/cm3)
Density(lbs/in3)
0.27600
Youngs Modulus (* 106 PSI)
0
Specific Heat at 20 Deg C (cals/gm)
0.110
Thermal Conductivity (watts/cm/Deg. C)
2.690000
Coefficient of Linear Expansion (X 10-6in/in Deg. C) Deg. C
5.0
Melting Point °C
1427.00
Melting Point °F
2600.00
FEDERAL SPECS STANDARDS & TEST
QQ-S-763
CAPABILITIES
Wire
YES
Ribbon
YES
Square
YES
Insulated
YES
Plated
YES
COMPOSITION
ELEMENT
Cr:
MIN
14.0000
NOMINAL
0.0000
MAX
18.0000
ELEMENT
Fe:
MIN
80.0000
NOMINAL
0.0000
MAX
86.0000
ELEMENT
Mn:
MIN
0.0000
NOMINAL
0.0000
MAX
1.0000
ELEMENT
Si:
MIN
0.0000
NOMINAL
0.0000
MAX
1.0000
UTS Hard:
160000
UTS Stress Relieved:
0
UTS Annealed:
70000
YTS Tensile - Hard:
140000
YTS Tensile - Stress Relieved:
0
YTs Tensile - Annealed
35000
Note: All values may vary dependent on specific design and usage
MISCELLANEOUSMagnetic
None
Operating Temp °C
0.00
Operating Temp °F
0.00
Forms
Continuous Coils
Cut to lengths
Precision cutting
Heat Treatment
Alloy 430 is non-heat treatable
Welding
For best results refer to: SSINA’s “Welding of Stainless Steels and Other Joining Methods”
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