{"id":2539,"date":"2021-11-09T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/?p=2539"},"modified":"2021-11-17T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T08:02:24","slug":"6-aspects-to-tell-you-the-difference-between-304-316-and-316l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/09\/6-aspects-to-tell-you-the-difference-between-304-316-and-316l\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Aspects To Tell You The Difference Between 304, 316 and 316L"},"content":{"rendered":"

304, 316, and 316L both belong to Austenitic stainless steel. The main difference among them is the different content of alloying elements, which makes their performance different.<\/p>\n

316 and 316L contain more alloying elements and have better corrosion resistance, but the price is also more expensive.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

We can analyze the differences among the 3 from 6 aspects.<\/p>\n

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  1. Different Content of Ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Grade<\/td>\nC<\/p>\n

    max<\/td>\n

    		Mn max<\/td>\nP<\/p>\n

    max<\/td>\n

    		S<\/td>\nSi<\/p>\n

    max<\/td>\n

    		Cr<\/td>\nNi<\/td>\nMo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    304<\/td>\n0.08<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n0.045<\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n18-20<\/td>\n8-12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    316<\/td>\n0.08<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n0.045<\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n16-18<\/td>\n10-14<\/td>\n2-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    316L<\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n0.045<\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n16-18<\/td>\n10-14<\/td>\n2-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

     <\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Different Mechanical Properties.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Grade<\/td>\nUTS<\/p>\n

      N\/mm<\/td>\n

      		Yield<\/p>\n

      N\/mm<\/td>\n

      		Elongation<\/p>\n

      %<\/td>\n

      		Hardness<\/p>\n

      HRB<\/td>\n

      		Comparable DIN number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Wrought<\/td>\nCast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      304<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n1.4301<\/td>\n1.4308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      316<\/td>\n560<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n1.4401<\/td>\n1.4408<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      316L<\/td>\n530<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n1.4406<\/td>\n1.4581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

       <\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Different Density<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The density of 304 is 7.93g\/cm\u00b3<\/p>\n

        The density of 316\/316L is 7.98g\/cm\u00b3<\/p>\n

         <\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Different Advantages.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          304 has good processing performance and high toughness, while 316 & 316L have good corrosion resistance, good atmospheric corrosion resistance, and good high-temperature strength.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

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          1. Different Application Areas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            304 is widely used in industry, home building materials decoration, food industry, household products, etc.<\/p>\n

            316 is used in seawater equipment, chemical, dye, paper, oxalic acid, fertilizer and other production equipment, photography, food industry, coastal facilities, ropes, CD rods, bolts, and nuts.<\/p>\n

             <\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Different Prices<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              The order of price from high to low is as follows\uff1a316L > 316 > 304<\/p>\n

              304 stainless steel plate\uff1a16000 RMB\/T\uff1b<\/p>\n

              316 stainless steel plate\uff1a23000 RMB\/T\uff1b<\/p>\n

              316L stainless steel plate\uff1a24000 RMB\/T\uff1b<\/p>\n

              Please note that the prices are based on the material price of April 21, 2021.<\/p>\n

              The prices will have fluctuates daily.<\/p>\n

               <\/p>\n

              Therefore, please choose the most suitable material according to the area where the products will be used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              The differences in stainless steel grades in 304, 316, and 316L. I will tell you from 6 aspects so that you know the differences between these stainless steel sheets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2539"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539\/revisions\/2647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ssmetalwork.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}