stainless steel pipe 316 is a pipe widely used in construction engineering. The shape of the tube is an oblong hollow steel tube. Mechanical equipment, petrochemical equipment, medical equipment, food and light industrial pipelines or mechanical components will use 316L stainless steel tubes, but many friends will confuse 316 L with 316. The following is a brief description of the difference between 316L stainless steel and 316 stainless steel:

Difference in production costs

stainless steel pipe 316 has low carbon content and convenient welding, so the price of 316 L stainless steel tube is more expensive than stainless steel pipe 316, but the difference is not big. In addition, 316 L stainless steel can also be called ultra low carbon steel plate 316 stainless steel.

316 stainless steel tube strength difference


The tensile strength of the stainless steel pipe 316 is higher than that of the 316 L stainless steel tube. The tensile strength of 316 stainless steel pipe is higher than 520 MPa~(316 L) stainless steel pipe. The tensile strength of the 316 stainless steel tube is only greater than 480 Mpa. This is because carbon is a strong austenite forming element that significantly increases the strength of stainless steel tubes.