317 pipe spools high strength
It cannot be hardened by heat treatment;?however?the material will harden due to cold working.
Alloy 317L has higher creep, stress-fracture and tensile strength at elevated temperatures than conventional stainless steels. It is a low carbon or “L” grade that provides resistance to sensitization during welding and other thermal processes. 317 is an austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel with excellent corrosion resistance. Of all the 300 series stainless steels, Alloy 317 is the most corrosion resistant and has the highest tensile and creep strength properties at elevated temperatures. Alloys with high molybdenum content have superior resistance to pitting corrosion. The higher chromium, molybdenum and nitrogen content of 317L enhances its resistance to pitting and crevice corrosion in the presence of chlorides and other halides.