Materials and Tools
316 Stainless Steel
316 Stainless Steel is one of the most popular manufacturing materials currently being used in chromatography applications. It offers tremendous physical strength as well as the best chemical resistance of all of the 300- series stainless steels. Because of the metallic nature of this material, it is best to compare the chemical being used with a database listing to determine if any interaction is suspected.
| Temperature Range | up to 250 °C |
|---|---|
| Thread Strength | Excellent |
| Oxygen Permeability | N/A |
| pH Range | 1 - 14 |
| Sterilization Techniques | gamma irradiation; ethylene oxide; thermal |
| Autoclavable? | Y |
316 Stainless Steel Extended Properties
| Physical | Methods | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNS | - | - | S31600 |
| Tensile (ksi) min | - | - | 75 |
| Yield (ksi) min | - | - | 30 |
| Elongation min | - | - | 40% in 2" |
| Hardness (Brinell) max | - | - | 217 |
| Hardness (Rockwell B) max | - | - | 95 |
| Chemical Elements | Methods | Units | |
| (C) Carbon, max | - | 0.080 | |
| (Mn) Manganese, max | - | 2.000 | |
| (P) Phosphorus, max | - | 0.045 | |
| (Si) Silicon | - | 1.00 | |
| (Ni) Nickel | 10.00/14.00 | ||
| (Cr) Chromium | 16.00/18.00 | ||
| (Mo) Molybdenum | 2.0 - 3.0 | ||
| Titanium | - | N/A |