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Thread Terms: External Standard Thread Profile

Metric and American threads have a similar profile consisting of equilateral triangles with the tops and bottoms rounded. The depth of the threads is 54.127% of the distance between threads, and the root radius is 14.434% of the distance. Thread specifications include the bolt diameter, threads per inch, thread type, and fit class ranging from loose to close. Class 2 is most common and refers to a free fit, while Class 3 is for precision assembly and Class 4 is used for high precision applications like measuring instruments.

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Thread Terms: External Standard Thread Profile

Metric and American threads have a similar profile consisting of equilateral triangles with the tops and bottoms rounded. The depth of the threads is 54.127% of the distance between threads, and the root radius is 14.434% of the distance. Thread specifications include the bolt diameter, threads per inch, thread type, and fit class ranging from loose to close. Class 2 is most common and refers to a free fit, while Class 3 is for precision assembly and Class 4 is used for high precision applications like measuring instruments.

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Thread Terms

Metric and American threads both conform to the same profile, a series of equilateral
triangles with the crests chopped off and the roots rounded.

External Standard Thread Profile


The depth of the threads is 54.127% of the distance between threads, and the radius of
the rounded root is 14.434% of the distance between threads. Another way of looking
at it would be to say that 1/8 of the height of each equilateral triangle is chopped off the
top, and 1/4 of the height off the bottom, leaving only 5/8 of the height available. (The
height of an equilateral triangle is equal to the width times half of the square root of
three; 5/8 of this is 0.54127.)
The root diameter of the thread is the nominal diameter minus 108.3% of the pitch of
the thread. This means that fine threads have larger root diameters than coarse threads,
and thus larger tap drill sizes. For threading using a tap or die, most threads are not
cut to full depth, but to 75% or so. The resulting threads are not quite as strong, but
full depth threading is very hard on the tap or die. Threading on a lathe presents no
difficulty cutting to full depth.

Thread Specifications
Thread specifications are written thus:
1/2-13UNC-2
which means:

bolt diameter

threads per inch

thread type

fit class

There are four Fit Classes, ranging from falling-off-loose to scientific-instrumenttight.

Class 1 = Loose

Class 2 = Free

Class 3 = Medium

Class 4 = Close

The class is followed by an A for external (screw) threads and a B for internal (nut)
threads. Most are class 2. 3 is for precision assembly, and 4 is used for things like
lathe lead screws and measuring instruments

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