An improved-machining version, 316/316L Project 70®+ stainless enables machining speed improvements of 50% or more over AISI Type 316/316L stainless. Offering reduced tool wear, improved finishes, and increased machine speeds and feeds to help improve productivity and reduce part costs, it is a good general purpose product for simple and complex parts at a wide range of machining speeds. 316L Project 70®+ minimizes carbide precipitation during welding and has been used in the as-welded condition in a variety of corrosive applications.