316 Stainless Steel Machining: Tooling, Tolerances and Corrosion Control

316 stainless steel is the alloy buyers reach for when a part has to survive chlorides, steam, cleaning chemicals or salt spray for years without pitting. Its molybdenum content gives it markedly better pitting resistance than 304, which is why it dominates marine hardware, food and beverage equipment, pharmaceutical fittings, heat exchanger components and offshore […]

