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Old 09-24-2007, 07:36 AM
C_Claycomb C_Claycomb is offline
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Very sad to hear that 416 is getting harder to find over there. Here in the UK it is impossible to get rectangular bar, and there are only one or two places that sell round bar, but you have to buy in industrial quantities

I am not sure what 416 gets used for in industry. The 300 series get used in all kinds of plant equipment, particularly the food industry. The problem I have had with steel sourced that way is that it is often part hard for strength and hence is a bear to work with.


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