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SS 316/316L Tube Specification

Specifications	ASTM A213, A249, A269 / ASME SA213, SA249, SA269
Outside Diameter	6.00 mm OD up to 914.4 mm OD, Sizes up to 24" NB available Ex-stock, OD Size Steel Tubes available Ex-stock
Thickness Range	0.3mm � 50 mm, SCH 5, SCH10, SCH 40, SCH 80, SCH 80S, SCH 160, SCH XXS, SCH XS
Type	Seamless / ERW / Welded / Fabricated / CDW
Form	Round Tubes, Square Tubes, Rectangular Tubes, Coiled Tubes, "U" Shape, Pan Cake Coils, Hydraulic Tubes
Length	Single Random, Double Random & Required Length
End	Plain End, Beveled End, Treaded
Outside Finish	2B, No.4, No.1, No.8 Mirror Finish for Stainless Steel Tubes, Finish as per customer Requirements
Delivery Condition	Annealed and Pickled, Polished, Bright Annealed, Cold Drawn
EN 10216-5	EN 10216 Seamless Steel Tubes, EN 10216-5 Seamless Steel Tube for pressure purposes
EN 10217-7	EN 10217 Welded Steel Tubes, Steel EN 10217-7 Welded Tube for pressure purposes

Stainless Steel UNS S31600/S31603 Tubes Equivalent Grades

STANDARD	UNS	WERKSTOFF NR.	JIS	EN
SS 316	S31600	1.4401	SUS 316	X5CrNiMo17-12-2
SS 316L	S31603	1.4404	SUS 316L	X2CrNiMo17-12-2

316/316L Stainless Steel Tube Chemical Composition

Grade	C	Mn	Si	P	S	Cr	Mo	Ni	N
SS 316	0.08 max	2.0 max	0.75 max	0.045 max	0.030 max	16.0 � 18.0	2.00 � 3.00	10.0 � 14.0	0.10 max
SS 316L	0.03 max	2.0 max	0.75 max	0.045 max	0.030 max	16.0 � 18.0	2.00 � 3.00	10.0 � 14.0	0.10 max

ASME SA213 SS TP316/316L Tubes Mechanical Properties

Grade	Tensile Strength (MPa) min	Yield Strength 0.2% Proof (MPa) min	Elongation (% in 50mm) min	Hardness (HB) max
SS 316	515	205	40	217
SS 316L	485	170	40	217

316-316L Stainless Steel Tube Dimensions

SizeOD, Inches	BWGa.	WallDec-In.	ID	WeightLbs/Ft.
SS 316/316L Tube	1/8	22	0.028	0.069	0.0290
		20	0.035	0.055	0.0336
SS 316/316L Tube	3/16	22	0.028	0.131	0.0478
SS 316/316L Tube	1/4	25	0.020	0.210	0.0491
		22	0.028	0.194	0.0664
		21	0.032	0.187	0.0745
		20	0.035	0.180	0.0804
		18	0.049	0.152	0.1052
		16	0.065	0.120	0.1284
SS 316/316L Tube	5/16	20	0.035	0.242	0.1039
		18	0.049	0.214	0.1382
		16	0.065	0.182	0.1722
SS 316/316L Tube	3/8	22	0.028	0.319	0.1038
		20	0.035	0.305	0.1271
		18	0.049	0.277	0.1706
		16	0.065	0.245	0.2152
SS 316/316L Tube	7/16	18	0.049	0.340	0.2036
SS 316/316L Tube	1/2	25	0.020	0.460	0.1025
		20	0.035	0.430	0.1738
		18	0.049	0.402	0.2360
		16	0.065	0.370	0.3020
SS 316/316L Tube	5/8	20	0.035	0.555	0.2205
		18	0.049	0.527	0.3014
		16	0.065	0.495	0.3888
SS 316-316L Tube	3/4	20	0.035	0.680	0.2673
		18	0.049	0.652	0.3668
		16	0.065	0.620	0.4755
		14	0.083	0.584	0.5913
SS 316-316L Tube	7/8	18	0.049	0.777	0.4323
		16	0.065	0.745	0.5623
		11	0.120	0.635	0.9676
SS 316/316L Tube	1	20	0.035	0.930	0.3607
		18	0.049	0.902	0.4977
		16	0.065	0.870	0.6491
		14	0.083	0.834	0.8129
		11	0.120	0.760	1.1278
SS 316-316L Tube	1-1/4	11	0.120	1.010	1.4480

OD inches	Ave. Wall inches	D/t Ratio	ID inches	Tube Cross Sectional Area (in2)	Internal Area (in2)
0.250	0.020	12.50	0.210	0.0145	0.0346
0.250	0.028	8.93	0.194	0.0195	0.0296
0.250	0.035	7.14	0.180	0.0236	0.0254
0.250	0.049	5.10	0.152	0.0309	0.0181
0.250	0.065	3.85	0.120	0.0378	0.0113
0.375	0.020	18.75	0.335	0.0223	0.0881
0.375	0.028	13.39	0.319	0.0305	0.0799
0.375	0.035	10.71	0.305	0.0374	0.0731
0.375	0.049	7.65	0.277	0.0502	0.0603
0.375	0.065	5.77	0.245	0.0633	0.0471
0.500	0.020	25.00	0.460	0.0302	0.1662
0.500	0.028	17.86	0.444	0.0415	0.1548
0.500	0.035	14.29	0.430	0.0511	0.1452
0.500	0.049	10.20	0.402	0.0694	0.1213
0.500	0.065	7.69	0.370	0.0888	0.1075
0.500	0.083	6.02	0.334	0.1087	0.0876
0.625	0.020	31.25	0.585	0.0380	0.2688
0.625	0.028	22.32	0.569	0.0525	0.2543
0.625	0.035	17.86	0.555	0.0649	0.2419
0.625	0.049	12.76	0.527	0.0887	0.2181
0.625	0.065	9.62	0.495	0.1144	0.1924
0.625	0.083	7.53	0.459	0.1413	0.1655
0.625	0.095	6.58	0.435	0.1582	0.1486
0.625	0.109	5.73	0.407	0.1767	0.1301
0.750	0.028	26.79	0.694	0.0635	0.3783
0.750	0.035	21.43	0.680	0.0786	0.3632
0.750	0.049	15.31	0.652	0.1079	0.3339
0.750	0.065	11.54	0.620	0.1399	0.3019
0.750	0.083	9.04	0.584	0.1739	0.2679
0.750	0.095	7.89	0.560	0.1955	0.2463
0.750	0.109	6.88	0.532	0.2195	0.2223
0.750	0.120	6.25	0.510	0.2375	0.2043
0.875	0.020	43.75	0.835	0.0537	0.5476
0.875	0.028	31.25	0.819	0.0745	0.5268
0.875	0.035	25.00	0.805	0.0924	0.5090
0.875	0.049	17.86	0.777	0.1272	0.4742
0.875	0.065	13.46	0.745	0.1654	0.4359
0.875	0.083	10.54	0.709	0.2065	0.3948
0.875	0.095	9.21	0.685	0.2328	0.3685
0.875	0.109	8.03	0.657	0.2623	0.3390
0.875	0.120	7.29	0.635	0.2846	0.316L7
1.000	0.028	35.71	0.944	0.0855	0.6999
1.000	0.035	28.57	0.930	0.1061	0.6793
1.000	0.049	20.41	0.902	0.1464	0.6390
1.000	0.065	15.38	0.870	0.1909	0.5945
1.000	0.083	12.05	0.834	0.2391	0.5463
1.000	0.095	10.53	0.810	0.2701	0.5153
1.000	0.109	9.17	0.782	0.3051	0.4803
1.000	0.120	8.33	0.760	0.3318	0.4536
1.000	0.134	7.46	0.732	0.3646	0.4208
1.250	0.035	35.71	1.180	0.1336	1.0936
1.250	0.049	25.51	1.152	0.1849	1.0423
1.250	0.065	19.23	1.120	0.2420	0.9852
1.250	0.083	15.06	1.084	0.316L3	0.9229
1.250	0.095	13.16	1.060	0.3447	0.8825
1.250	0.109	11.47	1.032	0.3907	0.8365
1.250	0.120	10.42	1.010	0.4260	0.8012
1.250	0.134	9.33	0.982	0.4698	0.7574
1.500	0.035	42.86	1.430	0.1611	1.6061
1.500	0.049	30.61	1.402	0.2234	1.5438
1.500	0.065	23.08	1.370	0.2930	1.4741
1.500	0.083	18.07	1.334	0.3695	1.3977
1.500	0.095	15.79	1.310	0.4193	1.3478
1.500	0.109	13.76	1.282	0.4763	1.2908
1.500	0.120	12.50	1.260	0.5202	1.2469
1.500	0.134	11.19	1.232	0.5750	1.1921
1.500	0.148	10.14	1.204	0.6286	1.1385
1.750	0.035	50.00	1.680	0.1886	2.2167
1.750	0.049	40.82	1.902	0.3003	2.8413
1.750	0.065	26.92	1.620	0.3441	2.0612
1.750	0.083	21.08	1.584	0.4347	1.9706
1.750	0.095	18.42	1.560	0.4939	1.9113
1.750	0.109	16.06	1.532	0.5619	1.8433
1.750	0.120	14.58	1.510	0.6145	1.7908
1.750	0.134	13.06	1.482	0.6803	1.7250
1.750	0.148	11.82	1.454	0.7449	1.6604
1.750	0.165	10.61	1.420	0.8216	1.5837
2.000	0.035	57.14	1.930	0.2161	2.9255
2.000	0.049	40.82	1.902	0.3003	2.8413
2.000	0.065	30.77	1.870	0.3951	2.7465
2.000	0.083	24.10	1.834	0.4999	2.6417
2.000	0.095	21.05	1.810	0.5685	2.5730
2.000	0.109	18.35	1.782	0.6475	2.4941
2.000	0.120	16.67	1.760	0.7087	2.4328
2.000	0.134	14.93	1.732	0.7855	2.3561
2.000	0.148	13.51	1.704	0.8611	2.2805
2.000	0.165	12.12	1.670	0.9512	2.1904

316/316L Stainless Steel Tube Pressure Rating

OD inches	Ave. Wall inches	Min Yield Strength (PSI)	Min Tensile Strength (PSI)	Theoretical Burst Pressure * (PSI)	Working Pressure (PSI) 25% of Burst	Theoretical Yield Point ** (PSI)	Collapse Pressure *** (PSI)
0.250	0.020	30,000	75,000	14,286	3,571	5,714	4,416
0.250	0.028	30,000	75,000	21,649	5,412	8,660	5,967
0.250	0.035	30,000	75,000	29,167	7,292	11,667	7,224
0.250	0.049	30,000	75,000	48,355	12,089	19,342	9,455
0.250	0.065	30,000	75,000	81,250	20,313	32,500	11,544
0.375	0.020	30,000	75,000	8,955	2,239	3,582	3,029
0.375	0.028	30,000	75,000	13,166	3,292	5,266	4,145
0.375	0.035	30,000	75,000	17,213	4,303	6,885	5,077
0.375	0.049	30,000	75,000	26,534	6,634	10,614	6,816
0.375	0.065	30,000	75,000	39,796	9,949	15,918	8,597
0.500	0.020	30,000	75,000	6,522	1,630	2,609	2,316L
0.500	0.028	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.500	0.035	30,000	75,000	12,209	3,052	4,884	3,906
0.500	0.049	30,000	75,000	18,284	4,571	7,313	5,316L
0.500	0.065	30,000	75,000	26,351	6,588	10,541	6,786
0.500	0.083	30,000	75,000	37,275	9,319	14,910	8,307
0.625	0.020	30,000	75,000	5,128	1,282	2,051	1,859
0.625	0.028	30,000	75,000	7,381	1,845	2,953	2,568
0.625	0.035	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.625	0.049	30,000	75,000	13,947	3,487	5,579	4,335
0.625	0.065	30,000	75,000	19,697	4,924	7,879	5,591
0.625	0.083	30,000	75,000	27,124	6,781	10,850	6,910
0.625	0.095	30,000	75,000	32,759	8,190	13,103	7,734
0.625	0.109	30,000	75,000	40,172	10,043	16,069	8,639
0.750	0.028	30,000	75,000	6,052	1,513	2,421	2,156
0.750	0.035	30,000	75,000	7,721	1,930	3,088	2,669
0.750	0.049	30,000	75,000	11,273	2,818	4,509	3,664
0.750	0.065	30,000	75,000	15,726	3,931	6,290	4,749
0.750	0.083	30,000	75,000	21,318	5,330	8,527	5,905
0.750	0.095	30,000	75,000	25,446	6,362	10,179	6,637
0.750	0.109	30,000	75,000	30,733	7,683	12,293	7,453
0.750	0.120	30,000	75,000	35,294	8,824	14,118	8,064
0.875	0.020	30,000	75,000	3,593	898	1,437	1,340
0.875	0.028	30,000	75,000	5,128	1,282	2,051	1,859
0.875	0.035	30,000	75,000	6,522	1,630	2,609	2,316L
0.875	0.049	30,000	75,000	9,459	2,365	3,784	3,172
0.875	0.065	30,000	75,000	13,087	3,272	5,235	4,126
0.875	0.083	30,000	75,000	17,560	4,390	7,024	5,152
0.875	0.095	30,000	75,000	20,803	5,201	8,321	5,807
0.875	0.109	30,000	75,000	24,886	6,221	9,954	6,543
0.875	0.120	30,000	75,000	28,346	7,087	11,339	7,100
1.000	0.028	30,000	75,000	4,449	1,112	1,780	1,633
1.000	0.035	30,000	75,000	5,645	1,411	2,258	2,027
1.000	0.049	30,000	75,000	8,149	2,037	3,259	2,796
1.000	0.065	30,000	75,000	11,207	2,802	4,483	3,647
1.000	0.083	30,000	75,000	14,928	3,732	5,971	4,567
1.000	0.095	30,000	75,000	17,593	4,398	7,037	5,159
1.000	0.109	30,000	75,000	20,908	5,227	8,363	5,827
1.000	0.120	30,000	75,000	23,684	5,921	9,474	6,336
1.000	0.134	30,000	75,000	27,459	6,865	10,984	6,963
1.250	0.035	30,000	75,000	4,449	1,112	1,780	1,633
1.250	0.049	30,000	75,000	6,380	1,595	2,552	2,260
1.250	0.065	30,000	75,000	8,705	2,176	3,482	2,958
1.250	0.083	30,000	75,000	11,485	2,871	4,594	3,719
1.250	0.095	30,000	75,000	13,443	3,361	5,377	4,213
1.250	0.109	30,000	75,000	15,843	3,961	6,337	4,776
1.250	0.120	30,000	75,000	17,822	4,455	7,129	5,207
1.250	0.134	30,000	75,000	20,468	5,117	8,187	5,742
1.500	0.035	30,000	75,000	3,671	918	1,469	1,367
1.500	0.049	30,000	75,000	5,243	1,311	2,097	1,896
1.500	0.065	30,000	75,000	7,117	1,779	2,847	2,487
1.500	0.083	30,000	75,000	9,333	2,333	3,733	3,136
1.500	0.095	30,000	75,000	10,878	2,719	4,351	3,559
1.500	0.109	30,000	75,000	12,754	3,188	5,101	4,043
1.500	0.120	30,000	75,000	14,286	3,571	5,714	4,416
1.500	0.134	30,000	75,000	16,315	4,079	6,526	4,881
1.500	0.148	30,000	75,000	18,439	4,610	7,375	5,336
1.750	0.035	30,000	75,000	3,125	781	1,250	1,176
1.750	0.049	30,000	75,000	3,864	966	1,546	1,434
1.750	0.065	30,000	75,000	6,019	1,505	2,407	2,146
1.750	0.083	30,000	75,000	7,860	1,965	3,144	2,711
1.750	0.095	30,000	75,000	9,135	2,284	3,654	3,080
1.750	0.109	30,000	75,000	10,672	2,668	4,213	3,504
1.750	0.120	30,000	75,000	11,921	2,980	4,768	3,832
1.750	0.134	30,000	75,000	13,563	3,391	5,425	4,242
1.750	0.148	30,000	75,000	15,268	3,817	6,107	4,645
1.750	0.165	30,000	75,000	17,430	4,357	6,972	5,124
2.000	0.035	30,000	75,000	2,720	680	1,088	1,032
2.000	0.049	30,000	75,000	3,864	966	1,546	1,434
2.000	0.065	30,000	75,000	5,214	1,303	2,086	1,887
2.000	0.083	30,000	75,000	6,788	1,697	2,715	2,387
2.000	0.095	30,000	75,000	7,873	1,968	3,149	2,715
2.000	0.109	30,000	75,000	9,175	2,294	3,670	3,092
2.000	0.120	30,000	75,000	10,227	2,557	4,091	3,384
2.000	0.134	30,000	75,000	11,605	2,901	4,642	3,751
2.000	0.148	30,000	75,000	13,028	3,257	5,211	4,111
2.000	0.165	30,000	75,000	14,820	3,705	5,928	4,542

Diameter Tolerance 316 Stainless Steel Tube, 316L stainless steel tubing tolerances

NPS	ASTM A312 TP316/316L OD Tolerance
	+		–
	inch	mm	inch	mm
1/8~1 1 /2 > 1 1 /2~4 > 4~8 > 8~18 > 18~26 > 26~34 > 34~48	1/64(0.015) 1/32(0.031) 1/16(0.062) 3/32(0.093) 1/8(0.125) 5/32(0.156) 3/16(0.187)	0.4 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.2 4.0 4.8	1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031) 1/32(0.031)	0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

Wall Thickness Tolerance Stainless Steel 316/316L Tub

NPS	ASTM A312 TP 316/316L WT Tolerance, %
	+	–
1/8-2 1 /2	20.0	12.5
3~18, t/D≤ 5%	22.5	12.5
3~18, t/D> 5%	15.0	12.5
≥ 20, welded	17.5	12.5
≥ 20, seamless, t/D≤ 5%	22.5	12.5
≥ 20, seamless, t/D> 5%	15.0	12.5

Difference Between 316 and 316L Stainless Steel Tubes

Parameter	Stainless Steel 316 Tubes	Stainless Steel 316L Tubes
Carbon Composition	Contains a standard carbon level, up to 0.08%	Features reduced carbon content, limited to 0.03%
Welding Performance	Welding may require post-weld heat treatment to maintain corrosion resistance	Designed for welding without the risk of carbide precipitation
Corrosion Protection	Offers excellent resistance to corrosion in most environments	Provides enhanced corrosion resistance, particularly in welded areas
Mechanical Strength	Slightly higher tensile and yield strength	Marginally lower tensile strength compared to SS 316
Intergranular Corrosion Resistance	Can be vulnerable to intergranular corrosion after welding	Highly resistant due to low-carbon chemistry
Cost Factor	Generally more economical because of conventional processing	Slightly higher cost owing to controlled low-carbon production
Typical Applications	Commonly used in marine, structural, and pressure-bearing systems	Preferred for pharmaceutical, chemical processing, and food-grade applications
Heat Resistance	Performs well under elevated temperatures	Comparable heat resistance with improved stability in welded heat-affected zones
Standards Compliance	Conforms to ASTM A312, ASTM A213, ASTM A269, and related standards	Complies with the same standards, optimized for low-carbon applications
Magnetic Properties	Non-magnetic in annealed condition	Also non-magnetic when annealed

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Our Range of SS 316/316L Tubes Includes:

• Stainless Steel 316 Seamless Tubes
• Stainless Steel 316L Seamless Tubes
• SS UNS S31600 Tubing / SS UNS S31603 Tubing
• SS TP316L Welded Tubes
• ASTM A213 TP316/316L Seamless Tubes
• ASTM A249 TP316/316L Welded Tubes
• ASTM A269 SS 316L Welded Tubes
• ASTM A554 SS 316/316L Square and Hollow Tubes
• SS 316L Polished Tubing
• SS 316/316L Capillary & Instrumentation Tubes
• 316 SS Heat Exchanger & Superheater Tubes
• 316/316L Coiled Tubes

Product Grades & Standards:

• Grades: SS 316 (UNS S31600), SS 316L (UNS S31603)
• EN Grades: 1.4401 / 1.4436 (316), 1.4404 / 1.4435 (316L)
• Standards: ASTM A213, A249, A269, A554, EN 10216-5, EN 10217-7

Applications of Stainless Steel 316/316L Tubes in Various Industries

Stainless Steel 316/316L Tubes finds application in the following sectors: 

• Chemical and Petrochemical Processing
• Pharmaceutical and Food Processing Equipment
• Marine and Offshore Engineering
• Heat Exchangers and Condensers
• Oil and Gas Refineries
• Nuclear and Thermal Power Plants
• Architectural and Structural Applications
• Pulp and Paper Industry
• Water Treatment Plants
• Automotive and Aerospace Components

Why Choose Metinox Overseas for 316 / 316L Stainless Steel Tubes?

We are a reputable manufacturer and distributor of Stainless Steel 316/316L Tubes with the following reasons:

• High Quality: We obtain high quality raw materials to provide longevity and durability.
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