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.
Steel pins are the strongest dowel pins. Steel pins are precision ground except for 1/32" diameter pins. Pins with a black-oxide finish have some corrosion resistance. 1215 carbon steel pins are easier to machine than other steel pins.Tolearance is -0.01/-0.012. also have stainless steel to choose
