Introduction
LORK is a special stainless steel manufacturer with 20 years of manufacturing experience.
Regarded as 'Medical Grade', Stainless Steel 316LVM 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. These characteristics make it ideal for both medical application and high precision electronics.
Key Features:
Stainless Steel 316LVM offers the following key features:
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.
ASTM F138 Steel Rod Designations:
·W.NR 1.4441
·UNS S31673
·AWS 163
ASTM F138 Steel Rod Specifications:
·ASTM F138
·BS 7252 Pt1 COMPOSITION D
·ISO 5832 - 1
316LVM Chemical Composition:
The chemical composition of Stainless Steel 316LVM is indicated in the table below:
Element | Min % | Max % |
C | - | 0.03 |
Si | - | 1.00 |
Mn | - | 2.00 |
P | - | 0.025 |
S | - | 0.01 |
N | - | 0.10 |
Cr | 17.00 | 19.00 |
Mo | 2.25 | 3.50 |
Ni | 13.00 | 15.00 |
Cu | - | 0.50 |
Fe | bal |
316LVM Mechanical Properties:
Room Temperature (Annealed):
Properties | Metric | English |
Tensile Strength | 586 MPa | 85,000 PSI |
Yield Strength | 434 MPa | 62,900 PSI |
Elongation (at break) | 57% | 57% |
Hardness (Rockwell B) | 88 HRB | 88 HRB |
316LVM Typical Applications:
·Stainless Steel 316LVM is known to be suitable for the following applications:
·Medical implants
·Machined parts






Q1: Do you accept the trial order ?
A1: Yes,if we have the exactly size in stock.we can delivery even 1 piece/meter .
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