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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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