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Item # 316-1500-96, Stainless Steel Plate - Type 316

Improved Machinability - This plate offers better machinability than commercially produced stainless steel plate.
Hot Rolled, Annealed and Pickled
A.S.T.M. A240/A480
A.S.T.M. A262 Prac E
ASME SA-240





Specifications  · Typical Mechanical Properties  · Comparative Characteristics and Applications  · Applications

Specifications

Material
Type 316 Stainless Steel

Shapeform
Plates

Thickness
1 1/2 inches

Thickness
1.500 inches

Size
96.00 inches

Plate Weight per Unit Area
63.337 lbs/ft²

Finish
No. 2B

Condition
Hot Rolled Annealed
Pickled

Nominal Composition
0 to 0.25% Carbon
1.00% Max. Silicon
2.00% Max. Manganese
6 to 36% Nickel
7 to 30% Chrome

ASTM Specification
ASME SA-240
ASTM A240
ASTM A262 Prac E
ASTM A480
UNS S31600


Typical Mechanical Properties

Steel Alloy Group

 View
Austenitic

Magnetic Properties
Non-Magnetic

Harden By
Cold Work

Corrosion Resistance
High

Hardness
Low to Med.

Strength
Low to Med.

Ductility
High

Toughness
High

Elec. Conductance
Low

Thermal Conductance
Low

Thermal Expansion
High

Heat Resistance (Scaling Strength)
High/High


Comparative Characteristics and Applications

Yield Strength
45000 lbs/in²

Tensile Strength
18200 lbs/in²

Elongation percent in 2 inches
50 %

Hardness (Rockwell B)
83

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1000°F
25000 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1100°F
18200 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1200°F
12700 lbs/in²

Creep Strength Load for 10000 Hr. with 1% Elongation at 1300°F
7900 lbs/in²

Density
0.29 lbs/in³

Modulus of Elasticity in Tension
29.0 x 106 lbs/in²

Specific Heat (32 to 212°F)
0.12 BTU/ºF/lbs

Thermal Conductivity at 212°F
9.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Thermal Conductivity at 932°F
12.4 BTU/hr.ft²/ft/ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 212°F)
8.8 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 600°F)
9.0 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 1000°F)
9.7 x 10-6 ºF

Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion per °F (32 to 1200°F)
10.3 x 10-6 ºF

Melting Point Range
2500 to 2550 ºF

Electrical Resistivity
74 µΩ.cm

Max. Operating Temp. (Continuous Service)
1650 ºF

Max. Operating Temp. (Intermittent Service)
1500 ºF

Welding Properties
Very Good-Tough Welds

Drawing and Stamping
Good

Hot Working - Initial Forging
2100 to 2300 ºF

Annealing Temp.
1850 to 2050 ºF

Stress Relieving Temp.
400 to 750 ºF


Applications
  • Rapid transit cars, buses, aircraft, cargo containers
  • Retractor springs
  • Hose clamps
  • Conveyors
  • Bottling machinery
  • Jewelry
  • Cryogenic vessels and components
  • Still tubes
  • Expand metal parts
  • Mixing bowls
  • Dryers
  • Furnace parts
  • Heat exchangers
  • Paper mill equipment
  • Oil refining equipment
  • Textile industry
  • Dyeing equipment
  • Jet engine parts
  • Welded storage tanks for organic chemicals
  • Combustion chambers
  • Furnace arch supports
  • Kiln linings
  • Smoke control ductwork
  • Coal chutes
  • Gauge parts
  • Cutlery
  • Fish hooks
  • Glass molds
  • Bank vaults
  • Fasteners
  • Skewers
  • Dairy industry
  • Burner and emission control components
  • Recuperators
  • Pipes, tubes





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