Marine 316 stainless steel  

Grade 316 stainless steel is the standard molybdenum-bearing grade. It is excellent in a range of atmospheric environments and is generally more resistant than grade 304.

316 tends to be regarded as the standard “marine grade stainless steel”. It also has excellent weldability.

Grade 316 is an incredibly versatile material, so as a result it has a wide range of uses…

Boat fittings

316 stainless has an extensive range of uses covering everything from tubular fabrications like boat hand rails, pushpits and pulpits, conventional and soft closing stays and hinges, handles, latching systems, marine fasteners, adjustable feet and casters to mechanical and magnetic catches, drawer slides, locks, brackets and boat shelving systems, making them the ideal choice for marine use

·Threaded fasteners

·Stainless steel springs

Type 316 stainless steel is a molybdenum-bearing grade. This gives better overall corrosion resistance properties than type 304 and higher creep strength at elevated temperatures.

Type 316 gives useful service at room temperature in sulphuric acid of concentration of lower than 15% and higher than 85%. It also resists chloride attack and therefore is often selected for use in marine atmospheres.

Type 316L with its .03 maximum carbon content is used in applications where it is not possible to anneal after welding and where maximum corrosion resistance is required.

The fatigue strength is considerably increased by carburizing and marine stainless steel products with a thick case exhibit longer fatigue lives than examples with a thin case.