What’s up guys?!?! This is Michael with Michael Talks Metal back for a little metal mashup. Today, our video is another common stainless steel found in specifications for aerospace applications.

Type 316 and its low carbon variation 316L are austenitic stainless steels.

Another of the broadly defined “18-8” stainless steels, it is most often used in the solution annealed  condition….. aka Cond A.  Typical solution anneal is from  1850 to 2050 deg F followed by rapid cooling to prevent carbide formation.

The higher Nickel and the addition of Molybdenum allow this type to be used at higher temperatures or more corrosive environments than type 304.

316 and 316L are  considered non – magnetic in the annealed condition.

316           SAE 30316     UNS S31600

316L         SAE 30316L    UNS S31603

Density: point 29 lbs per cubic inch

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion from 32 -212 deg F:

8.8 microinch per inch per deg F

Machinability rating: 42 %   (of 1212)

Chemical Composition

Carbon            0.08 % Max *

Manganese      2.00 % Max

Silicon              1.00 % Max

Phosphorus      0.04 % Max

Sulfur                0.03 % Min

Chromium        16.00 – 18.00 %

Nickel               10.00 – 14.00 %

Molybdenum     2.00 – 3.00 %

Copper              1.00% Max

* .030 for 316L

Typical  minimum mechanical properties for 316 in the annealed condition:

Yield Strength                30,000 psi

Tensile Strength             75,000 psi

Elongation                       40 %

Reduction of Area            55 %

Aerospace specifications for solution annealed condition:

AMS 5648: Bars, Forgings,  Mechanical Tubing, and Rings – 316

AMS 5573 Seamless Tubing – 316

AMS 5524: Sheet, Strip and Plate – 316

AMS-S-7720 Bars, Wire, and Forgings – 316

AMS 5653: Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing and Rings – 316L

AMS 5507: Sheet, Strip, and Plate – 316L

AMS-QQ-S-763  Bars, Shapes, and Forgings – 316 and 316L

 

The ASTM and ASME standards for commercial applications are too numerous to detail here.

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Additional specifications and part requirements can alter what we have shown you here today. SO CHECK THE SPECS !!!!!!!!!!! Michlin Metals is a distributor and supplier of stainless steel grade 316 so check out the website for more info. For last week’s video click here. If you made it this far and haven’t subscribed please consider doing so now. Thanks for watching, this is Michael with Michael Talks Metal, see you next Thursday 10am, I’m OUT!