Component    Wt. % C 0.08 Cr 17 Fe 65

Component    Wt. % Mn 2 Mo 2.5 Ni 12

Component    Wt. % P 0.045 S 0.03 Si 1

Applications
food and pharmaceutical processing equipment, marine exterior trim, surgical implants, and industrial equipment that handles the corrosive process chemicals used to produce inks, rayons, photographic chemicals, paper, textiles, bleaches, and rubber. 

Corrosion Resistance
Grade 316 has excellent corrosion resistance in a wide range of media. Better corrosion resistance than 302 and 304; resists sodium and calcium brines; hypochlorite solutions, phosphoric acid; and the sulfite liquors and sulfurous acids used in the paper pulp industry.

Physical properties

Density	8 g/cc	0.289 lb/in³

Mechanical properties

Hardness, Brinell	149	149
Hardness, Knoop	169	169	Converted from Brinell hardness.
Hardness, Rockwell B	80	80
Hardness, Vickers	155	155	Converted from Brinell hardness.
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	550 MPa	79800 psi
Tensile Strength, Yield	240 MPa	34800 psi
Elongation @ break	60 %	60 %	in 50 mm
Modulus of Elasticity	193 GPa	28000 ksi
Charpy Impact	105 J	77.4 ft-lb	V-notch
Izod Impact	129 J	95.1 ft-lb