Description
Stainless Steel Sheet is the most popular and economical of the stainless steels.
Grade 304 Stainless Sheet offers good corrosion resistance to many chemical coregents as well as industrial atmospheres and
marine environments. 304 may become slightly magnetic when worked and is not heat treatable.
Grade 316L is an austenitic is an extra-low carbon, chromium, nickel stainless steel containing molybdenum. This addition increases general corrosion resistance, improves resistance to pitting from chloride ion solutions, and provides increased strength at elevated temperatures. Properties are similar to those of Type 304 except that this alloy is somewhat stronger at elevated temperatures. Corrosion resistance is improved, particularly against sulphuric, hydrochloric, acetic, formic and tartaric acids; acid sulphates and alkaline chlorides. It also minimizes harmful carbide precipitation due to welding. Typical uses include exhaust manifolds, furnace parts, heat exchanges, jet engine parts, pharmaceutical and photographic equipment, valve and pump trim, chemical equipment, digesters, tanks, evaporators, pulp, paper and textile processing equipment, parts exposed to marine atmospheres and tubing.
- Applications: Sanitary dairy, Beverage and food product handling and processing, Hospital
Equipment, marine hardware, kitchen appliances, back splashes, etc. - Workability : Easy to Weld, Cut, Form and Machine with proper equipment.
- Mechanical Properties: Nonmagnetic, Tensile = 85,000 +/-, Yield = 34,000 +/-, Brinell = 170
