
Even though #14 and #16 screws are still available, they are not as common as sizes #0 through #12. Now, it is less common to see machine screws larger than #14, or odd number sizes other than #1, #3 and #5. Standardization efforts in the late 19th and the early part of the 20th century reduced the range of sizes considerably.
Cla 2a vs 3a series#
The number series of machine screws once included more odd numbers and went up to #16 or more. : 1858–1859 This increases the amount of the theoretical sharp V which is cut off at the minor diameter by 10% from 0.25 H to 7 / 8 − 0.52 / cos 30° ≈ 0.27456 H. The major diameter still extends to within 1 / 8 H of the theoretical sharp V, but the total depth of the thread is reduced 4% from 5 / 8 H = 5 / 8 cos(30°) P ≈ 0.541 P to 0.52 P. The thread form is slightly modified to increase the minor diameter, and thus the strength of screws and taps. : 1861 The standard thread pitch is approximately 1 / 4 of the major diameter. Preferred sizes are 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 mm, with additional defined sizes halfway between. This defines a series of metric screws named after their major diameters in millimetres, from 0.30 UNM to 1.40 UNM. The number series of machine screws has been extended downward to include #00-90 (0.047 in = 0.060 in − 0.013 in) and #000-120 (0.034 in = 0.060 in − 2 × 0.013 in) screws however, the main standard for screws smaller than #0 is ANSI/ASME standard B1.10 Unified Miniature Screw Threads. To calculate the major diameter of "aught" size screws count the number of extra zeroes and multiply this number by 0.013 in and subtract from 0.060 in. The following formula is used to calculate the major diameter of a numbered screw greater than or equal to 0: Major diameter = Screw # × 0.013 in + 0.060 in. In other words, the 1″-12 standard has lacked effective enforcement for a long enough time (many decades) to give generic trademark–like status to 1-inch 14-tpi fasteners. Though technically incorrect (the UNF standard specifies 1″-12), size 1″-14 is universally accepted as standard for fine-threaded 1-inch fasteners, and "1-inch 14-tpi NF" has become established as a "common use" term, or "a genericized brand name/standard". After several decades 1″-14 fasteners have now come to be commonly referred to as "Standard Fine Thread" or "UNF". ^ For many years non-standard 1-inch 14-tpi nuts and bolts have been widely used instead of standard-sized 1-inch 12-tpi fasteners consequently 1″-14 fasteners are easier to find and less expensive than 1″-12 fasteners.Thread density ( d, threads per inch) and thread pitch ( p) Unified Screw Threads - UNC, UNF and UNEF : 1816 Major diameter This number pair is optionally followed by the letters UNC, UNF or UNEF (Unified) if the diameter-pitch combination is from the coarse, fine, or extra fine series, and may also be followed by a tolerance class.Įxample: #6-32 UNC 2B (major diameter: 0.1380 inch, pitch: 32 tpi) For diameters smaller than 1⁄ 4 inch, the diameter is indicated by an integer number defined in the standard for all other diameters, the inch figure is given. The standard designation for a UTS thread is a number indicating the nominal (major) diameter of the thread, followed by the pitch measured in threads per inch. The relationship between the height H and the pitch P is found using the following equation where θ Designation UTS threads do not usually use the pitch parameter instead a parameter known as threads per inch (TPI) is used, which is the reciprocal of the pitch. For UTS threads, which are single-start threads, it is equal to the lead, the axial distance that the screw advances during a 360° rotation. The pitch P is the distance between thread peaks. The outermost 1⁄ 8 and the innermost 1⁄ 4 of the height H of the V-shape are cut off from the profile. In the plane of the thread axis, the flanks of the V have an angle of 60° to each other. UTS threads consist of a symmetric V-shaped thread. Only the commonly used values for D maj and P differ between the two standards.Įach thread in the series is characterized by its major diameter D maj and its pitch, P.
Cla 2a vs 3a iso#
The basic profile of all UTS threads is the same as that of all ISO metric screw threads.
