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- COA on request — PSD, sphericity, flow rate, chemistry
- Mutual NDA before any file or spec review
CNPC 316L Powder for Metal 3D Printing | 15–53 µm LPBF – 10 kg / 22 lbs
CNPC 316L Stainless Steel powder price: $380 per 10 kg ($38.00/kg)
CNPC 316L powder for LPBF — made by CNPC Powder, nitrogen gas-atomized, 15–53 µm, sold in 10 kg containers.
- Certificate of analysis (COA) for the lot, on request
Manufacturer: CNPC Powder
What your process engineer actually checks
Locked, traceable lot chemistry
A COA on request documents PSD, sphericity, flow rate, apparent density, and full chemistry — and a lot number you can trace.
A materials engineer on the line
Questions on ferrite content, flowability, recyclate ratios, or HIP response? A materials engineer answers directly — not a contact-form bot. NDA standard.
CNPC Powder · 316L · LPBF metal powder
CNPC 316L — the workhorse austenitic stainless for LPBF — corrosion-resistant, ductile and forgiving to print, for everything from fluid-handling parts to fixtures. Sold by Additive Plus in 10 kg containers at a published price.
Made by CNPC Powder. Nitrogen gas-atomized austenitic stainless steel powder from CNPC Powder’s own atomization plant in Fengyang, China. CNPC is ISO 9001 certified, a member of MPIF and EPMA, and exports metal powders to more than 40 countries. Additive Plus sells and supports it in the US: you order and pay here, and our materials engineer answers your questions.
Powder at a glance
Why teams run it
Corrosion-resistant
Molybdenum-bearing austenitic stainless — a proven choice for fluid, food-contact-adjacent, marine and chemical-processing parts.
Forgiving to print
Ductile, weldable, no age-hardening step required — one of the easiest alloys to qualify on a new LPBF machine.
Named manufacturer, COA on request
Made by CNPC Powder and shipped in sealed 10 kg containers with the lot’s certificate of analysis — you know exactly whose powder is in your machine.
Published price, 10 kg packs
$38/kg in a 10 kg pack, ordered online — no account, no mill-size minimum. Larger quantities quoted on request.
What you can print
Representative examples of LPBF parts in this alloy family.
Where it’s used
- Manifolds, valves & fittings — fluid-handling parts with internal channels.
- Jigs, fixtures & tooling — durable shop-floor aids, made on demand.
- Marine & chemical processing — corrosion-resistant functional parts.
- Prototypes & end-use parts — brackets, housings and connectors.
How LPBF printing works
1 · Load & printFill the dispenser and run your 316L parameter set — a laser melts each layer of powder under inert gas.
2 · Stress-relieve & removeStress-relieve on the plate, then cut parts off and remove supports.
3 · Heat-treat & finishApply the heat treatment your spec calls for, then machine, blast or polish. Sieve and reuse the unmelted powder.
Chemical composition
| Iron (Fe) | Balance |
| Chromium (Cr) | 16.0–18.0% |
| Nickel (Ni) | 10.0–14.0% |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 2.0–3.0% |
| Carbon (C) | ≤ 0.03% |
Main alloying elements as published by CNPC; the full chemistry of your lot is on its COA.
Mechanical properties
| Tensile strength, heat treated | ≥ 745 MPa |
| Yield strength, heat treated | ≥ 366 MPa |
| Elongation, heat treated | ≥ 28% |
| Hardness, heat treated | 245 HV1 |
| Heat treatment | 1000 °C, 45 minutes |
| Relative density | 99.95% |
Mechanical figures published by the manufacturer for this grade. Treat them as a starting point for your own qualification, not a guaranteed result on your machine.
Specifications
| Material | 316L stainless steel |
| Designation | UNS S31603 · AISI 316L · 1.4404 |
| Particle size (PSD) | 15–53 µm |
| Size distribution | D10 10–25 µm · D50 25–40 µm · D90 40–60 µm |
| Flow rate (Hall) | ≤ 20 s / 50 g |
| Apparent density | ≥ 3.5 g/cm³ |
| Tap density | ≥ 4.0 g/cm³ |
| Sphericity | ≥ 80% |
| Atomization | Nitrogen gas-atomized |
| Oxygen | 0.05–0.10% |
| Manufacturer | CNPC Powder |
| Country of origin | China (Fengyang, Anhui) |
| Package | 10 kg sealed container |
| Documentation | Certificate of analysis (COA) for the lot, on request |
| Ship date | Confirmed by email after you order |
What you get & how you buy
- A sealed 10 kg container of 316L powder, 15–53 µm.
- A certificate of analysis (COA) for the lot.
- Ship date confirmed by email after you order — if it does not work for you, we cancel and refund in full.
- Setup recommendations — recommended starting parameters from our materials engineer. A starting point you tune on your own machine, not a guaranteed printer-specific profile.
- A materials engineer on call for parameters, sieving and powder reuse. NDA on request.
Add to cart — $380 Talk to a materials engineer
Made in China. If your program requires US- or allied-origin material (for example DFARS-compliant supply), see our Carpenter Additive alternative or ask our engineer.
Need more than a few containers?
For 50 kg and up, a different particle-size cut, or a grade we don’t list, write to us — we quote larger lots directly with CNPC.
FAQ
What is the minimum order?
One 10 kg container. For larger quantities, write to us for a volume quote.
When will it ship?
After you place your order we confirm availability and the ship date by email. If that date does not work for you, we cancel the order and refund it in full.
Which printers can run it?
Any open LPBF system with parameters for 316L — for example EOS, SLM/Nikon SLM, Renishaw, Farsoon, and our own AO Metal printers. We share recommended starting parameters; you tune them on your machine.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — on request: a certificate of analysis (COA) for the lot, with its chemistry and particle-size data.
Who makes this powder?
CNPC Powder, a metal-powder manufacturer with its own atomization plant in Fengyang, China. Additive Plus sells and supports it in the US.
CNPC 316L — $380 per 10 kg
Made by CNPC Powder · 15–53 µm · COA on request · ship date confirmed after you order. Not sure it fits your machine? Talk to a materials engineer first.
| Brand | CNPC Powder |
| Technology | Metal LPBF |
| Powder Package | 10 kg bottle |
| PSD (particle size distribution) | 15–53 micrometres |
| Printing Materials | Metal Powders |
| Material | 316L |
| Country of origin | China |
| Production Method | Nitrogen Gas Atomized |
| Application | Composite Tooling, Engineering, Jigs & Fixtures, Manufacturing |
We atomize our own. Custom variants on request.
Tighter PSD, modified chemistry, custom blend? Our ATO atomization lab runs custom batches in 3–4 weeks. Biocompatible, refractory, proprietary — all in-house, verified before ship.
Complete the workflow
- ✓ 316L — stronger pitting and chemical resistance than 304 stainless
- ✓ Precision-ground flatness for consistent first-layer adhesion
- ✓ Made to order — choose your speed below: Express 2–3 wks, or Standard 6–8 wks (save ~45%)
Immersion-separation industrial vacuum for reactive metal powder — aluminium, titanium and similar alloys — in 3D printing and powder handling. Captures powder under liquid so it's never a dry, ignition-sensitive cloud. ATEX-rated, antistatic, single-phase.
- ✓ For reactive AM powder (Al, Ti, Mg) — the safe alternative to a dry vacuum
- ✓ Two-stage antistatic filtration + grounded construction · ATEX docs on request
- ✓ In US stock · ships in 2 business days · genuine Delfin unit
Hose and tools are not part of the standard configuration. The Delfin KT1006 accessory kit ($721) fits this 2-inch inlet: 10 ft hose, wand, floor brush and nozzle.
Automated 2-in-1 blasting cell that depowders and surface-finishes powder-bed 3D-printed parts in one enclosed, software-controlled cycle.
- ✓ Depowdering + surface finishing in one ATEX-compliant cell
- ✓ Polymer PBF (SLS, MJF, HSS, SAF) + de-powdered metal parts
- ✓ Lead time: 6–9 weeks — built to order · install + training included
CNPC 17-4PH powder for LPBF — made by CNPC Powder, nitrogen gas-atomized, 15–53 µm, sold in 10 kg containers.
- 10 kg container · $38.50/kg · $385
- Certificate of analysis (COA) for the lot, on request
- Ship date confirmed by email after you order
Manufacturer: CNPC Powder · materials engineer on call · order below or talk to an engineer first.
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