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Stainless Steel Bar Tolerances

Hot Rolled Rounds and Squares
Specified Size
(inches)
Size Tolerance Out-of-Round or
Out-of-Square (1)
Over Under
.3250 - .4375 (2)
.4376 - .6250 (2)
.6260 - .8750
0.006
0.007
0.008
0.006
0.007
0.008
0.009
0.010
0.012
.8760 - 1.000
1.001 - 1.125
1.126 - 1.250
0.009
0.010
0.011
0.009
0.010
0.011
0.013
0.015
0.016
1.251 - 1.375
1.376 - 1.500
1.501 - 2.000
0.012
0.014
1/64
0.012
0.014
1/64
0.018
0.021
0.023
2.001 - 2.500
2.501 - 3.500
3.501 - 4.500
1/32
3/64
1/16
0
0
0
0.023
0.035
0.046
4.501 - 5.500
5.501 - 6.500
6.501 - 8.000
5/64
1/8
5/32
0
0
0
0.058
0.070
0.085
(1) Out-of-Round is the difference between the maximum and the minimum diameters of the bar, measured at the same cross-section.  Out-of-Square is the difference in the two dimensions at the same cross-section of a square bar, each dimension being the distance between opposite faces. (2) Round sections in the size range of 1/4" to approximately 5/8" diameter are commonly produced on rod mills in coils.  Tolerances on the product made this way has not be established.

Cold Finished Rounds
(Drawn, Ground, or Ground and Polished)
Specified Size
(inches)
Over Under
.044 - .3125
.3126 - .5000
.5001 - 1.000
0.001
0.0015
0.002
0.001
0.0015
0.002
1.001 - 1.500
1.501 - 4.000
4.125 - 4.500
4.5625 - 6.000
0.0025
0.003
0.005
0.008
0.0025
0.003
0.005
0.008

 
Cold Finished Hexagons, Squares
Specified Size
(inches)
Hexagons Squares
Over Under Over Under
.1250 - .3125
.3126 - .5000
.5001 - 1.000
0
0
0
0.002
0.003
0.004
0
0
0
0.002
0.003
0.004
1.001 - 2.000
2.001 - 3.000
3.001 - 4.000
0
0
0
0.006
0.008
0.010
0
0
0
0.006
0.008
0.010

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