316LVM stainless steel wire rod
Stainless Steel 316LVM offers the following key features:
Regarded as ‘Medical Grade’ stainless steel Vacuum melted to achieve the extremely high levels of purity and ‘cleanliness’ required for surgical implants.
Good mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.
Better pitting and crevice corrosion resistance than 302 & 304 stainless.
·W.NR 1.4441
·UNS S31673
·AWS 163
·ASTM F138
·BS 7252 Pt1 COMPOSITION D
·ISO 5832 – 1
The chemical composition of Stainless Steel 316LVM is indicated in the table below:
|
Element |
Min % |
Max % |
|
C |
– |
0.03 |
|
Si |
– |
1.00 |
|
Mn |
– |
2.00 |
|
P |
– |
0.025 |
|
S |
– |
0.01 |
|
N |
– |
0.10 |
|
Cr |
17.00 |
19.00 |
|
Mo |
2.25 |
3.50 |
|
Ni |
13.00 |
15.00 |
|
Cu |
– |
0.50 |
|
Fe |
bal |
Room Temperature (Annealed):
| Properties | Metric | English |
| Tensile Strength | 586 MPa | 85,000 PSI |
| Yield Strength | 434 MPa | 62,900 PSI |
| Elongation (at break) | 57% | 57% |
| Hardness (Rockwell B) | 88 HRB | 88 HRB |
·Stainless Steel 316LVM is known to be suitable for the following applications:
·Medical implants
·Machined parts
