Stainless Steel pipe fittings 316 pipe bend manufactured in compliance with ASTM A403 and ANSI B16.9
The austenitic structure of 316 stainless steel pipe bend gives excellent toughness, even at cryogenic temperatures.
Nickel-free ferritic stainless steels grades have excellent resistances to chloride-induced stress-corrosion cracking. Ferritics have good heat transfer properties that can be utilized in applications where uniform and fast heat transfer is preferred. Good heat transfer with lower thermal expansion eases weldability via smaller weld distortion and buckling behavior than austenitics. In addition, ferritics have similar machinability as carbon streels, due to low work hardening characteristics. The addition of molybdenum makes 316 stainless steel sheets more corrosion and oxidation-resistant and very suitable for applying for instance in areas near the sea or a slightly alkaline environment. In addition to these properties, this material is easy to process, form and weld.