Grade Profile

1.4404 / 316L Welded Stainless Steel Tube

EHG manufactures welded stainless steel tube in grade 1.4404 (316L) at our facility in Steinberg, Germany. The low-carbon version of 1.4401 - the most common marine and chemical-processing tube grade, chosen wherever both chloride resistance and heavy welding are involved.

Also Known As

1.4404 welded stainless steel tube is specified and sold internationally under several equivalent names:

EN (Kurzname) X2CrNiMo17-12-2
ASTM / AISI (USA) 316L
UNS (USA) S31603
AISI (USA) 316L
JIS (Japan) SUS316L
SS (Sweden) 2348
AFNOR (France) Z3CND18.12.02
BS (UK) 316S11
Common / trade name V4A

Technical Data

EN 1.4404 / X2CrNiMo17-12-2 — ASTM / AISI 316L.

Chemical Composition (% by mass, cast analysis)

Carbon (C) ≤ 0.030 %
Silicon (Si) ≤ 1.00 %
Manganese (Mn) ≤ 2.00 %
Phosphorus (P) ≤ 0.045 %
Sulfur (S) ≤ 0.015 %
Nitrogen (N) ≤ 0.10 %
Chromium (Cr) 16.5 - 18.5 %
Molybdenum (Mo) 2.00 - 2.50 %
Nickel (Ni) 10.0 - 13.0 %

Mechanical Properties (room temperature)

0.2 % proof strength (Rp0.2) ≥ 190 MPa
1 % proof strength (Rp1.0) ≥ 225 MPa
Tensile strength (Rm) 490 - 690 MPa
Elongation after fracture (A, longitudinal) ≥ 40 %
Elongation after fracture (A, transverse) ≥ 30 %

Corrosion Resistance Index

PREN (Cr + 3.3×Mo + 16×N) 24.9

Available Standards

1.4404 welded stainless steel tube from EHG can be ordered to the following standards:

General & mechanical engineering tube DIN EN 10296-2
Welded tube for pressure purposes DIN EN 10217-7
Food & pharmaceutical industry tube DIN EN 10357
Pipe classes for process plants DIN 21057-11
Corrosion-resisting steels (supplementary conditions) SEW 470
Welded pipe (USA) ASTM A312 / ASME SA-312
Boiler, superheater & heat-exchanger tube (USA) ASTM A249 / ASME SA-249

Typical Applications

What our customers build with 1.4404 / 316L welded tubes:

  • Marine & offshore fittings — heavily welded structures needing chloride resistance.
  • Chemical process piping — welded pipework for aggressive process media.
  • Pharmaceutical & biotech — welded vessels and piping requiring low-carbon corrosion resistance.
  • Wastewater & desalination — tube in brackish or treated-water systems.

Alloy Surcharge History

EUR/kg — February 2013 to September 2026

September 2026 (current) 4.65 €/kg
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 20132015201720192021202320252026 4.65 €/kg

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Period€/kg
September 20264.65
August 20264.59
July 20264.72
June 20264.64
May 20264.39
April 20264.40

Last 12 Months

Period€/kg
September 20264.65
August 20264.59
July 20264.72
June 20264.64
May 20264.39
April 20264.40
March 20264.18
February 20264.00
January 20263.66
December 20253.78
November 20253.77
October 20253.76

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PeriodAlloy surcharge (€/kg)
September 20264.65
August 20264.59
July 20264.72
June 20264.64
May 20264.39
April 20264.40
March 20264.18
February 20264.00
January 20263.66
December 20253.78
November 20253.77
October 20253.76
September 20253.68
August 20253.55
July 20253.59
June 20253.59
May 20253.75
April 20253.97
March 20254.01
February 20254.05
January 20254.03
December 20243.96
November 20243.98
October 20243.82
September 20243.88
August 20244.12
July 20244.39
June 20244.32
May 20244.03
April 20243.99
March 20243.80
February 20243.73
January 20243.64
December 20233.88
November 20234.15
October 20234.32
September 20234.28
August 20234.21
July 20234.46
June 20234.66
May 20234.84
April 20235.80
March 20236.29
February 20235.85
January 20235.37
December 20224.86
November 20224.81
October 20224.60
September 20224.42
August 20224.71
July 20225.30
June 20225.45
May 20226.39
April 20225.50
March 20224.59
February 20224.32
January 20224.22
December 20214.08
November 20213.89
October 20213.94
September 20213.85
August 20213.67
July 20213.34
June 20213.06
May 20212.92
April 20213.05
March 20213.01
February 20212.78
January 20212.61
December 20202.50
November 20202.37
October 20202.38
September 20202.20
August 20202.19
July 20202.21
June 20202.26
May 20202.13
April 20202.23
March 20202.39
February 20202.43
January 20202.41
December 20192.66
November 20192.97
October 20192.98
September 20192.71
August 20192.44
July 20192.41
June 20192.44
May 20192.55
April 20192.53
March 20192.36
February 20192.19
January 20192.27
December 20182.40
November 20182.46
October 20182.51
September 20182.63
August 20182.66
July 20182.78
June 20182.62
May 20182.47
April 20182.47
March 20182.38
February 20182.25
January 20182.12
December 20172.21
November 20172.05
October 20172.05
September 20171.84
August 20171.79
July 20171.91
June 20172.05
May 20172.23
April 20172.32
March 20172.21
February 20172.24
January 20172.15
December 20161.93
November 20161.81
October 20161.69
September 20161.78
August 20161.67
July 20161.53
June 20161.48
May 20161.35
April 20161.37
March 20161.30
February 20161.37
January 20161.42
December 20151.53
November 20151.55
October 20151.54
September 20151.70
August 20151.85
July 20152.02
June 20152.09
May 20152.13
April 20152.18
March 20152.21
February 20152.17
January 20152.22
December 20142.13
November 20142.24
October 20142.52
September 20142.45
August 20142.45
July 20142.51
June 20142.40
May 20142.04
April 20141.82
March 20141.78
February 20141.75
January 20141.70
December 20131.75
November 20131.69
October 20131.76
September 20131.79
August 20131.81
July 20131.96
February 20132.09

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