Stainless Steel 316

Powder Range 316L is a low carbon, non-magnetic, austenitic stainless steel that exhibits moderate to good strength, good fracture toughness, and has generally good corrosion resistance, especially inter granular corrosion. It has excellent weld ability in laser and electron-beam additive manufacturing processes and can be processed in either argon or nitrogen shielding gas. Powder Range 316L cannot be strengthened through post processing heat treatments but can be solution annealed to improve corrosion resistance. Solution annealing is application-specific, but is generally not necessary for most situations. 1Post processing can include traditional machining, abrasive flow machining, shot-peening, grinding, polishing, chemical milling/etching, and other methods.
Key Properties:

• High impact toughness and good ductility
• Moderate strength and creep resistance
• Good corrosion resistance
Applications:
• Instrumentation devices
• Valves and fittings
• Pumps and impellers
• Manifolds
• Medical implants
• Tooling