A
few facts about 316 STAINLESS STEEL
Component
| Component |
Wt. % |
|
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| 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
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 |
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