Section 10
Useful Information
BRITISH SCREW THREADS
BSW and BSF Forms
Ref: BS 84 - 1956
WHITWORTH FORM NON - WHITWORTH FORM
BSW - British Standard Whitworth Thread BA - British Association (Miniature Thread)
BSF - British Standard Fine Thread
BSP - British Standard Pipe Thread (Parallel)
BSPT - British Standard Pipe Thread (Tapered)
BSW = British Standard Whitworth Thread after it’s introduction in 1841, was rapidly adopted throughout England and the continent.
BSF = British Standard Fine Thread is a second series which was established in 1908 to meet the needs of additional engineering activity.
Basic Whitworth Thread Forms have the following proportions:
Thread Angle: 55º Shortening at crest and roots: 1/6 H = 0.16008 P
Flank Angle: 27 1/2º Depth of Thread h: 0.64033 P
Triangle Height H: 0.96049 P Radius at crest and root r: 0.13733 P
Pitch: P
BSW - Basic Sizes BSF - Basic Sizes
Dimensions in inches Dimensions in inches
THREADS EFFECT. THREADS EFFECT.
NOM. DIA. MAJOR DIA. MINOR DIA. NOM. DIA. MAJOR DIA. MINOR DIA.
PER INCH DIA. PER INCH DIA.
1/8 40 .1250 .1090 .0930 3/16 32 .1875 .1675 .1475
3/16 24 .1875 .1608 .1314 7/32 28 .2188 .1959 .1730
1/4 20 .2500 .2180 .1860 1/4 26 .2500 .2254 .2008
5/16 18 .3125 .2769 .2413 9/32 26 .2812 .2566 .2320
3/8 16 .3750 .3350 .2950 5/16 22 .3125 .2834 .2543
7/16 14 .4375 .3918 .3461 3/8 20 .3750 .3430 .3110
1/2 12 .5000 .4466 .3932 7/16 18 .4375 .4019 .3663
9/16 12 .5625 .5091 .4557 1/2 16 .5000 .4600 .4200
5/8 11 .6250 .5668 .5086 9/16 16 .5625 .5225 .4825
11/16 11 .6875 .6293 .5711 5/8 14 .6250 .5793 .5336
3/4 10 .7500 .6860 .6220 11/16 14 .6875 .6418 .5961
7/8 9 .8750 .8039 .7328 3/4 12 .7500 .6966 .6432
1 8 1.0000 .9200 .8400 13/16 12 .8125 .7591 .7057
1 1/8 7 1.1250 1.0335 .9420 7/8 11 .8750 .8168 .7586
1 1/4 7 1.2500 1.1585 1.0670 1 10 1.000 .9360 .8720
1 1/2 6 1.5000 1.3933 1.2866 1 1/8 9 1.1250 1.0539 .9828
1 3/4 5 1.7500 1.6219 1.4938 1 1/4 9 1.2500 1.1789 1.1078
2 4.5 2.0000 1.8577 1.7154 1 3/8 8 1.3750 1.2950 1.2150
1 1/2 8 1.5000 1.4200 1.3400
1 5/8 8 1.6250 1.5450 1.4650
1 3/4 7 1.7500 1.6585 1.5670
2 7 2.000 1.9085 1.8170
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