305 Stainless Steel
Products We Offer:
- Wire Cloth
- Perforated Metal
- Expanded Metal
- Bar Grating
- Safety Grating
- Hex Metal
We also provide safety grating, hex metal, FRP grating, and custom fabrication of all of our products.
Principal Design Features: 305 has the lowest work and strain hardening rate of all the austenitic stainless steels. It was designed for maximum formability. It combines good strength and corrosion resistance and is readily available in strip and some bar sizes from the mills.
Applications: Any application requiring maximum formability such as spun or deep drawn eyelets, barrels, shells, cold headed rivets or screws will work well.
Machinability: Slow speeds and heavy feeds are recommended to combat the material’s tendency to glaze during machining.
Welding: Most of the common fusion and resistance methods can be used here. Filler metal, if necessary, should be AWS E/ER308. Oxyacetylene welding is not recommended.
305 Chemistry Data
| Carbon | 0.12 max |
| Chromium | 17 - 19 |
| Iron | Balance |
| Manganese | 2 max |
| Nickel | 10 - 13 |
| Phosphorous | 0.045 max |
| Silicon | 1 max |
| Sulphur | 0.03 max |
305 Physical Data
| Density (lb / cu. in.) | 0.29 |
| Specific Gravity | 7.9 |
| Specific Heat (Btu/lb/Deg F - [32-212 Deg F]) | 0.12 |
| Electrical Resistivity (microhm-cm (at 68 Deg F)) | 432 |
| Melting Point (Deg F) | 2650 |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1.003 |
| Modulus of Elasticity Tension | 28 |
Disclaimer
This information is provided “as is” and MSS makes no warranty of any kind with respect to the subject matter or accuracy of the information contained herein. MSS specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed, implied or otherwise, including without limitation, all warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
In no event shall MSS be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of the information contained herein.
This publication may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein.