Roll Tap Series Spiral Fluted Taps (for blind hole) N+RS/N-RS Thread Forming Taps for Non-Ferrous Materials Spiral Fluted Taps (for through hole) Specification ■N+RS/N-RS are the forming taps suitable for non-ferrous E materials such as aluminum castings, aluminum diecasting Nitride and brass. ~ M2.6 N+RS ~ M6 (coarse thread) Spiral Pointed Taps (for through hole) Recommended Tapping Speeds depending on Materials N-RS ~ M6 (fine thread), M7 ~ , all U, all STI Wrought aluminum Aluminum alloy castings inc alloy castings 5〜15 5〜15 5〜15 TYPE:1 (m/min) (m/min) (m/min) For icon explanation, refer to P.50 Hand Taps Cemented Carbide Taps TYPE:2 TYPE:3 Roll Taps Special Thread Taps Simple Inspection Tools TYPE:4 TYPE:5 Pipe Taps TYPE:6 TYPE:7 Thread Mills Dies Number of oil grooves : Metric thread : M2.6 and smaller=non, M3 and larger=1 Unified thread : No.4 and smaller=non, No.5 and larger=1 Center Drills STI Metric thread : 1 For M6 and smaller, external centers of 2 thread chamfer taps are removed. Centering Tools Number of oil grooves : M3 ~ M6=4, M8=3, M10=4 JIS RO-7 ◎=Standard ○=Semi standard △=Made to order 502 For improvement, spec may change without advance notice.