Thread angle

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Diagram of a thread angle

In mechanical engineering, the thread angle of a screw is the included angle between the thread flanks, measured in a plane containing the thread axis.[1] This is a defining factor for the shape of a screw thread. Standard values include:

Name Code Angle Profile Standards
Most V-threads M 60° File:Spitzgewinde.jpg including DIN 13 / ISO, NPT and UTS
Whitworth threads W 55°[2] File:Whitworth-Gewinde.jpg DIN 49301 / BS
British standard pipe thread G 55° File:Rohrgewinde.jpg DIN / BS / EN / ISO 228-1 / ISO 7-1
National Pipe Thread NPT 60° File:NPT Dimensions.svg ASME B1.20.-1983 Pipe Threads, General Purpose, Inch
Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. Rd 30° File:Rundgewinde.jpg[6] DIN 405 / DIN 20400
Acme thread[7] 29° File:Acme thread.svg ASME/ANSI B1.5-1988Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.
Metric trapezoidal threads[1] Tr 30° DIN 103
Buttress threads[7] S 45° DIN 2781
German buttress threads[7] S 30° DIN 513
Square threads[1] Sq 0° (parallel) ?
Panzergewinde, "steel conduit thread" Pg 80° DIN 40430
British Association (BA) thread BA 47°Template:Nnbsp30' = 47.5° BS 93:2008
Löwenherz thread[8] 53°Template:Nnbsp8' ≈ 53.1°
Bodmer thread[9] 50°
Thury thread[10][11] 47°Template:Nnbsp30' = 47.5°

References

Notes

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  2. ^ BS 84: 1956
  3. ^ Knuckle Thread DIN 405
  4. ^ Knuckle Thread DIN 20400
  5. ^ Bornemann
  6. ^ Knuckle thread
  7. ^ a b c Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found..
  8. ^ Löwenherz thread
  9. ^ Bodmer thread
  10. ^ Brooks, Randall C. "Standard Screw Threads for Scientific Instruments. Part 1: Production Techniques and the Filière Suisse." History and Technology, vol 5, 1988, pp. 68.
  11. ^ Thury thread

Bibliography