Question
Is there any special use of cable ties made of the steel grade 316? Steel grade 304 is corrosion-resistant also.
Answer
Stainless steel of grade 304 has specific physical and qualities that make it possible to use the products made of this grade of steel in many spheres. Grade 316 is a so-called better variant of grade 304. It has molybdenum in its composition that acts for such qualities like resistance to pitting and gap corrosion, resistance to chlorine and seawater, resistance to acids like sulphuric acid, boric acid, formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, and lactic acid. It is also called marine stainless steel. That is why they are widely used in such industries as the food industry, medicine, oil and gas industry, electrotechnical sphere, machine building, subway, shipbuilding, and automobile industry.