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Stainless 316 (marine) strength, stiffness, density and thermal properties, with their source.
A bracket in Stainless 316, brushed finish.
Process Wrought Mechanical Yield strength 265 MPa source typical (representative), annealed 1.0 mm sheet Ultimate tensile strength 583 MPa source typical (representative), annealed 1.0 mm sheet Elongation at break 61 % source typical (representative), annealed, in 2 in. (51 mm) Young's modulus (stiffness) 200 GPa source typical, in tension Density 8,027 kg/m³ source typical Strength to weight 33 kN·m/kg Stiffness to weight 24.9 MN·m/kg Poisson's ratio 0.3 source design value (structural stainless steels) Shear modulus 76.9 GPa Bulk modulus 167 GPa Speed of sound 4,992 m/s Thermal Thermal conductivity 14.6 W/m·K source 20–100 °C Thermal expansion 16.5 µm/m·K source mean, 20–100 °C 100 mm part over a 50 °C swing 82.5 µm growth Specific heat 450 J/kg·K source at 20 °C Heats up and cools (diffusivity) 4.04 mm²/s Thermal shock resistance 821 W/m Melting point 1,390–1,440 °C source melting range Max service temperature 871–899 °C source oxidation (scaling) limit in air Values for ATI 316 (UNS S31600), annealed 1.0 mm sheet, ATI technical data sheet (2012); Poisson's ratio from the Nickel Institute/SCI structural stainless design manual
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