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INTRODUCTION
SOME HELPFUL NOTES ABOUT THREADS
THREAD MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES
SECTION A -- FOR MAJOR DIAMETERS FROM 0.3 mm TO 7.7 mm
SECTION A (continuation) -- FOR MAJOR DIAMETERS FROM 7.8 mm TO 64 mm
SECTION B -- PITCH CONVERSION TABLE
CHART I -- HOW THE 3 MOST POPULAR THREADS ARE IDENTIFIED and CHART II -- DESIGNATION
EXAMPLES OF VARIOUS THREADS and TABLE III -- DIAGRAMS IV THRU VII -- THREAD ANGLES
DIAGRAM VIII -- THREAD ANGLE 47.5 DEG. vs 60 DEG.
DIAGRAMS II and III -- RULER & MICROMETER PIX
CHART IV -- TAP DRILL FORMULA FOR METRIC THREADS
CHART VIII -- HOW TO CALCULATE THE MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE METRIC MALE THREAD WHEN ONLY
THE FEMALE THREAD IS KNOWN.
INTRODUCTION
TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN THREAD, CERTAIN TOOLS AND DATA ARE NECESSARY. INCLUDED IN THESE
CHARTS ARE A HELPFUL COMPILATION OF THE DATA NEEDED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MOST
EXTERNAL (MALE) THREADS FROM THE THREE MOST POPULAR THREAD SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD, METRIC
STANDARDS, U.S.A.(INCH) STANDARDS, AND THE BRITISH (INCH) STANDARDS. ALSO THIS CHART WILL
OUTLINE THE USEFUL TOOLS AND PROCEDURES IN ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN THREAD.
1. MEASURE THE MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE MALE THREAD. {THE MAJOR DIAMETER IS THE OUTSIDE
DIAMETER (OD) OF THE MALE THREAD}. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY AN INTERNAL (FEMALE) THREAD
THESE DATA CHARTS WILL NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
MEASURING INTERNAL (FEMALE) THREADS; SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN CHART VIII.
2. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH {OR THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER CENTIMETER
(cm)}. SEE SECTION (B) FOR CONVERSIONS FROM PITCH TO THREADS PER INCH, AND/OR THREADS PER
CENTIMETER. AN IDEAL WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MEASUREMENT IS WITH PITCH GAGES OR WITH
THREAD GAGES (Note: PITCH GAGES ARE QUITE INEXPENSIVE). HOWEVER, USING A RULE AND TAKING A
CAREFUL COUNT OF THREADS IS NORMALLY ACCEPTABLE.
CHART I
CHART II
NOTE: CLASS OF FIT - SUCH AS THE U.S.A. '2A/2B' OR THE METRIC '6G/6h'
ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE DATA INCLUDED IN THESE CHARTS.
TABLE III
2. METRIC COARSE THREAD DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE PITCH SPECIFIED. THE ABSENCE OF THE PITCH
SPECIFICATION INDICATES THAT THE THREAD WILL BE FROM THE COARSE THREAD SERIES.
3. THE NOMINAL DIAMETER OF METRIC PIPE THREADS, BOTH TAPERED AND PARALLEL IS THE SAME AS
THE MAJOR DIAMETER (OD) OF THE THREAD. HOWEVER, THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE NOMINAL
PIPE THREAD DIAMETERS CORRESPOND TO THE APPROXIMATE INSIDE DIAMETER (ID) OF THE PIPE OR
TUBE. IN SECTION (A), ALL THE THREADS ARE LISTED IN ASCENDING MAJOR DIAMETER SIZE ORDER. THIS
PLACES THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE PIPE THREADS AMONG THREAD DIAMETERS WHICH ARE
LARGER THAN THEIR NOMINAL SIZE.
4. MOST METRIC COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA USE THE BRITISH BASED INCH SYSTEM (ISO) FOR
MEASURING NON-HYDRAULIC/PNEUMATIC PIPE AND TUBING THREADS. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE
THREAD DESIGNATIONS FOLLOW:
THREADS EQUIVALENT TO BSPT (BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - TAPERED) ARE DESIGNATED IN GERMANY AS:
R 1/4 keg; IN FRANCE: G 1/4 co; IN JAPAN: PT 1/4; IN BRITAIN: R 1/4.
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R228 PARALLEL PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY -
DIN 259; BRITAIN - BS 2779; JAPAN - JIS B 0202
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R7 TAPERED PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY - DIN
2999; BRITAIN - BS 21; JAPAN - JIS B 0203
5. IN THE BRITISH SYSTEM THERE IS NO NEED TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. EACH OF
THE BRITISH THREAD SERIES HAVE ONLY ONE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH ALLOCATED WITHIN ITS
SERIES AND NOMINAL DIAMETER.
6. THE U.S.A. MINIATURE THREAD SERIES (UNM) IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE CORRESPONDING SIZES
OF ISO METRIC THREADS WHERE THE NOMINAL DIAMETERS ARE EQUAL.
7. A FEW ADDITIONAL HINTS TO THREAD SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: GENERALLY, BOLT
HEADS WITH NUMERICAL MARKINGS SUCH AS 8.8, 9.8, 10.9, 12.9, WILL PROBABLY BE METRIC; AND BOLT
HEADS WITH LINE/SLASH MARKINGS WILL PROBABLY BE FROM THE U.S.A. GRADE MARKING SYSTEM.
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES:
1. BY USING A MICROMETER OR CALIPER; DETERMINE THE MAJOR DIAMETER (ACTUAL OUTSIDE
DIAMETER) OF THE MALE SCREW THREAD. THE MAJOR DIAMETER MAY BE MEASURED IN DECIMAL INCHES
OR MILLIMETERS. NOTE THAT THE MAJOR DIAMETER VALUE IS SLIGHTLY UNDERSIZED FOR FEMALE
THREAD CLEARANCE, BUT THE MAJOR DIAMETER IS NEVER GREATER THAN THE NOMINAL SIZE OF THE
MALE THREAD. (SEE DIAGRAM III).
2. BY USING A RULE OR CALIPER, DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. (SEE DIAGRAM II). OR
IF AVAILABLE, A MORE ACCURATE METHOD IS TO USE A PITCH GAGE OR A THREAD GAGE.
NOTE: TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY A THREAD, YOU MUST HAVE BOTH A DIAMETER MEASUREMENT AND A
PITCH VALUE, OR THREAD PER INCH VALUE.
3. GO TO THE APPROPRIATE SIZE RANGE OF SECTION (A). CHECK THE BASIC MAJOR DIAMETER
COLUMNS; LOCATE THE CLOSEST MEASUREMENT IN EITHER THE APPROPRIATE MILLIMETER (mm) OR
DECIMAL INCH COLUMN FOR THE NOMINAL DIAMETER THAT YOU HAVE MEASURED IN STEP ONE. MOVE
ACROSS THE ROW UNTIL YOU HAVE FOUND A MATCH FOR THE THREADS PER INCH OR PITCH
MEASUREMENT FROM STEP TWO.
4. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW WITH YOUR PITCH OR THREAD PER INCH VALUE, THEN THE
THREAD IS NOW IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW, YOU WILL
HAVE TO DETERMINE THE ANGLE OF THE THREAD FOR A FINAL IDENTIFICATION (SEE DIAGRAM VIII BELOW
PLUS DIAGRAMS IV THROUGH VII FOR THREAD ANGLES). FOR EXAMPLE, A METRIC SCREW PITCH GAGE
WILL READILY SHOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THREAD ANGLES BETWEEN 'BA' (47 1/2 DEGREE) THREADS AND
METRIC (60 DEGREE) THREADS.
(CHART VIII): HOW TO CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (O.D.) OF THE METRIC
MALE (EXTERNAL) THREAD WHEN ONLY THE FEMALE (INTERNAL) METRIC THREAD IS AVAILABLE FOR
MEASUREMENT.
1. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE PITCH (P) USING A THREAD PITCH GAGE, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
MEASURING TOOL WHICH WILL GIVE AN ACCURATE READING FOR PITCH.
2. MULTIPLY THE FACTOR VALUE: (F)=1.0825 BY THE PITCH (P) WHICH YIELDS RESULT (R). F x P = R.
Example: 1.0825 (F) X 1.75 (P) = 1.8944 (R)
3. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE (I.D.) INSIDE DIAMETER (MINOR DIAMETER) OF THE FEMALE METRIC
THREAD USING AN INTERNAL MICROMETER, INTERNAL CALIPER, OR GAGE PIN.
4. ADD THE MEASURED VALUE FOR THE INSIDE DIAMETER (I.D.) TO THE RESULT (R) WHICH WILL YIELD THE
NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (O.D.) OF THE FEMALE THREAD. I.D. + R = O.D. Example: ASSUME MEASURED
VALUE 10.1036 (I.D.) + 1.8944 (R) = 12 (O.D. OR APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER).
SECTION (B)
Inch mm mm . COARSE FINE . UNC UNF UNEF UNM BA No. BRITISH BA BSW BSF BSPT
0.0098 0.25 . . 0.07 . . . . . . 25 . 363 . . .
0.0114 0.29 . . 0.08 . . . . . . 24 . 317 . . .
0.0118 0.30 0.3 D 0.075 . . . . . . . . . . . .
0.0118 0.30 0.3 I 0.08 . 0.30 mm . . 318 0.30 . . . . . .
0.0130 0.33 . . 0.09 . . . . . . 23 . 282 . . .
0.0138 0.35 0.35 II 0.09 . 0.35 mm . . 282 0.35 . . . . . .
0.0146 0.37 . . 0.098 . . . . . . 22 . 254 . . .
0.0157 0.40 0.4 ID 0.1 . 0.40 mm . . 254 0.40 . . . . . .
0.0165 0.42 . . 0.11 . . . . . . 21 . 230.91 . . .
0.0177 0.45 0.45 II 0.1 . 0.45 mm . . 254 0.45 . . . . . .
0.0189 0.48 . . 0.12 . . . . . . 20 . 211.67 . . .
0.0197 0.50 0.5 ID 0.125 . 0.50 mm . . 203 0.50 . . . . . .
0.0209 0.53 . . . . 0 . 160 . . . . . . . .
0.0213 0.54 . . 0.14 . . . . . . 19 . 181.43 . . .
0.0217 0.55 0.55 II 0.125 . 0.55 mm . . 203 0.55 . . . . . .
0.0236 0.60 0.6 ID 0.15 . 0.60 mm . . 169 0.60 . . . . . .
0.0244 0.62 . . 0.15 . . . . . . 18 . 169.33 . . .
0.0276 0.70 0.7 II D 0.175 . 0.70 mm . . 145 0.70 17 . 149.41 . . .
0.0311 0.79 . . 0.19 . . . . . . 16 . 133.68 . . .
0.0315 0.80 0.8 ID 0.2 . 0.80 mm . . 127 0.80 . . . . . .
0.0340 0.86 . . . . 0 . 120 . . . . . . . .
0.0354 0.90 0.9 II D 0.225 . 0.90 mm . . 113 0.90 15 . 120.95 . . .
0.0394 1 1 ID 0.25 0.2 1.00 mm . . 102 1.00 14 . 110.44 . . .
0.0433 1.1 1.1 II 0.25 0.2 1.10 mm . . 102 1.10 . . . . . .
0.0470 1.19 . . . . 0 . 90 . . . . . . . .
0.0472 1.2 1.2 ID 0.25 0.2 1.20 mm . . 102 1.20 13 . 101.6 . . .
0.0512 1.3 . . 0.28 . . . . . . 12 . 90.71 . . .
0.0551 1.4 1.4 II D 0.3 0.2 1.40 mm . . 85 1.40 . . . . . .
0.0591 1.5 1.5 . 0.31 . . . . . . 11 . 81.93 . . .
0.0600 1.524 . . . . #0 . 80 . . . . . . . .
0.0625 1.59 . . . . . . . . . . 1/16 . 60 . .
0.0629 1.6 1.6 I 0.35 0.2 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.0669 1.7 1.7 D 0.35 0.2,0.25 . . . . . 10 . 72.57 . . .
0.0709 1.8 1.8 II 0.35 0.2,(0.4) . . . . . . . . . . .
0.0730 1.854 . . . . #1 64 72 . . . . . . . .
0.0748 1.9 . . 0.39 . . . . . . 9 . 65.13 . . .
0.0781 1.98 . . . . . . . . . . 5/64 . 56 . .
0.0787 2 2 ID 0.4 0.25,0.3 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.0860 2.184 . . . . #2 56 64 . . . . . . . .
0.0866 2.2 2.2 II 0.45 0.25 . . . . . 8 . 59.07 . . .
0.0906 2.3 2.3 D 0.4 0.25,0.35 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.0937 2.38 . . . . . . . . . . 3/32 . 48 . .
0.0984 2.5 2.5 I 0.45 0.35 . . . . . 7 . 52.92 . . .
0.0990 2.515 . . . . #3 48 56 . . . . . . . .
0.1024 2.6 2.6 D 0.45 0.25,0.35 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.1094 2.78 . . . . . . . . . . 7/64 . 48 . .
0.1102 2.8 . . 0.53 . . . . . . 6 . 47.93 . . .
0.1120 2.845 . . . . #4 40 48 . . . . . . . .
0.1181 3 3 ID 0.5 0.35,(0.6) . . . . . . . . . . .
0.1250 3.175 . . . . #5 40 44 . . . 1/8 . 40 . .
0.1260 3.2 . . 0.59 . . . . . . 5 . 43.05 . . .
0.1380 3.5 3.5 II D 0.6 0.35,0.5 #6 32 40 . . . . . . . .
0.1417 3.6 . . 0.66 . . . . . . 4 . 38.49 . . .
0.1563 3.969 . . . . . . . . . . 5/32 . 32 . .
0.1575 4 4 ID 0.7 0.5,(0.75) . . . . . . . . . . .
0.1614 4.1 . . 0.73 . . . . . . 3 . 34.8 . . .
0.1640 4.166 . . . . #8 32 36 . . . . . . . .
0.1772 4.5 4.5 II 0.75 0.5 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.1850 4.7 . . 0.81 . . . . . . 2 . 31.36 . . .
0.1875 4.762 . . . . . . . . . . 3/16 . 24 32 .
0.1900 4.826 . . . . #10 24 32 . . . . . . . .
0.1969 5 5 ID 0.8 0.5,0.75,(0.9) . . . . . . . . . . .
0.2087 5.3 . . 0.9 . . . . . . 1 . 28.22 . . .
0.2160 5.486 . . . . #12 24 28 32 . . . . . . .
0.2165 5.5 5.5 III 0.9 0.5 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.2188 5.556 . . . . . . . . . . 7/32 . 24 28 .
0.2362 6 6 ID 1 0.5,0.75 . . . . . 0 . 25.4 . . .
0.2480 6.3 6.3 GM 1 . . . . . . . 1/8 . . . 28(H)
0.2500 6.35 . . . . 1/4 20 28 32 . . 1/4 . 20 26 .
0.2756 7 7 III D 1 0.5,0.75 . . . . . . . . . . .
0.2812 7.144 . . . . . . . . . . 9/32 . 20 26 .
0.3041 7.723 . . . . . . . . . . 1/16 . . . 28
1. The British thread system is fractionally based, but all thread vee angles are different than the American fractionally or decimally based threads.
Most thread per inch values are different than in the American System.
2. Taper pipe thread major diameters are measured at the guage point.
3. (H)= BSPT copper pipe thread.
4. Dimensions within ( ) in the M FINE column are obsolete French or Japanese threads.
5. Dimensions within ( ) in the BSW column are obsolete British coarse threads.
6. The 6.3 mm dimension; marked GM is an obsolete General Motors thread.
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