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Located in the heart of Hamilton, Will Sheetsandplates stands as a trusted local partner for industry, supplying high-grade materials directly to our community and beyond. We take pride in offering premium Stainless Steel 304L Sheet and Plates, a versatile and reliable alloy chosen for its exceptional performance. Our team is dedicated to providing not just a product, but a solution backed by deep industry knowledge and a commitment to supporting New Zealand’s manufacturing, construction, and engineering sectors with quality you can count on.
The composition of 304L stainless steel is designed for robustness and weldability, featuring a lower carbon content that makes it particularly resilient. This alloy is primarily chromium and nickel, which gives it that famous corrosion resistance, and it maintains excellent mechanical strength and durability even in challenging environments. It’s a material that handles stress well, offering good formability for fabrication projects, which is why it’s such a popular choice for a wide array of demanding applications where both strength and long-term integrity are non-negotiable.
| Standard | ASTM A240, ASME SA240 |
| Thickness | 0.1mm to 12 mm Thk |
| Sheet/Plate Size | 1000 mm x 2000 mm, 1220 mm x 2440 mm, 1500 mm x 3000 mm, 2000 mm x 2000 mm, 2000 mm x 4000 mm |
| Surface | 2B, 2D, BA, NO.1, NO.4, NO.8, 8K, mirror, checkered, embossed, hair line, sandblast, Brush, etching. |
| Finish | Hot rolled (HR), Cold rolled (CR), 2B, 2D, BA NO(8), SATIN (Met with Plastic Coated), Galvanized etc. |
| Grade | C | Ni | Si | N | S | Mn | P | Cr | Mo | |
| SS 304L | min. | – | 8.0 | – | – | – | – | – | 18.0 | – |
| max. | 0.030 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 0.10 | 0.030 | 2.0 | 0.045 | 20.0 | ||
| Grade | Tensile Strength (MPa) min | Elongation (% in 50mm) min | Yield Strength 0.2% Proof (MPa) min | Hardness | |
| Rockwell B (HR B) max | Brinell (HB) max | ||||
| SS 304L | 485 | 40 | 170 | 92 | 201 |
| STANDARD | UNS | WERKSTOFF NR. | AFNOR | EN | JIS | BS | GOST |
| SS 304L | S30403 | 1.4306/1.4307 | Z3CN18‐10 | X2CrNi18-9 / X2CrNi19-11 | SUS 304L | 304S11 | 03Х18Н11 |
Grade | Density of ss304 in kg/m3 | Elastic Modulus (GPa) | Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (μm/m/°C) | Thermal Conductivity (W/m.K) | Specific Heat 0-100°C (J/kg.K) | Electrical Resistivity (nΩ.m) | |||
0-100°C | 0-315°C | 0-538°C | at 100°C | at 500°C | |||||
304L | 8000 | 193 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 16.2 | 21.5 | 500 | 720 |
| Thickness | Plate Weight per Unit Area | Density |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16 inches | 0.06000 lbs/in²42.184176 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1/4 inches | 0.08 lbs/in²56.245568 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 3/8 inches | 0.121 lbs/in²85.0714216 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1/2 inches | 0.161 lbs/in²113.1942056 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 5/8 inches | 0.196 lbs/in²137.8016416 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 3/4 inches | 0.235 lbs/in²165.221356 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 7/8 inches | 0.274 lbs/in²192.6410704 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1 inches | 0.313 lbs/in²220.0607848 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1 1/4 inches | 0.391 lbs/in²274.9002136 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1 1/2 inches | 0.47 lbs/in²330.442712 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 1 3/4 inches | 0.549 lbs/in²385.9852104 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 2 inches | 0.627 lbs/in²440.8246392 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 2 1/4 inches | 0.705 lbs/in²495.664068 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 2 1/2 inches | 0.784 lbs/in²551.2065664 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 2 3/4 inches | 0.862 lbs/in²606.0459952 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
| 3 inches | 0.941 lbs/in²661.5884936 kg/m² | 0.315 lbs/in³8.72 g/cm³ |
We provide products that come with both mill test certificates and third-party test certificates, ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance.
Stainless steel 304L sheets and plates offer many advantages, including excellent corrosion resistance, especially in harsh environments such as chemical and coastal environments where 304L’s low carbon content increases and reduces its weldability risk of carbide precipitation, making it ideal for welding applications. It is very durable, stain resistant and requires little maintenance. 304L also has excellent strength and toughness at high and low temperatures. Its versatility makes it suitable for a wide range of industries, including food processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing and manufacturing.
The uses for 304L sheets and plates are incredibly diverse, making them a staple in countless projects. You’ll find this material in the sleek surfaces of commercial kitchens and food processing equipment, the structural components of architectural facades, and in critical components for chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Its resistance to rust and staining also makes it perfect for outdoor fittings, marine hardware, and storage tanks. Essentially, wherever hygiene, durability, and a clean appearance are important, 304L is the material of choice for engineers and fabricators.
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