GRADE GUIDE · 316L
316L is the low-carbon marine stainless — 2–3% molybdenum for chloride resistance, carbon capped at 0.03% so welds stay clean. It is the most specified stainless grade in Gulf coastal and process work: seawater splash zones, pool surrounds, chemical lines, desalination auxiliaries.
Also listed as: UNS S31603 · EN 1.4404 · X2CrNiMo17-12-2 · SUS 316L
Stainless steel · cut_piece
1 × 1219 × 2438 mm · 23.78 kg
DIC · Origin No · 1 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 5,710.00 /pc≈ AED 240.1/kg · excl. VAT
Stainless steel · cut_piece
1.2 × 1220 × 2550 mm · 29.87 kg
DIC · Origin No · 8 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 7,170.00 /pc≈ AED 240.0/kg · excl. VAT
Stainless steel · cut_piece
1.5 × 1219 × 2695 mm · 39.42 kg
DIC · Origin No · 1 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 9,465.00 /pc≈ AED 240.1/kg · excl. VAT
Stainless steel · cut_piece
1.5 × 1220 × 3000 mm · 43.92 kg
DIC · Origin No · 2 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 10,545.00 /pc≈ AED 240.1/kg · excl. VAT
Stainless steel · cut_piece
2 × 1219 × 2438 mm · 47.55 kg
DIC · Origin No · 1 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 11,415.00 /pc≈ AED 240.1/kg · excl. VAT
Stainless steel · cut_piece
0.6 × 1500 × 3000 mm · 21.6 kg
DIC · Origin No · 3 pcs · Listed 14 Aug 2026
AED 5,185.00 /pc≈ AED 240.0/kg · excl. VAT
Subject to Prior Sale and Final Availability Confirmation.
In practice 316L is the UAE's default "serious" stainless. Consultants specify it wherever salt or chemistry is involved, and because nearly all of that work is welded, the L variant — immune to weld-zone sensitisation — has largely displaced plain 316 in plate and pipe. Most modern material is dual-certified 316/316L anyway.
A 316L off-cut with its mill certificate is genuinely useful surplus: the grade carries a real premium at the mill, and jobs that need it tend to need a metre, not a tonne. Check the MTC badge on the listing — pieces with an EN 10204 3.1 certificate release the document to you after purchase.
Yes — it is the standard choice for pool surrounds and coastal balustrades. Rinse-down maintenance still helps; even 316L tea-stains if chloride deposits sit on it unwashed.
Almost always — 316L meets 316 chemistry apart from carbon, and dual-certified material satisfies both. Only a spec that leans on 316's slightly higher strength minimum would block the swap; check the certificate.
2205 is roughly twice as strong and more resistant to chloride pitting and cracking, with less nickel. For structural marine parts it often wins; 316L keeps the advantage in formability and availability.