KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY ‫جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز‬

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‫كلية الهندسة‬

Department of Mechanical Engineering ‫قسم هندسة الميكانيك‬

Article 3

Screw threat terminology

Prepared by:

NO Name ID
.
1 Bader Almaghrabi 1639392
2 Abdulrahman Albadri 1648375

MENG 436
Metrology & Quality Control

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Ismail Najjar

SUMMER 2020
(Semester 3 - 1441)
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‫كلية الهندسة‬
Department of Mechanical Engineering ‫قسم هندسة الميكانيك‬

Aim:
measure the parameter of screw ( depth, pitch and flank angle)

Introduction:
Screw thread is a continuous helical groove of specified cross-section
produced on the external or internal surface. A screw thread formed on a cylinder
is known as straight or parallel screw thread, while screw thread formed on a cone
or frustum is known as the tapered screw thread.
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Department of Mechanical Engineering ‫قسم هندسة الميكانيك‬

Instruments used: Tool maker’s microscope

part
1 co-ordinate measuring
table
2 two measuring slides
3 rotary circular table
4 Two micrometer
screws each
5 carrier arm
6 main lighting unit
Description
one each for directions X and Y
provided with 360 degrees graduation and with a 60 minute
vernier
each of them having measuring range of 0 to 25 mm permit
the measuring table to be
displaced in the directions X and Y
can be adjusted in height by means of a
rack
Equipped and connected to the base with a lamp that passes
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light through the glass panel

Procedure:
 To measure the pitch:
o Rotate micrometer head for X
direction to touch the intersection
point of the crosswire to the crest of the thread
as seen from the eye piece. Note down the
reading of the micrometer.
o Again rotate the micrometer head to
move the specimen so
that the next successive crest will come in
contact with the crosswire intersection point.
Note down the reading. The difference in reading will give the pitch.

• To measure the depth of the thread:

Similarly rotate micrometer head for Y
direction to touch the intersection point of the
crosswire (along with the horizontal dotted
line) to the root of the thread, as seen from the
eye piece. Note down the reading of the
micrometer.
Again rotate the micrometer head to move the
specimen so that the horizontal dotted line
touches all the crests. Note down the reading.
The difference in reading will give the
depth of the thread.

• To measure the thread angle

Rotate the crosswire by the silver colour
knob located behind the eye piece to match the
flank of the thread with the cross wire. Make
use of both the micrometer heads for X and Y
direction to move the flank, and note down the
angle by viewing through the lens below the eye
piece. Now rotate only the crosswire to
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match the opposite flank and note down the angle. The difference will give the
thread
angle.

Obsarvations:

1) Pitch measurement
We write down the measurements we obtained with respect to R1 and
R2 in the table 1, then we find the difference between them and repeat that
several times, then we find the average difference.

SI.NO. R1(TR) IN mm R2(TR) IN mm Diff,R=R1-R2 in mm

1
2
3

2) Depth measurement
We can do the same things in the Pitch measurement

SI.NO. R1(TR) IN mm R2(TR) IN mm Diff,R=R1-R2 in mm

1
2
3

3) Flank Angle
We write down the measurements we obtained with respect to ɵ1 and
ɵ2 in the table 1, then we find the difference between them and repeat that
several times, then we find the average difference.

SI.NO. ɵ1 (TR) IN mm ɵ2 (TR) IN mm Diff,R= ɵ1- ɵ2 in mm

1
2
3
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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ‫كلية الهندسة‬
Department of Mechanical Engineering ‫قسم هندسة الميكانيك‬

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