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Export to South Africa · Round Bars

Stainless steel round bars supplier and exporter in South Africa.

Rajgranth Metal & Alloys exports round bars to South Africa from Mumbai in SS 202, 304, 316, duplex and nickel alloy grades, shipped to Durban or Cape Town with an EN 10204 3.1 mill certificate. Buyers are mining contractors, food and wine equipment builders, fabricators and traders who need grades and sizes beyond domestic supply.

01Round Bars in South Africa

What South Africa buyers use round bars for.

South Africa's demand comes from mining and minerals processing, automotive, food and wine, chemicals and construction. The country also produces stainless steel domestically.

Environment and grade choice

A dry inland plateau, a humid east coast around Durban, and a marine climate at the Cape. The same grade can last decades inland and corrode within years on the coast. Inland dry work can use 202 or 304; mining process, coastal and wine-industry service needs 316L, duplex or nickel alloy.

Standards in South Africa

SANS national standards exist, and ASTM and EN are widely used on imported material. Mining and process work may follow client specifications. Buyers in the region typically ask for pipe, tube, sheet and bar in 202, 304 and 316, with documentation that clears customs and meets project requirements.

02SS 202 round bars

Round Bars: what to know before you order.

Round bar is solid feedstock, supplied in a stated delivery condition and tolerance class. In SS 202 it is bought for machined and turned parts in dry, indoor service, where the lower cost of 202 helps and the part will not see chlorides.

Bar is the feedstock for almost everything machined — shafts, valve internals, fasteners, fittings. What decides whether it is fit for the job is not the grade alone but the delivery condition and the tolerance class, which is why both are specified here up front rather than buried in a quotation.

Why buyers choose SS 202 here

  • Higher annealed yield strength than 304 gives a stiffer, harder-wearing part in light-duty mechanisms.
  • Cost per kilogram is lower than 304, which matters on high-volume turned parts where bar is the main cost.
  • Bar is available in several delivery conditions, so the same grade can serve rough-turned and ground-and-polished parts.

What to state in your enquiry

  • Shape: round, square, hexagonal or threaded
  • Diameter in mm and tolerance class (H7 to H10 published)
  • Delivery condition: export bright, peeled or turned, cold drawn, centreless ground and polished, black or forged
  • Length: 5 m to 6.5 m published, cut lengths to order
  • Bar ends: plain or bevelled
  • Marking: size, grade, specification and heat number

Published range

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Diameter
10 mm300 mm
Shape
RoundSquareHexagonalThreaded
Tolerance
H7H8H9H10
Length
5 m6.5 m

Customised length per requirement

Bar ends
PlainBevelled
Marking
SizeGradeSpecificationHeat number

All round bars: grades, standards and finishes →SS 202 composition and properties →

03Shipping

Shipping round bars to South Africa.

Documents

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  • Mill Test Certificate (EN 10204 3.1)
  • Third Party Inspection (EN 10204 3.2) on request
  • Certificate of Origin
  • Commercial Invoice and Packing List
  • Bill of Lading / Airway Bill
  • Insurance certificate where required

Incoterms

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  • FOB
  • CFR
  • CIF
  • EXW
  • DAP

Ports for South Africa

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  • Durban: South Africa's busiest container port, on the east coast, serving Gauteng by road and rail
  • Cape Town: the main port of the Western Cape, serving the wine, food and marine industries

FAQ

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Round Bars export to South Africa: questions answered

Durban or Cape Town for delivery?
Durban is the usual route for Johannesburg and the inland; Cape Town serves the Western Cape. We quote to the port you name.
Why import stainless steel where it is also made locally?
Local supply covers common products. Buyers import specific grades, forms, sizes and nickel alloys, so send the exact requirement.
Is SS 202 round bar easy to machine?
Machinability is fair rather than good, and the grade work-hardens, so use sharp tooling, positive feeds and rigid setups. If the part is mostly machining, free-machining 303 may be the better grade where it is acceptable.
What diameters and tolerances do you supply?
Diameters from 10 mm to 300 mm are published, in tolerance classes H7, H8, H9 and H10, and in round, square, hexagonal and threaded shapes. Send the size and class and we confirm.
How is round bars shipped to South Africa?
By sea from Nhava Sheva (JNPT) or Mumbai to Durban or Cape Town. The quotation states the Incoterm and the named port, and quotations are typically returned the same working day. Call +91 79779 45282 or use the Request a Quote form.

Need round bars in South Africa?

State the grade, size, quantity, standard and destination port. We will confirm availability, documents and the Incoterm for South Africa.

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