316 Stainless Steel
Commonly used for producing furnace parts, heat exchangers, jet engine parts, chemical processing equipment, pharmaceutical equipment. This type of steel has excellent toughness and much higher strength at high temperatures compared to others.
316 Stainless Steel Properties
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| Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments | |
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| Density | 8 g/cc | 0.289 lb/in³ | ||
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Mechanical Properties |
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| Hardness, Brinell | 149 | 149 | ||
| Hardness, Rockwell B | 80 | 80 | ||
| Hardness, Vickers | 155 | 155 | ||
| Tensile Strength, Ultimate | 515 MPa | 74700 psi | ||
| Tensile Strength, Yield | 205 MPa | 29700 psi | ||
| Elongation at Break | 60 % | 60 % | in 50 mm | |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 193 GPa | 28000 ksi | ||
| Charpy Impact | 103 J | 76 ft-lb | V-notch, 30ºC | |
| Izod Impact | 150 J | 111 ft-lb | 21ºC | |
