ROSCAS - THREAD

MTG Catalog

MTG CATALOG
This catalog provided by Ring & Plug Thread Gages

INTERNAL THREAD INSPECTION

Here at MTG, Inc. we decided to look for answers by studying one of the most
successful I methods of gaging external threads, the 3-wire system. No one had
ever seriously considered this system for internal threads before because it was
obvious that the physical characteristics of wires made it impossible to deploy
and seat them in the tight convolutions of a female thread.
But the principle was sound, so we overcame the physical problems by
substituting floating balls of Best Wire sizes for the actual wires. Held captive in
caliper fingers and mounted on an indicating gage frame, the balls could be made
to simulate three-wire inspection in internal threads, Figure 1.
LESS GAGING PRESSURE
The use of balls, incidentally, eliminates perhaps the only significant shortcoming
of wires. The problem is spelled out in Screw Thread Standards for Federal
Sen/ices, under the heading Limitations of Three-Wire Measurement of External
Threads:
"When the lead angle and diameter of a thread are such that double contact of
the measuring wires occurs, it will be necessary to check the pitch diameter by
means of balls rather than wires. For accurate measurement with wires, single
contact on each flank must occur. Measuring wires can be used if the following
formula is satisfied for a specific thread." Then follows a lengthy compensation
formula developed by Werner F Vogel of The Van Keuren Co.
Because of the possibility that wires may make double contact in threads of
certain lead and diameter combinations, Vogel's equation calls for increased
gaging pressure to seat the wires--as much as 21/2 Ib. in a 1/2-20 thread. This
may result in deformation of wire and thread.
Replacing the wires with balls as we have done eliminates seating problems by
making spheres rather than cylinders the method of contact. Gaging pressure
need be only about 1 oz., or enough to satisfy the inspector that contact pressure
is sufficient to register the size.
HOW ERROR IS ISOLATED
To understand how the ball principle isolates thread aspects for errorless

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American Standard & ISO Metric

Thread Sizes& Tap Drills
*Indicates Size of drill to be used before tapping
American Standard Thread
Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(in.)
0-80
3/64
1-64
53
1-72
53
2-56
51
2-64
50
3-48
5/64
3-56
46
4-40
43
4-48
42
5-40
39

ISO Metric Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(mm)
M1 x 0.25
0.75
M1.1 x 0.25
0.85
M1.2 x 0.25
0.95
M1.4 x 0.3
1.10
M1.6 x 0.35
1.25
M1.8 x 0.35
1.45
M2 x 0.4
1.60
M2.2 x 0.45
1.75
M2.5 x 0.45
2.05
M3 x 0.5
2.50

American Standard Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(in.)
5-44
37
6-32
36
6-40
33
8-32
29
8-36
29
10-24
25
10-32
21
12-24
17
12-28
15
1/4-20
7

ISO Metric Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(mm)
M3.5 x 0.6
2.90
M4 x 0.7
3.30
M4.5 x 0.75
3.70
M5 x 0.8
4.20
M6 x 1
5.00
M7 x 1
6.00
M8 x 1.25
6.80
M9 x 1.25
7.80
M10 x 1.5
8.50
M11 x 1.5
9.50

American Standard Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(in.)
1/4-28
3
5/16-18
F
5/16-24
I
3/8-16
5/16
3/8-24
Q

ISO Metric Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(mm)
M12 x 1.75
10.20
M14 x 2
12.00
M16 x 2
14.00
M18 x 2.5
15.50
M20 x 2.5
17.50

7/16-14
7/16-20
1/2-13
1/2-20
9/16-12

U
W
27/64
29/64
31/64

American Standard Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(in.)
9/16-18
33/64
5/8-11
17/32
5/8-18
37/64
3/4-10
21/32
3/4-16
11/16
7/8-9
49/64
7/8-14
13/16
1"-8
7/8
1"-14
15/16

M22 x 2.5
M24 x 3
M27 x 3
M30 x 3.5
M33 x 3.5

19.50
21.00
24.00
26.50
29.50

ISO Metric Thread

Tap Drill Size
Thread Size
(mm)
M36 x 4
32.00
M39 x 4
35.00
M42 x 4.5
37.50
M45 x 4.5
40.50
M48 x 5
43.00
M52 x 5
47.00
M56 x 5.5
50.50
M60 x 5.5
54.50
M64 x 6
58.00
M68 x 6
62.00

Tamao de conexiones NPT

Dimetro
externo
pulgadas (mm).

Roscas
por pulgada

Paso de
la rosca
pulgadas (mm).

/16"

0,3125 plg (7,94 mm)

27

0,03704 plg (0,94082 mm)

"

0,405 plg (10,29 mm)

27

0,03704 plg (0,94082 mm)

"

0,540 plg (13,72 mm)

18

0,05556 plg (1,41122 mm)

Tamao
NPT nominal

3/8"

0,675 plg (17,15 mm)

18

0,05556 plg (1,41122 mm)

"

0,840 plg (21,34 mm)

14

0,07143 plg (1,81432 mm)

"

1,050 plg (26,67 mm)

14

0,07143 plg (1,81432 mm)

1"

1,315 plg (33,4 mm)

11

0,08696 plg (2,20878 mm)

1"

1,660 plg (42,16 mm)

11

0,08696 plg (2,20878 mm)

1"

1,900 plg (48,26 mm)

11

0,08696 plg (2,20878 mm)

2"

2,375 plg (60,33 mm)

11

0,08696 plg (2,20878 mm)

2"

2,875 plg (73,03 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

3"

3,500 plg (88,9 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

4"

4,500 plg (114,3 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

5"

5,563 plg (141,3 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

6"

6,625 plg (168,28 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

10"

10,750 plg (273,05 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

12"

12,750 plg (323,85 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

14" OD

14 plg (355,6 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

16" OD

16 plg (406,4 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

18" OD

18 plg (457,2 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

20" OD

20 plg (508 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

24" OD

24 plg (609,6 mm)

0,12500 plg (3,175 mm)

[editar]Referencias

Holbrook L. Horton, Henry H. Ryffel, Christopher J. McCauley, Riccardo Heald, y Muhammed Iqbal Hussain
(eds.): Machinerys handbook. Nueva York: Industrial Press Inc., 26. edicin, 2000. ISBN 0-8311-2635-3. Basado en la
obra de Erik Oberg (1881-1951) y Franklin D. Jones (1879-1967).