Product forms and producers
Forms of stainless steel products
Bar products (Round bars, Flat bars, etc.)
Bar products include various forms - such as round, square, hexagonal and flat. Products are divided into two categories in JIS; hot finished (hot rolled or forged) and cold finished (cold rolled, etc.) according to production process.
The flat-shaped product is usually called flat bar. Surface finishes include as pickled, ground and machined and appropriate finishes are selected depending on applications.
Product form Flat bars Round bars Square bars

Producers
Rolled Slit
Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation
NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION
AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
Sanyo Special Steel Co.,Ltd.
Daido Steel Co.,Ltd.
NIPPON KINZOKU CO.,LTD.
UEX., LTD.
Azmax Corp.
MORY INDUSTRIES INC.
Nippon Seisen Co.,Ltd.