Design, test and produce metal parts with 3D-iT 316L Stainless steel 3D printing, that are simply not possible with standard manufacturing. Create lightweight, high-strength structures and deliver new capabilities.
Custom-made products
3D-iT can supply 316L steel 3D printed products. Different low-carbon grade stainless steel is fine-tuned for producing parts with high corrosion resistance and serializability. 316L yields crack free and completely dense parts for all your applications.
Material Description
Austenitic stainless steel type 316L is the extra low carbon grade of 316. This steel is a general-purpose material with excellent mechanical and corrosion properties at room temperature. Its chloride resistance makes this specific grade of stainless steel suitable for marine applications. 316L stainless steel is also the preferred material for use in hydrogen atmospheres or hydrogen piping/cooling applications. Furthermore, 316L retains good mechanical properties at sub-zero and even cryogenic temperatures and is suitable for structural components in low-temperature applications
Ideal applications for Metal 3D Printing
01Lightweight
Reduce weight, improve stiffness-to-weight ratio through topological optimization, hollowing, applying internal lattice structures and/or consolidating assemblies to reduce fasteners.
02Part Consolidation
Manage your part count and eliminate critical assembly processes such as welding that require extensive quality control and inspection. Reduce assembly time and cost by eliminating the need of sub-assembly labor and jigs and fixtures
03Fluid Flow
Rethink design and enable fluid and airflow design to achieve best cooling, heating, mixing or other fluid flow in a part. Make the best of use of CFD by producing geometries that are truly optimized for fluid dynamics and not achievable with conventional production technologies.
04Functional Improvement
Design outside the subtractive tool box and increase the functionality of your component or product by making use of the design freedom 316L offers.
316L Stainless SteelTechnical Specifications
Standard lead time
Minimum of 10 working days, depending on part size, number of components and finishing degrees
Default Infill
100%
Standard accuracy
+- 0.3% (with a lower limit of +- 0.2mm)
Shrinkage
Compensated
Layer thickness
0.05mm
Minimum wall thickness
1mm – 3mm
Minimum detail
0.5 – 1mm
Warping Risk
Parts over 140mm and thin long structures
Interlocking Parts
Not Accepted
Embossing
0.5mm
Engraving
0.5mm
Maximum Part Size
400mm x 325mm x 325mm
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