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Pump shaft material for water application
Which is better material for submerged pump shaft. SS 316 or SS 410.
Application is filtered water.
Avinash Ambardekar
engineer - Bangalore, India
October 22, 2010
410 is a lot stronger, but it will rust a lot quicker. If you have a near neutral pH and low chlorides, I would probably use 304 as it will work well and is normally more available and cheaper.
James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
October 25, 2010
Tungsten Carbide may be the best substitute.
Khozem Vahaanwala
Saify Ind
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
December 4, 2010
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