Use dowel pins as pivots, hinges, shafts, jigs, and fixtures to locate or hold parts. For a tight fit, your hole should be equal to or slightly smaller than the diameter shown. Breaking strength is measured as double shear, which is the force required to break a pin into three pieces.

400 nickel pins and grade 2 titanium pins resist salt water and caustic chemicals. Titanium pins are about as strong as steel pins, but 40% lighter. They are not magnetic.

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