What it is
Solid long product in round, square, hexagonal or rectangular section, supplied to finished size and tolerance for machining. Produced by hot rolling or forging followed by straightening, and often centerless ground or turned.
- Typical dimensions
- Roughly 0.125 to 12 inches diameter.
- Also known as
- bars, rod, round bar, flat bar, hex bar, bar stock
Suppliers
Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.
Mills and producers 6
Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.
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Aviva Metals VerifiedAS9100
Continuous cast production alongside distribution, so bronze and copper-nickel grades can be made to order. Bar in square, round, rectangular and hexagonal section. Continuous cast covers 30-plus UNS designations from C90200 through C97800, poured at the Lorain, Ohio foundry.
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Materion Corporation Inferred
Beryllium copper product forms inferred from general industry knowledge; no company source was fetched. Verify before sourcing.
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Mueller Industries Verified
Rod is a named product line, recorded as bar.
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Wieland Chase, LLC VerifiedUS meltedC26000 (Cartridge Brass, 70/30)
Brass rod in more than a dozen formulations. Leaded C360, C377, C345, C350 and C353, low-lead C370, C363 and C27450, and lead-free ECO BRASS C693 and ECO BRONZE C87850. C360 is the free-machining benchmark; the lead-free grades exist to replace it. OWNERSHIP: this is the fourth Wieland record in this atlas. If you are counting independent copper sources rather than supplier rows, collapse them.
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AS9100
Continuous cast copper alloy bar and rod, standard stocked and custom, including aluminium bronze and lead-free grades. AS9100 and ISO 9001. OWNERSHIP: trades as Wieland Concast. If you are counting independent copper sources, this is the same corporate group as the other Wieland records in this atlas.
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The East Alton integrated brass mill is the principal domestic source of copper and copper alloy strip.
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Distributors and stockists 5
Companies that hold inventory for resale. Faster and available in small quantities, at a markup. Ask what mill the material came from if traceability matters.
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Alro Steel Reported
Distributor stock. Establish grade and mill certification per heat rather than from the catalog listing.
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Aviva Metals VerifiedAS9100
Over 100 grades held, in rounds, rectangles, squares and hexagons. Distributor stock. Establish grade and mill certification per heat rather than from the catalog listing. Brass, copper, bronze and continuous cast alloy families.
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Continental Steel & Tube Reported
Distributor stock. Establish grade and mill certification per heat rather than from the catalog listing.
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Farmer's Copper Ltd. VerifiedAS9100
Distributor stock. Establish grade and mill certification per heat rather than from the catalog listing. Round, square, flat, hex and rectangular bar. Alloys include cartridge brass, naval brass and muntz metal.
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Ryerson Inferred
Distributor stock. Establish grade and mill certification per heat rather than from the catalog listing.
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