Stationary peg for a coal pulverizer

A coal pulverizer having a grinding chamber and a center shaft defining an axis of rotation and configured for rotational motion within the grinding chamber, the coal pulverizer including a stationary peg for attaching to an interior wall of the grinding chamber, the stationary peg comprising a base portion having a front surface with a groove defined therein and an elongate portion extending from the front surface of the base portion, the elongate portion having an upper surface including a layer of a protective material disposed thereon, wherein the groove in the front surface of the base portion is positioned in the same plane as the layer of protective material and at least a portion of the layer of protective material extends into the groove.

A stationary peg for attaching to an interior wall of a grinding chamber comprising a base portion and an elongate portion extending from the base portion having an upper surface with a layer of a protective material disposed thereon, wherein the elongate portion has a generally triangular cross-sectional profile and the protective material is of a greater hardness than the material used to form the elongate portion.