Stainless
316L Stainless Steel
Chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Low-carbon austenitic Cr-Ni-Mo stainless steel. Molybdenum improves pitting and chloride resistance over 304L, without making the material immune. For chemical and pharmaceutical processes and moderate coastal marine environments. Molybdenum gives it superior resistance to pitting corrosion, even in chloride and marine environments.
Main features
Pitting resistant
Suitable for marine environments
Molybdenum for corrosion resistance
Standards and equivalents
| SAE / AISI | EN | DIN | JIS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 316L | X2CrNiMo17-12-2 | 1.4404 | SUS316L |
Chemical composition
| % | C | Si | Mn | P | S | Cr | Ni | Mo | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | — | — | — | — | — | 16.00 | 10.00 | 2.00 | — |
| Max | 0.030 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.045 | 0.030 | 18.00 | 14.00 | 3.00 | 0.10 |
Supply condition
Hot rolledAnnealed
Cold drawnAnnealedAvailable package sizes
Plates3/16" – 4"5 mm – 102 mm
Round bars5/16" – 6 1/2"8 mm – 165 mm
Flat bars1/8"×1" to 1"×6"3.2×25 to 25×152 mm
Hex bars1/2" – 2"13 mm – 51 mmTypical applications
- Pharmaceutical tanks
- Sanitary piping
- Food processing equipment
- Chemical reactors
- Heat exchangers
- Valves and flanges
- Petrochemical equipment
- Water treatment
- Coastal marine components
Note: The information and values in this data sheet are provided for reference only and may vary depending on manufacturing, treatment and application conditions. They do not constitute guaranteed specifications, so use and interpretation of this data is the user's responsibility.
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