Grade 316 is the standard molybdenum-bearing grade, second in importance to 304 amongst the austenitic stainless steels. The molybdenum gives 316 better overall corrosion resistant properties than Grade 304, particularly higher resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion in chloride environments. It has excellent forming and welding
Also known as surgical stainless steel, marine steel, 316S16 (as per the British Standard), SS 316 is an austenitic chromium-nickel alloy. As a consequence it: Has a very high corrosion resistance. Is generally nonmagnetic. Can perform well at a very wide …
AISI 316 stainless steel is an austenitic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. 316 is the AISI designation for this material. S31600 is the UNS number. Additionally, the British Standard (BS) designation is 316S16. This material is well established: the Further Reading section below cites a number of …
SAE steel grades. The SAE steel grades system is a standard alloy numbering system (SAE J1086 - Numbering Metals and Alloys) for steel grades maintained by SAE International . In the 1930s and 1940s, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and SAE were both involved in efforts to standardize such a numbering system for steels.