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We are a world-class supplier of engineering raw materials. Our objective is to provide all our customers, from the small machine shop to the large multi-national corporation, a supply path that continuously delivers the highest levels of service, quality and value.
Type 416 stainless is a martensitic steel alloy with added sulphur - this gives the alloy excellent machining properties, infact, they are best of any stainless steel.
The added sulphur also improves non-galling characteristics. However, this performance comes at a cost. Corrosion resistance is limited, as is formability and weldability is poor. Corrosion resistance is at its optimum performance if the alloy is hardened and tempered. Because of their high machinability and low cost of the alloy, Type 416 steels are available in highly tempered, hardened or unhardened forms.
Type 416 stainless steel has the best machining capabilities of any stainless steel, thanks to the introduction of sulphur as a core element. However, such performance is negated in terms of reduced corrosion resistance, formability and weldability.
Commercial applications for this engineering material include:
We stock Type 416 in flats, round bar, square bar and hexagon bar.
Our knowledgeable staff and resident metallurgists will be pleased to assist you further on any technical topic. Smiths Metal Centres Limited also boasts an in-house UKAS Accredited Testing Laboratory which is unique within the multi-metal and plastic stockholding sector. We believe this underlines our total commitment to quality and our ethos of being the complete service provider.
A technical datasheet for Type 416 is available in PDF file format. To view and download, please click here.
We offer in-house processing options - for more information, please refer to our processing services.
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