It is a tapered pin that holds the deflector linkage together on a Pelton unit. As such, it gets a lot of water on it. Well, just the end that is exposed. We are replacing the shafts and have to drill new holes for new taper pins to put it back together.
Any suggestions on material that meets these spec's? A search on matweb.com brought up some SS and a lot of beryllium copper. Thought I was on Galaxy Quest.
Hi guys,
Working on an old (same age as me) hydro plant and need to know what material I'm seeing. The print says Steel 125/105 16/50. I assume the 125 is ultimate strength of 125,000 psi and the 105 is yield strength of 105000 psi. The 16 would be percent yield but what the heck is the...