Tolerances

Sheared & Edged Flat Bar Tolerances

Width
(inches)

Width
Tolerance

Thickness Tolerances in Inches

1/8

3/16

1/4

3/8

1/2

to 4 (incl)

+0.094

-0.031

+0.010	+0.050	+0.050	+0.060	+0.060
-0.010	-0.010	-0.010	-0.010	-0.010

over 4

+0.094

-0.094

+0.010	+0.050	+0.050	+0.060	+0.060
-0.010	-0.010	-0.010	-0.010	-0.010

Length Tolerance: For thickness up to 1/2" inclusive, the tolerance is +3/16"

Note: Length tolerance is not applicable when bars are ordered as random length.

Straightness Tolerance for Machined Straightened Bars H F: 1/8 inch in any 5 foot; but may

not exceed 1/8 x (length in ft/5)

Hot Finished Rolled Flat Bar Tolerances

Width (Inches)

Width Tolerance

Thickness Tolerances in Inches

1/8 to 1/2

Over 1/2 - 1

Over 1 - 2

Over 2 - 4

Over 4 - 6

Over 6 - 8

to 1 (incl)

+0.015

-0.015

+0.008

-0.008

+0.010

-0.010

----

over 1 to 2

+0.031

-0.031

+0.012

-0.012

+0.015

-0.015

+0.031

-0.031

----

over 2 to 4

+0.062

-0.031

+0.015

-0.015

+0.020

-0.020

+0.031

-0.031

+0.062

-0.031

----

over 4 to 6

+0.093

-0.062

+0.015

-0.015

+0.020

-0.020

+0.031

-0.031

+0.062

-0.031

+0.093

-0.062

----

over 6 to 8

+0.125

-0.156

+0.016

-0.016

+0.025

-0.025

+0.031

-0.031

+0.062

-0.031

+0.093

-0.062

+0.125

-0.156

over 8 - 10

+0.156

-0.187

+0.020

-0.020

+0.031

-0.031

+0.031

-0.031

+0.062

-0.031

+0.093

-0.062

+0.125

-0.156

Straightness Tolerance for Machined Straightened Bars H F: 1/8" inch in any 5 foot; but may

not exceed 1/8 x (length in ft/5)

Penn Stainless Products, Inc
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Quakertown, Pennsylvania 18951 USA

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