XM-19 Stainless Steel, a highly fabricable, highly weldable, nitrogen
strengthened, austenitic stainless steel, provides twice the yield
strength of stainless steel type 316 and a resistance to corrosion
equivalent to type 316. Even after extreme forming, XM-19 Stainless
Steel stays non-magnetic. Due to all these advantages, it is often used
in boat shafting, marine hardware, pumps, valves, and fasteners. The
machinability of XM-19 Stainless Steel is comparable to that of alloy
316 or 317. It is formable, but there will be more springback with XM-19
than with other austenitic stainless steels. To achieve maximum
hardness, use cold working. Because of XM-19's high tendency toward work
hardening, process anneal the work piece after forming to relieve
stress.
