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Regarded as ‘Medical Grade’, this stainless steel 316 is vacuum melted to achieve the extremely high levels of purity and ‘cleanliness’ required for surgical implants. It has excellent resistance in physiological environments, to general and intergranular corrosion, to pitting and crevice corrosion.
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.001” (0.025 mm) Diameter
.827” (21 mm) Diameter
Available in coils, spools and straight bars.
.0015" (0.3mm) Diameter
.787" (20mm) Diameter
Available in coils, spools and straight bars.
.0157" (0.4mm) Diameter
.394" (10mm) Diameter
Available in coils, spools and straight bars.
D shaped Wire
Half Round Wire
Double D Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Arc Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Rail Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Convoluted Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Rectangle Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Trapezoidal Shaped Wire
Angled Wire
T Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Angled wire
Chamfered wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Irregular Shaped Wire
Oval Shaped Wire
Channel Wire
Wedge Shaped Wire
Angled Wire
Flat Wire
Square Wire
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.
Specifications
Designations
| Condition | Approx. tensile strength | Approx. operating temperature | ||
| N/mm² | ksi | °C | °F | |
| Annealed | 600 – 800 | 87 – 116 | -200 to +300 | -330 to +570 |
| Spring Temper | 1300 – 2200 | 189 – 319 | -200 to +300 | -330 to +570 |
