The materials of honed tubes mainly include aluminum, carbon steel and stainless steel. The materials of honed tubes for hydraulic cylinder tubes are carbon steel and stainless steels; while the material of honed tubes for pneumatic cylinder tubes usually is aluminum.
Specification of Carbon steel grades for honed tubes
| Grade | Chemical composition | % | Strength PSI | Elongation | Typical Hardness | |
| Yield | Tensile | % in 2″ section | Min | |||
| SAE1020 | Carbon | 0.150 – 0.200 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 10 | B-75 |
| Mn | 0.300 – 0.600 | |||||
| P | 0.035 Max | |||||
| S | 0.035 Max | |||||
| SAE1026 | Carbon | 0.220 – 0.280 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 10 | B-80 |
| Mn | 0.600 – 0.900 | |||||
| P | 0.035 Max | |||||
| S | 0.035 Max | |||||
| ST52.3 | Carbon | 0.140 – 0.180 | 75,000 | 85,000 | 15 | B-80 |
| Si | 0.150 – 0.300 | |||||
| Mn | 1.200 – 1.400 | |||||
| P | 0.020 max | |||||
| S | 0.010 max | |||||
Stainless Steel grades for honed pipes
| Grade | Chemical composition | % | Yield | Tensile | Elongation | Typical Hardness |
| PSI | PSI | % in 2″ section | Min | |||
| 304 | Carbon | 0.08 Max | 30,450 | 74,675 | 35 | B-90 |
| MN | 2 Max | |||||
| P | 0.035 Max | |||||
| S | 0.035 Max | |||||
| Ni | 8.0-11.0 | |||||
| Cr | 18.0-20.0 | |||||
| Si | 1.00 Max | |||||
| 316L | Carbon | 0.08 Max | 30,450 | 74,675 | 35 | B-90 |
| MN | 2 Max | |||||
| P | 0.035 Max | |||||
| S | 0.035 Max | |||||
| Ni | 10.0-15.0 | |||||
| Cr | 16.0-18.0 | |||||
| Si | 1.00 Max | |||||
| Mo | 2.0-3.0 |
Material for honed tubing for pneumatic cylinders
Depends on the applications, the material of honed tubing for pneumatic cylinders can be stainless steel, carbon steel or aluminum.
Besides the above materials, we also produce honed cylinder tubes with material on customer’s request.
