316 steel – quick summary
316 is a(n)
american steel
defined in ASTMA240/A240M-2003c standard.
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Basic information
Chemical composition (316)
Use Case Information
Material groups (316)
Exact matches for 316 in AS1449-80 standard
- Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
- Austenitic steel
- Corrosion resistant steel
- Heat resisting steel
- Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
- EN1503/2-2000
- Valves. Materials for bodies, bonnets and covers. Part 1: Steels other than those specified in European Standards
- Cr-Ni steel
- Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate and Flat Bar
- Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Composition for Wrought Stainless Steels
- Stainless steel
- Stainless Steel Spring Wire
- Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging
- Stainless Steel Wire Strand
- Stainless Steel Forgings
- Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Weaving and Knitting Wires
- Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
- Stainless Steel Wire Rope
- Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging
- Stainless Steel Wire
- Rolled Floor Plate, Stainless Steel
- Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Bars, Billets and Forgings for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components
- Wire electrodes, wires and rods for arc welding of stainless and heat resisting steel
- Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
Matches for 316 in any standard defining this steel grade
Usual delivery conditions/forms (316)
Typical applications (316)
Exact matches for 316 in AS1449-80 standard
- Steel bar
- Section steel
- Shaped section
- Acid-resistant parts
- Strip for welded tubes
- Cable insulation
- Sheet
- Plate
- Strip, cold-rolled [C]
- Thin sheet
- Strip
- Pressure vessel
- Plate, sheet, strip
- Flat steel
- Band steel
- Architectural applications
- Magnetic application
- Cryogenic applications
- Heat resisting parts
- Coil
- Round steel wire
- Corrosion resistant fasteners
- Wire in coils
Matches for 316 in any standard defining this steel grade
Mechanical properties (316) - available in several states, such as
Exact matches for 316 in AS1449-80 standard
- annealed and hot finished
- annealed and cold finished
- after relatively severe cold work, and cold finished
- after relatively light cold work, and cold finished
- solution heat-treated
- soft annealed
- A
- 1/8 hard
- 1/2 hard
- 1/16 hard
- 1/4 hard
- heat-treated
- cold drawn
- annealed
- bright annealed
- strain hardened [level 1]
- strain hardened [level 2]
- cold drawn, pickled
- cold drawn, bright finish
- lightly drafted
- 20 percent cold-worked
- cold worked
- welded
Matches for 316 in any standard defining this steel grade
Heat treatment information (316) – available instructions for many scenarios, such as
Exact matches for 316 in AS1449-80 standard
Matches for 316 in any standard defining this steel grade
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