austenitic stainless steel

316Ti — what the data actually supports

316Ti is a austenitic stainless steel, S31635, EN 1.4571. This page carries 7 sourced values and marks 3 properties as not established, with the reason for each. Values that reach only E3 are usable for screening and not as design allowables — the difference is stated per row rather than left to you.

UNS
S31635
EN
1.4571
Data
partial

Data completeness: partial. Last verified 19 August 2026.


Designations

Common name316Ti
UNSS31635
EN number1.4571
ClassAustenitic stainless steel
Specified byASTM A240/A240M, EN 10088-2

316Ti solves the same problem as 316L by the opposite route. Instead of removing the carbon, it adds titanium, which grabs the carbon first and forms titanium carbides, leaving the chromium in solution where it is useful. The practical consequence is that 316Ti keeps its stabilisation at temperature, where 316L only avoids the problem on the way through — which is why the titanium grades survive in the creep range and the L grades are not specified there.


Properties, with what each one rests on

PropertyValueUnitConditionEvidenceSourceRetrieved
Proof strength Rp0.2, minimum (EN)240MPacold rolled coil and sheet, 20 °CE3EN 10088-2 via Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Tensile strength Rm, minimum540MPacold rolled; datasheet gives a 540–690 rangeE3EN 10088-2 via Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Elongation A, minimum40%cold rolled; A and A80 both 40E3EN 10088-2 via Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
PREN24from typical composition, not from a heatE3Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Density8.0g/cm³20 °CE3Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Modulus of elasticity200GPa20 °CE3Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Thermal conductivity15W/(m·K)20 °CE3Outokumpu Supra range datasheet — molybdenum-alloyed austenitic stainless steels2026-08-20
Titanium content and the Ti:C ratio required for stabilisationnot establishedthe ratio is set by the standard, which is paywalled; the datasheet lists titanium only as present
Elevated temperature strengthnot establishedthe datasheet consulted carries no elevated temperature table for this grade
Composition limitsnot establishedASTM A240 is paywalled; the datasheet gives typical values, which are not limits

7 sourced values, 3 gaps named. Publishing the gaps is more useful than filling them from an aggregator that does not say where its numbers came from. The routes to filling them are the standard itself, a mill datasheet, or a mill certificate for your actual heat — which supersedes both at E5.


Where the numbers come from

PREN. 16.8% Cr and 2.1% Mo in the datasheet’s own formula give 23.7, printed as 24. Titanium does not appear in the formula, so stabilisation buys nothing in pitting terms.

Why we do not just copy an aggregator. Because then this page would be a worse copy of MatWeb with no way for you to tell which rows to trust, and the one thing we have that MatWeb does not is the evidence column. Our coverage and its limits.


What 316Ti is usually chosen for

Service where the part sits in the sensitisation range long enough that low carbon alone will not save it — exhaust and flue components, jacketed vessels, anything cycling through the mid hundreds of degrees. It is also the grade written into a lot of older European drawings, and requalifying those to 316L is often more work than buying 316Ti.

And what it is usually rejected for

Surface finish and cleanliness. Titanium carbides and nitrides are hard inclusions; they show up as streaks on polished surfaces and they are unwelcome in high-purity and food-contact work, where 316L is the default for exactly that reason. It is also less widely stocked than 316L in most product forms, which turns a small specification decision into a lead-time conversation.

The number to be more careful with than any of the above is the difference between a specified minimum and a typical value — a floor the standard guarantees, versus what a supplier’s production usually does. The full version, and the most expensive routine mistake in material data.


Compare

316Ti vs 316l


What this page does not cover

  • The titanium content and the stabilisation ratio are not established here, and they are what make the grade what it is.
  • No elevated temperature values, which is the service the grade exists for.
  • The ASTM plate minima are not established here.
  • Fatigue, fracture toughness and chloride stress corrosion cracking.
  • Weld filler selection for stabilised grades, which differs from 316L.

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