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close this bookThread Cutting by Dies and Taps - Course: Techniques for machining of material. Trainees' handbook of lessons (Institut für Berufliche Entwicklung, 20 p.)
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View the document1. Purpose and importance of thread cutting by dies and taps
View the document2. Construction and types of dies and taps
View the document3. Preparations for thread cutting by dies and taps
View the document4. Thread cutting by dies on simple cylindrical workpieces
View the document5. Thread cutting by dies on recessed cylindrical workplaces
View the document6. Thread cutting by taps on through holes
View the document7. Thread cutting by taps on blind holes
View the documentAppendix 1

Appendix 1

Metric thread (standardized)

Metric fine thread (standardized)




Whitworth thread (standardized)

Thread

Drill diameter
mm

Thread

Drill diameter
mm

Thread

Drill diameter
mm

Thread

Drill diameter
mm

Thread
inch

Drill diameter










series 1

series 2

M 6

5.00

M 6 x 0.75

5.2

M 22 x 1.5

20.5

M 42 x 4

38.0

1/4

5.0

5.10

M 8

6.75

M 8 x 0.75

7.2

M 22 x 2

20.0

M 45 x 2

43.0

5/16

6.40

6.50

M 10

8.50

M 8 x 1

7.0

M 24 x 1

23.0

M 45 x 3

42.0

3/8

7.70

7.90

M 12

10.25

M 9 x 1

9.0

M 24 x 1.5

22.5

M 45 x 4

41.0

7/16

9.10

9.25

M 14

12.00

M 10 x 0.75

9.2

M 24 x 2

22.0

M 48 x 2

46.0

1/2

10.25

10.50

M 16

14.00

M 10 x 1

9.0

M 27 x 1

26.0

M 48 x 3

45.0

5/8

13.25

13.50

M 18

15.50

M 10 x 1.25

8.8

M 27 x 1.5

25.5

M 48 x 4

44.0

3/4

16.25

16.50

M 20

17.50

M 12 x 1

11.0

M 27 x 2

25.0

M 52 x 2

50.0

7/8

19.00

19.25

M 22

19.50

M 12 x 1.25

10.8

M 30 x 1

29.0

M 52 x 3

49.0 1

-

21.75

22.00

M 24

21.00

M 12 x 1.5

10.5

M 30 x 1.5

28.5

M 52 x 4

48.0 1

1/8

24.50

24.75

M 27

24.00

M 14 x 1

13.0

M 30 x 2

28.0

M 56 x 2

54.0 1

1/4

27.50

27.75

M 30

26.50

M 14 x 1.25

12.8

M 30 x 3

27.0

M 46 x 3

53.0 1

3/8

30.00

30.50

M 33

29.50

M 14 x 1.5

12.5

M 33 x 1.5

31.5

M 56 x 4

52.0 1

1/2

33.00

33.50

M 36

32.00

M 16 x 1

15.0

M 33 x 2

31.0

M 60 x 2

58.0 1

5/8

35.00

35.50

M 39

35.00

M 16 x 1.5

14.5

M 33 x 3

30.0

M 60 x 3

57.0 1

3/4

38.50

39.00

M 42

37.50

M 18 x 1

17.0

M 36 x 1.5

34.5

M 60 x 4

56.0 1

7/8

41.00

41.50

M 45

40.50

M 18 x 1.5

16.5

M 36 x 2

34.0

M 64 x 2

62.0 2


44.00

44.50

M 48

43.00

M 18 x 2

16.0

M 36 x 3

33.0

M 64 x 3

61.0




M 52

47.00

M 20 x 1

19.0

M 39 x 2

37.0

M 64 x 4

60.0




M 56

50.50

M 20 x 1.5

18.5

M 39 x 3

36.0

M 68 x 2

66.0




M 60

54.50

M 20 x 2

18.0

M 42 x 2

40.0

M 68 x 3

65.0




M 64

58.00

M 22 x 1

21.0

M 42 x 3

39.0

M 68 x 3

64.0




M 68

62.00










Series one
Materials which squeeze up slightly

Series two
Materials which squeeze up considerably

grey cast iron

brittle copper alloys

steel

zinc alloys

bronze

some aluminium alloys

cast steel

some aluminium alloys

brass

magnesium, iron, die and wrought alloys

malleable cast iron

pressed materials