Main features and applications of 316LN:
1.Chemical composition is (%)
| Ni | Cr | P | S | N | C |
| 10.0~14.0 | 16.00~18.00 | ≤0.045 | ≤0.03 | 0.10~0.16 | ≤0.03 |
| Si | Mn | Mo | | | |
| ≤0.75 | ≤2.00 | 2.0~3.0 | | | |
316LN is an improved version of 316 stainless steel with low carbon and high nitrogen content.
2.Main features:
- Corrosion resistance: 316LN has excellent corrosion resistance, especially in chloride environments, and is suitable for corrosive environments such as seawater, chemical treatment and food processing.
- High temperature stability: It has good high temperature stability and anti-oxidation performance, and is suitable for long-term use under high temperature conditions.
- Mechanical properties: It has good tensile strength and yield strength, enabling it to withstand large mechanical loads in engineering structures.
- Processing performance: easy to process and weld, suitable for applications with various complex shapes and processing techniques.
3.Application Areas:
- Chemical processing and petrochemical industry: used to manufacture equipment such as pipes, valves, pumps and storage tanks, and widely used in industrial environments with strict requirements on corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance.
- Marine engineering: used to manufacture seawater treatment equipment, offshore platforms, ship parts, etc., and can resist corrosion in seawater.
- Food processing: Used in the manufacture of food contact equipment such as containers, pipes and fermentation tanks due to its good corrosion resistance and hygiene.
- Medical devices: Used in the manufacture of medical devices such as surgical instruments, implants and surgical tools due to its good biocompatibility and corrosion resistance.
- Nuclear Industry: Used in the manufacture of reactor pressure vessels, heat exchanger tube bundles and nuclear fuel processing equipment in nuclear power plants due to its radiation resistance and corrosion resistance.
- High temperature environment: used in applications such as high temperature heat exchangers, furnaces, burners and turbine parts due to its good high temperature resistance.
316LN stainless steel is widely used in many industrial fields due to its various excellent performance characteristics and is an important engineering material choice.
316LN stainless steel has excellent corrosion resistance and high temperature stability, and is suitable for many fields such as chemical industry, marine engineering and food processing.
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