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316 Stainless Steel

316 Stainless Steel is one of the most popular manu- facturing materials currently being used in chromatography applications. It offers tremendous physical strength as well as the best chemical resistance of all of the 300- series stainless steels. Because of the metallic nature of this material, it is best to compare the chemical being used with a database listing to determine if any interaction is suspected.


Temperature Range up to 250° C
Thread Strength Excellent
Oxygen Permeability N/A
pH Range 1 - 14
Sterilization Techniques gamma irradiation; ethylene oxide; thermal
Autoclavable? Y




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