General

Square Bars are square shaped solid steel which can be used in construction and fabrication applications.  All our branches stock a wide range of mild steel round bars in 300 grade mild steel.  All these stocked mild steel square bars can be cut to your sizes with no minimum size, so you only pay for what you need*. (* limits and cutting charges will apply)

Characteristics

The majority of steel square bars will be hot rolled mill finish, this is a relatively low tolerance coarse finish bar with mill scale.   Your application may require certain special properties or tolerances  for your square bar please be sure to specify your requirements prior to placing your order.    

Common Applications

Mild Steel Square bars are found in applications, where they can be cut, formed & bent, threaded, drilled and welded for use in :

1. Grills & Grates
2. Screens
3. Security Grills
4. General Engineering
5. Furniture
6. Automotive
7. Trailers and Truck bodies

Edcon Steel Tips

1. For a smoother, more even and consistent finish cold rolled Square bars are commonly available in Bright Mild Steels (BMS) some branches will stock BMS flats and you can view our selection online here.
2. All our stores have close to a compete range of Hot Rolled Steel Square Bar ranges in Mild Steel 300 plus grade Steel in stock on the floor in 6000mm lengths.  Our Branches are continually working on providing convenient pre-cut 1000mm and 2000mm lengths for customers who are looking for smaller lengths of Mild Steel Square Bar but prefer not to wait to have items cut to size.   All of our stocked round bars can be cut to your sizes.  All of our square bar size are listed here..  

Surface Preparation and Coatings

Mild steel square Bars are stocked in a Mill Finish.  Mill Finish is an uncoated, untreated finish which as the name suggests, as it comes from the steel mill.  The surface will be dirty, may be contaminated, but generally will be free form oil or chemicals.  The 300 grade mild steel square bar will also, in many cases, have a mill scale - a thin flaky substance that is a by product of the hot rolling process.

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