316 chemical information,mechanical properties, physical properties, mechanical properties, heat treatment, and Micro structure, etc. It also contains the use of 316

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Stainless and heat resisting steels

Austenitic Chromium Nickel Heat Resisting Steel

316
  • Steel Garde:316
  • Type:Stainless Steels
  • Country:USA
  • Standard:YB
  • Standard Number:
    ITEM Standard Number Descriptions
    1 SAE AMS-QQ-S-763B (1998) Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Bars, Wire, Shapes, and Forgings
    2 SAE AMS-S-7720A (1997) Steel, Corrosion-Resistant (18-8) Bars, Wire and Forging Stock (Aircraft Quality)
    3 A 182/A 182M (2012) Forged or Rolled Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service
    4 A 213/A 213M (2011) Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy-Steel Boiler, Superheater, and Heat-Exchanger Tubes
    5 A 240/A 240M (2012) Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
    6 A 249/A 249M (2010) Welded Austenitic Steel Boiler, Superheater, Heat-Exchanger, and Condenser Tubes
    7 A 269 (2010) Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing for General Service
    8 A 270 (2010) Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Sanitary Tubing
    9 A 276 (2010) Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes
    10 A 312/A 312M (2012) Seamless, Welded, and Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes
    11 A 313/A 313M (2010) Stainless Steel Spring Wire
    12 A 314 (2008) Stainless Steel Billets and Bars for Forging
    13 A 358/A 358M (2008) Electric-Fusion-Welded Austenitic Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service and General Applications
    14 A 368 (2009) Stainless Steel Wire Strand
    15 A 376/A 376M (2012) Seamless Austenitic Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Central-Station Service
    16 A 403/A 403M (2012) Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings
    17 A 409/A 409M (2009) Welded Large Diameter Austenitic Steel Pipe for Corrosive or High-Temperature Service
    18 A 473 (2009) Stainless Steel Forgings
    19 A 478 (2008) Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Weaving and Knitting Wire
    20 A 479/A 479M (2011) Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels
    21 A 492 (2009) Stainless Steel Rope Wire
    22 A 493 (2009) Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging
    23 A 511/A 511M (2012) Seamless Stainless Steel Mechanical Tubing
    24 A 580/A 580M (2012) Stainless Steel Wire
    25 A 632 (2009) Seamless and Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Tubing (Small-Diameter) for General Service
    26 A 666 (2010) Annealed or Cold-Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Sheet, Strip, Plate, and Flat Bar
    27 A 688/A 688M Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Feedwater Heater Tubes
    28 A 793 (2009) Rolled Floor Plate, Stainless Steel
    29 A 813/A 813M (2009) Single- or Double-Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
    30 A 814/A 814M (2008) Cold-Worked Welded Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe
    31 A 826/A 826M Seamless Austenitic and Martensitic Stainless Steel Duct Tubes for Liquid Metal-Cooled Reactor Core Components
    32 A 943/A 943M (2009) Spray-Formed Seamless Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes
    33 A 959 (2011) Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
    34 A 965/A 965M (2012) Steel Forgings, Austenitic, for Pressure and High Temperature Parts
    35 A 988/A 988M (2011) Hot Isostatically-Pressed Stainless Steel Flanges, Fittings, Valves, and Parts for High Temperature Service
    36 SAE J 405 (1998) Chemical Compositions of SAE Wrought Stainless Steels
    37 SAE J 467 (1968) Special Purpose Alloys ("Superalloys")
  • Metallographic Structure:Austenite
  • Application:Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Bars, Wire, Shapes, and Forgings

Chemical composition(mass fraction)(wt.%)

Elements Min.(≥) Max.(≤) Similar Remarks
C   0.08
Si   1.00
Mn   2.00
P   0.045
S   0.03
Cr 16.0  18.0
Ni 10.0  14.0
Mo 2.00  3.00

Mechanical Properties

Tensile strength 365~236 σb/MPa
Yield Strength 885 σ 0.2 ≥/MPa
Elongation 76 δ5≥(%)
ψ - ψ≥(%)
Akv - Akv≥/J
HBS 925~914 -
HRC 30 -

Physical Properties

Thermal expansion 06-45 e-6/K
Thermal conductivity 20-62 W/m.K
Specific heat 450-460 J/kg.K
Melting temperature 8715-3090 째C
Density 6596-5849 kg/m3
Resistivity 0.50-0.60 Ohm.mm2/m
     

Heat Treatment Regime

Annealing

Quenching

Tempering

Normalizing

Q & T

Size Availability

Steel Grade Specification Processing range(mm)
316 Stainless Steels Round Bar and Hollow Bar Φ1 to Φ2000
Square and Flat Steel Φ10 to Φ100
Plate and Sheet 0.08-800(Thickness)*10-1500(Width)*Length
Tube or Pipe OD:Φ4-410; WT:1-35 mm; Lenght:10-12000
Coil and Strip Steel THK:0.1mm Width:1500mm
Forged Ring/Cylindrical/Disk

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