Type of thread

Gauges
*Values in (mm), angles in (, ', ")
Basic parameters
Nominal size
Pitch
Number of starts
Lead
Left-hand thread
Length of engagement
Flank angles

Metric screw thread M (ISO 68-1, ISO 965, DIN 13, ANSI 1.13M)
ANSI B1.16M:1984

42 mm
4.5 mm
1
4.5 mm
no
21 - 63 mm
: 60 1: 30 2: 30

Add. parameters
External thread
Length of engagement
N
Pitch diameter (d2)
6g
Major diameter (d)
6g
Type of finishing
Min./Max. thickness

Internal thread
Length of engagement
N
Pitch diameter (D2)
6H
Minor diameter (D1)
6H
Surface finishing
Adding or altering
Type of finishing
Adding or altering
0 mm
0 mm
0 mm
Min./Max. thickness
0 mm

Measurement of pitch diameter

Optimum diameter of wires and
balls
2.5981 mm
External thread
2.2733 - 4.5466
Min./Max. diameter
mm
Diameter of the wires
2.5981 mm
Measuring force
0N
Correction for the meas. force
0 mm

Internal thread
Min./Max. diameter
Diameter of the balls
Measuring force
Correction for the meas. force

0.9743 - 3.8971 mm
2.5981 mm
0N
0 mm

Workpiece
External thread
M 42 x 4.5 - 6g
Major diameter (d=D)
Pitch diameter (d2=D2)
Minor diameter (d3)
Thread height (h3)
Flat at root (b)
Min. pitch diameter
Max. pitch diameter
Min. major diameter
Max. major diameter
Min. minor diameter
Max. minor diameter
Min. P.D. measurement
Max. P.D. measurement

Internal thread
M 42 x 4.5 - 6H
Basic profile
42.000 Pitch
39.077 Height of basic profile (H)
36.479 Minor diameter (D1=d1)
2.760 Thread height (H1)
1.125 Lead angle
Limit sizes
38.778 Min. pitch diameter
39.014 Max. pitch diameter
41.437 Min. major diameter
41.937 Max. major diameter *
36.006 Min. minor diameter
36.416 Max. minor diameter
42.678 Min. P.D. measurement
42.914 Max. P.D. measurement

4.500
3.897
37.129
2.436
2 5' 57"
39.077
39.392
42.000
42.964
37.129
37.799
35.177
35.492

Pitch diameter
Tolerance for pitch diameter
Major diameter
Tolerance for major diameter
Minor diameter
Minor diameter - Tolerance
P.D. Measurement

Mean sizes and bilateral symmetrical tolerances

38.8960 Pitch diameter
0.1180 Tolerance for pitch diameter
41.6870 Major diameter *
0.2500 Tolerance for major diameter *
36.2110 Minor diameter
0.2050 Minor diameter - Tolerance
42.7957 P.D. Measurement

39.2345
0.1575
42.4822
0.4822
37.4640
0.3350
35.3347

Tolerances
Tolerances for workpiece acc. to ISO 965-1:1998
External thread
Internal thread
Pitch diameter - Fund. deviation
-0.063 Pitch diameter - Fund. deviation
Pitch diameter - Tolerance
0.236 Pitch diameter - Tolerance
Pitch diameter - Up. deviation
-0.063 Pitch diameter - Up. deviation
Pitch diameter - Low. deviation
-0.299 Pitch diameter - Low. deviation
Major diameter - Fund. deviation
-0.063 Minor diameter - Fund. deviation
Major diameter - Tolerance
0.500 Minor diameter - Tolerance
Major diameter - Up. deviation
-0.063 Minor diameter - Up. deviation
Major diameter - Low. deviation
-0.563 Minor diameter - Low. deviation
Min. radius at root (r)
0.563
Max. radius at root (r)
0.648
Corrections for surface finishing of the workpiece
Correction for min. pitch diameter
0.0000 Correction for min. pitch diameter
Correction for max. pitch diameter
0.0000 Correction for max. pitch diameter
Correction for min. major and minor
Correction for min. major and minor
diameter
0.0000 diameter
Correction for max. major and minor
Correction for max. major and minor
diameter
0.0000 diameter

0.000
0.315
0.315
0.000
0.000
0.670
0.670
0.000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Threading tools
Min. pitch diameter d2
Max. pitch diameter d2
Min. major diameter d
Max. major diameter d
Max. minor diameter d1
Min. P.D. measurement
Max. P.D. measurement

Cutting tap M 42 x 4.5 ISO 2 (ISO 2857, EN 22857)

39.152 Min. thread height
39.202 Tolerance on flank angle
42.100 Pitch tolerance
42.200 Measuring length (number of pitches)
37.129 Runout tolerance
43.052
43.102

2.486
15'
0.015
7
0.022

Working gauges
Screw ring and snap gauges class X (adjustable and solid)
GO screw ring gauge
NOT GO screw ring gauge
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0010
39.0140
38.7780
38.7910
Min. and max. minor diameter
37.0455
37.0655
37.8780
37.8980
Clearance and profile
0.5625
complete
1.7325
truncated
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
35.1012
35.1142
34.8781
34.8911
Screw ring and snap gauges class W (adjustable and solid)

GO screw ring gauge

NOT GO screw ring gauge
39.0080
39.0140
38.7780
38.7840
37.0455
37.0655
37.8780
37.8980
0.5625
complete
1.7325
truncated
30 5'
30 5'
35.1082
35.1142
34.8781
34.8841
Screw plug gauges class X
GO screw plug gauge
NOT GO screw plug gauge
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0770
39.0900
39.3790
39.3920
Min. and max. major diameter
42.0000
42.0200
40.2720
40.2920
Clearance and profile
0.5625
complete
1.1250
truncated
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
42.9766
42.9896
43.2786
43.2916
Screw plug gauges class W
GO screw plug gauge
NOT GO screw plug gauge
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0770
39.0830
39.3860
39.3920
Min. and max. major diameter
42.0000
42.0200
40.2720
40.2920
Clearance and profile
0.5625
complete
1.1250
truncated
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
42.9766
42.9826
43.2856
43.2916
Plain gauges for major diameter class Z
GO ring and snap gauge
NOT GO ring and snap gauge
Min. and max. size
41.9330
41.9370
41.4370
41.4410
Plain gauges for minor diameter class Z
GO plug gauge
NOT GO plug gauge
Min. and max. size
37.1290
37.1330
37.7950
37.7990
Min. and max. pitch diameter
Min. and max. minor diameter
Clearance and profile
Flank angle
Min. and max. P.D. measurement

Setting gauges
Screw setting plug class X for ring gauges
Setting plug for GO ring gauges
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0010
39.0140
Min. and max. major diameter (trunc.)
39.8940
39.9140
Min. and max. major diameter (compl.)
41.9370
41.9570
Clearance and profile (trunc.)
0.5625
truncated
Clearance and profile (compl.)
0.5625
complete
Flank angle
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
42.9006
42.9136
Screw setting plug class W for ring gauges

Setting plug for NOT GO ring

gauges
38.7780
38.7910
39.6580
39.6780
41.9370
41.9570
0.5625
truncated
0.5625
complete
30 5'
42.6777
42.6907

Setting plug for NOT GO ring

Setting plug for GO ring gauges
gauges
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0080
39.0140
38.7780
38.7840
Min. and max. major diameter (trunc.)
39.8940
39.9140
39.6580
39.6780
Min. and max. major diameter (compl.)
41.9370
41.9570
41.9370
41.9570
Clearance and profile (trunc.)
0.5625
truncated
0.5625
truncated
Clearance and profile (compl.)
0.5625
complete
0.5625
complete
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
42.9076
42.9136
42.6777
42.6837
Setting rings for snap and indicating gauges
GO screw setting ring
NOT GO Screw setting ring
Min. and max. pitch diameter
39.0770
39.0830
39.3860
39.3920

Min. and max. minor diameter

Clearance and profile
Flank angle
Min. and max. P.D. measurement

37.1090
0.5625
30 5'
35.1772

37.1290
complete
35.1832

37.7790
1.1250
30 5'
35.4862

37.7990
complete
35.4922

HI-LO setting plugs

HI-LO screw setting plugs for ring gauges class X
Setting plug for NOT GO ring
Setting plug for GO ring gauges
gauges
Pitch diameter (Lo)
39.0010
0.0030
38.7780
0.0030
Min. and max. pitch diameter (Lo)
38.9980
39.0040
38.7750
38.7810
Min. and max. major diameter (Lo)
41.9370
41.9570
41.9370
41.9570
Pitch diameter (Hi)
39.0140
+0.0060
38.7910
+0.0060
38.7910
38.7970
Min. and max. pitch diameter (Hi)
39.0140
39.0200
39.6580
39.6780
Min. and max. major diameter (Hi)
39.8940
39.9140
Max. minor diameter
36.4160
36.4160
Clearance and profile (Lo)
0.5625
complete
0.5625
complete
Clearance and profile (Hi)
0.5625
truncated
0.5625
truncated
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
(Lo)
42.8976
42.9036
42.6747
42.6807
Min. and max. P.D. measurement (Hi)
42.9136
42.9196
42.6907
42.6967
HI-LO screw setting plugs for ring gauges class W
Setting plug for NOT GO ring
Setting plug for GO ring gauges
gauges
Pitch diameter (Lo)
39.0080
0.0030
38.7780
0.0030
Min. and max. pitch diameter (Lo)
39.0050
39.0110
38.7750
38.7810
Min. and max. major diameter (Lo)
41.9370
41.9570
41.9370
41.9570
Pitch diameter (Hi)
39.0140
+0.0060
38.7840
+0.0060
38.7840
38.7900
Min. and max. pitch diameter (Hi)
39.0140
39.0200
39.6580
39.6780
Min. and max. major diameter (Hi)
39.8940
39.9140
Max. minor diameter
36.4160
36.4160
Clearance and profile (Lo)
0.5625
complete
0.5625
complete
Clearance and profile (Hi)
0.5625
truncated
0.5625
truncated
Flank angle
30 5'
30 5'
Min. and max. P.D. measurement
(Lo)
42.9046
42.9106
42.6747
42.6807
Min. and max. P.D. measurement (Hi)
42.9136
42.9196
42.6837
42.6897
Tolerances
Tolerances for gauges acc. to ANSI/ASME B1.16M:1984
Screw gauges class X
Screw gauges class W
Pitch diameter - Tolerance
0.01300 Pitch diameter - Tolerance
Tolerance on major and minor diameter
0.02000 Tolerance on major and minor diameter
Tolerance on flank angle
5' Tolerance on flank angle
Tolerance on lead
0.0100 Tolerance on lead
Tolerance for plain gauges (class Z)
0.00400
Correction for gauge plating
Ring gauges
Plug gauges
Correction for pitch diameter
0.0000 Correction for pitch diameter
Correction for major and minor diameter
0.0000 Correction for major and minor diameter

0.00600
0.02000
5'
0.0080

0.0000
0.0000