ASTM A240 Stainless Steel Plates Suppliers & Exporters Worldwide – Stainless Steel Plates (304, 304L, 316, 316L, 321, 310S, 430, 409/409L)

Metline is a full line processor and service center for stainless steel plates. Metline can supply stainless steel plates in a wide dimension range and any steel grade as per ASTM A240 manufacturing specification. We maintain extensive inventory of stainless steel plates in thickness range of 3mm to 100mm to meet the immediate purchase requirements of our customers. Stainless steel plates are normally available in hot rolled form (3mm to 100mm), in width of 1250/1500/2000 and 2500mm. We have in house facilities to cut stainless steel plates as per the size requirements from our customers.

Metline is engaged in the export of stainless steel plates for more than 10 years now, making us the most preferred choice of vendor to major contracting companies and industrial enterprises. In case of Ex-stock goods, we can offer immediate deliveries for stainless steel plates, while for goods which need to be made to order, we can provide deliveries within 25-45 days, depending on the size and quantities.

We have end to end production and processing facilities for stainless steel plates, from incoming material inspection to plasma cutting, shearing, machining to various sizes. If you are looking for a honest and reputed supplier of stainless steel plate products (stainless steel coils, stainless steel sheets, stainless steel strips), please contact us.

Stainless Steel Plates Production Range, as per ASTM A240

Product	Thickness (mm)	Width (mm)
Cold rolled coils(2D/2B/BA)	0.2-3mm	800-1300
Hot rolled coils(No.1)	3-10mm	800-2000
Stainless steel sheet/Plate	0.2-100mm	800-2000

Stock & Production Range for Stainless Steel Plates

Product	Stainless Steel Plates
Standard	ASTM A240, JIS G4304, BS 1449, DIN17460, DIN 17441
Grade	201, 202, 304, 304l, 316, 316L, 309, 310S, 321, 321H, 347, 347H, 904L, 409, 409L, 410, 420, 430, Duplex, Super Duplex, Alloy 20, 254 SMO
Thickness	3MM to 100MM
Width	1000/1219/1220/1500/1800/2000mm
Length	1 to 12 Mtrs
Width * Length	1000mmx2000mm, 1219mmx2438mm, 1250mmx2500mm, 1500mmx3000mm, 1524mmx3048mm, 2000mmx6000mm. (4 ft x 8 ft, 5 ft x 10 ft)
Surface Finish	No. 1 Finish, Annealed & Pickled
Manufacture Technology	Hot Rolled (3mm to 100mm), Cold Rolled (Upto 6mm)
Brand	Jindal Stainless, POSCO, TISCO, Aperam, Outokumpoo, Bahru Stainless
Origin	India, Japan, Korea, Europe, Germany, USA, Brazil
Containler Size	20ft GP:5898mm(Length)x2352mm(Width)x2393mm(High) 40ft GP:12032mm(Length)x2352mm(Width)x2393mm(High) 40ft HC:12032mm(Length)x2352mm(Width)x2698mm(High)
Packing	Wooden Pallets or Customized Pallets
Delivery Time	Ex-stock, 15-45 Days
Test Certificate	As per EN 10204 3.1, Third Party Insection, Buyer Inspection
Other Custom Tests	PMI Inspection, Destructive Testing & Non Destructive Testing

Chemical Composition for Stainless Steel Plates, as per ASTM A240

Grade		ASTM A240 Chemical Composition
ASTM(A240M)	Others(JIS)	C	Si	Mn	P	S	Ni	Cr	Mo	Others
304	SUS304	≤0.07	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	8.0/10.5	17.5/19.5	―	N≤0.10
304H		0.04/0.10	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	8.0/10.5	18.0/20.0	―
304L	SUS304L	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	8.0/12.0	17.5/19.5	―	N≤0.10
304N	SUS304N1	≤0.08	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	8.0/10.5	18.0/20.0	―	N:0.10/0.16
304LN	SUS304LN	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	8.0/12.0	18.0/20.0	―	N:0.10/0.16
309S	SUS309S	≤0.08	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	12.0/15.0	22.0/24.0	―
310S	SUS310S	≤0.08	≤1.50	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	19.0/22.0	24.0/26.0	―
316	SUS316	≤0.08	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	10.0/14.0	16.0/18.0	2.00/3.00	N≤0.10
316L	SUS316L	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	10.0/14.0	16.0/18.0	2.00/3.00	N≤0.10
316H		0.04/0.10	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	10.0/14.0	16.0/18.0	2.00/3.00
316LN	SUS316LN	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	10.0/14.0	16.0/18.0	2.00/3.00	N:0.10/0.16
317L	SUS317L	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	11.0/15.0	18.0/20.0	3.0/4.0	N≤0.10
317LN	SUS317LN	≤0.030	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	11.0/15.0	18.0/20.0	3.0/4.0	N:0.10/0.22
321	SUS321	≤0.08	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	9.0/12.0	17.0/19.0	―	N≤0.10Ti:5ʷʢC+Nʣ/0.70
347	SUS347	≤0.08	≤0.75	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	9.0/13.0	17.0/19.0	―	Nb:10ʷC/1.00
N08904ʢ904L	SUS890L	≤0.020	≤1.00	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.035	23.0/28.0	19.0/23.0	4.00/5.00	N≤0.10Cu:1.0/2.0
S31254		≤0.020	≤0.80	≤1.00	≤0.030	≤0.010	17.5/18.5	19.5/20.5	6.0/6.5	N:0.18/0.25Cu:0.50/1.00
	SUS317J2	≤0.06	≤1.50	≤2.00	≤0.045	≤0.030	12.00/16.00	23.00/26.00	0.50/1.20	N:0.25/0.40

Mechanical Properties for Stainless Steel Plates, as per ASTM A240

Steel Grade		Mechanical Properties
ASTM(A240M)	Others(JIS)	Tensile Properties			Hardness
		Yield StrengthMPa	Tensile StrengthMPa	Elongation%	HBW	HRBW
304	SUS304	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤201	≤92
304H		≥205	≥515	≥40	≤201	≤92
304L	SUS304L	≥170	≥485	≥40	≤201	≤92
304N	SUS304N1	≥240	≥550	≥30	≤217	≤95
304LN	SUS304LN	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
309S	SUS309S	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
310S	SUS310S	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
316	SUS316	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
316L	SUS316L	≥170	≥485	≥40	≤217	≤95
316H		≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
316LN	SUS316LN	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
317L	SUS317L	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
317LN	SUS317LN	≥240	≥550	≥40	≤217	≤95
321	SUS321	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤217	≤95
347	SUS347	≥205	≥515	≥40	≤201	≤92
N08904ʢ904L	SUS890L	≥220	≥490	≥35		≤90
S31254		≥310	≥655	≥35	≤223	≤96
	SUS317J2	≥345	≥690	≥40	≤250	≤100

Equivalents of Various Grades of Stainless Steel Plates

JIS G4304	ASTM	UNS	KS	EN10095	AS	CNS
SUS201	201	S20100	STS201	1.4372	201-2	201
SUS202	202	S20200	STS202	1.4373	–	202
SUS301	301	S30100	STS301	1.4319	301	301
SUS304	304	S30400	STS304	1.4301	304	304
SUS304L	304L	S30403	STS304L	1.4306	304L	304L
SUS304N1	304N	S30451	STS304N1	1.4315	304N1	304N1
SUS304N2	XM21	S30452	STS304N2	–	304N2	304N2
SUS304LN	304LN	S30453	STS304LN	–	304LN	304LN
SUS305	305	S30500	STS305	1.4303	305	305
SUS309S	309S	S30908	STS309S	1.4833	309S	309S
SUS310S	310S	S31008	STS310S	1.4845	310S	310S
SUS316	316	S31600	STS316	1.4401	316	316
SUS316Ti	316Ti	S31635	–	1.4571	316Ti	316Ti
SUS316L	316L	S31603	STS316L	1.4404	316L	316L
SUS316N	316N	S31651	STS316N	–	316N	316N
SUS316LN	316LN	S31653	STS316LN	1.4429	316LN	316LN
SUS316J1	–	–	STS316J1	–	316J1	316J1
SUS316J1L	–	–	STS316J1L	–	–	316J1L
SUS317	317	S31700	STS317	–	317	317
SUS317L	317L	S31703	STS317L	1.4438	317L	317L
SUS321	321	S32100	STS321	1.4541	321	321
SUS347	347	S34700	STS347	1.455	347	347
SUS329J1	329	S32900	STS329J1	1.4477	329J1	329J1
SUS329J3L	–	S31803	STS329J3L	1.4462	329J3L	329J3L
SUS405	405	S40500	STS405	1.4002	405	405
SUH409	409	S40900	STS409	1.4512	409L	409L
SUS410L	–	–	STS410L	–	410L	410L
SUS430	430	S43000	STS430	1.4016	430	430
SUS434	434	S43400	STS434	1.4113	434	434
–	–	S43940	–	1.4509	439	439
SUS444	444	S44400	STS444	1.4521	444	444
SUS403	403	S40300	STS403	–	403	403
SUS410	410	S41000	STS410	1.4006	410	410
SUS420J1	420	S42000	STS420J1	1.4021	420	420J1
SUS420J2	–	–	STS420J2	1.4028	420J2	420J2
SUS440A	440A	S44002	STS440A	–	440A	440A

What are the Various Surface Finishes for Stainless Steel Sheets & Plates?

Class	Definition	Application
No.1	With heat treatment after hot rolling, pickling or equivalent.	Chemical tank, piping
No.2D	After cold rolling, carry out heat treatment and pickling or other equivalent processing. In addition, also including use of blunt surface roller to do final cold rolling slightly.	Heat exchanger, drain-pipe
No.2B	After cold rolling, carry out heat treatment and pickling or other equivalent processing. And use cold rolling processing to make surface brightness appropriately	Medical equipment, food industry, building materials, kitchen utensils
BA	After cold rolling, carry out bright heat treatment	Eat hutch appliance, electrical appliances, construction decoration
No.3	Use 100# ~ 120# abrasives to do the grinding processing	Eat hutch appliance, construction decoration
No.4	Use 150# ~ 180# abrasives to do the grinding processing	Eat hutch appliance, construction decoration, Medical equipment
No.8	Use 600 # rotary polishing wheel to do the grinding	Mirror, decoration
HL	Use appropriate particle size of abrasives to do the grinding and make the surface with grinding stripe	Construction decoration

Metline Stocks & Supplies the Following Key Stainless Steel Plate Products

ASTM A240 TP201 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP316LN Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP202 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP317 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP301 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP317L Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP304 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP321 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP304L Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP347 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP304N Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP329 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TPXM21 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP409/409L Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP304LN Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP410S Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP309S Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP430 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP310S Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP439 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP316 Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP444 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP316Ti Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP441 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP316L Stainless Steel Plates	ASTM A240 TP410 Stainless Steel Plates
ASTM A240 TP316N Stainless Steel Plates	Duplex Stainless Steel Plates

FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

1. What kind of work does METLINE do?
   • Metline is a professional stainless steel service center for sheet, plates, coils and strips. We mainly process, cut and slit stainless steel sheets and plates, stainless steel coil, stainless steel pipe, stainless steel bars and various other products for export to various countries across the globe.
2. How can you assure your quality for stainless steel plates?
   • All our products are supplied with mill test report, as per EN 10204 3.1. The Heat number on test certificates can be easily co-related with the markings and /or stickers on the sheets and pallets. Also we provide 100% replacement guarantee for all our products. At METLINE, quality is a promise. We are also willing to accept the third party inspection, such as SGS, ABS, Intertek, BV, and so on.
3. Can you accept customization on stainless steel plates?
   • Yes. If you have special requirements on products or packages, we can do customization for you.
4. Can you accept trail orders for stainless steel plates?
   • Depending on the product size and grade, we can accept trail orders from our customers. Generally our MOQ is 1 ton. But if you want to place a trail order as the beginning of our cooperation, we can accept smaller quantity orders too.
5. Can you provide samples for checking quality of stainless steel plates before order?
   • Yes, we can provide our customers with free samples. The cost of freight would need to be borne by our customers.
6. How is the order for stainless steel plates processed?

• Step 1 – Please contact our sales team, and email us (sales@metline.in) your complete stainless steel plates requirements, with details such as grade, size, quantity and delivery location
• Step 2 – We shall send you our formal quotation with best prices and delivery time. After agreeing on the pricing, payment terms and delivery terms, you can release us the purchase order.
• Step 3 – Before shipment or delivery, client can inspect the cargo loading in container (for export sales) or truck (for domestic sales), we also can accept inspection of the third party (Such as SGS, Intertek, ABS, BV etc.)
• Step 4 – After shipment or loading of consignment, we will send the shipment documents, along with Invoice, Packing List, Test Certificates, and Certificate of Origin.
• Step 5 – After receipt of goods at your end, please do give us a feedback.