
DIN 371 Chamfer Lead Length for Sets of 3 Hand Taps
L5 L3 ca. 6 threads ca. 2 threads
| d | d2 | ca. 4 threads | |||
| 4 | |||||
| D d3 | |||||
| Cm | L1 | L4 | L2 | S |
| L | First taper tap | Second tap | Bottoming tap | ||
| D | - Major diameter |
| d2 | - Shank diameter | Tap Styles for Hole Types | |
| d3 | - Chamfer diameter | Throughole |
d4 - Neck diameter DIN 376 1 Straight fluted tap with spiral point Cf L6
d4 D d3
| 2 Left-hand spiral fluted tap L2 L4 L1 | |
| L | |
| L | - Total length |
| L | - Total length |
| L1 | - Thread length |
| L2 | - Shank length |
| L3 | - Square length | 3 Straight fluted tap with long chamfer lead |
| L4 | - Neck length | |
| L5 | - Chamfer length | |
| Blind hole | ||
| L6 | - Flute length | |
| S | - Square size | |
| Cm - Center male | ||
| 1 Right-hand spiral fluted tap | ||
| Cf | - Center female | |
| Chamfer Lead Forms According to DIN 2197 | ||
| 6-8 threads | Form A | |
| A | Long, 6-8 threads for | |
| short through holes. | ||
| 2 Straight fluted tap with short chamfer lead | ||
| 3.5-5 threads | Form B | |
| B | Medium, 3.5-5 threads, with | |
| Front and End Configurations According to DIN2197 spiral point for all through holes |
and deep tapping holes. Front End Shank End
| 1 | External Center | 4 | External Center | |||
| 2-3 threads | Form C | |||||
| C | Long, 2-3 threads for blind holes | |||||
| and generally for aluminum | ||||||
| grey cast iron and brass. | ||||||
| 2 | Stepped External Center | 5 | Chamfer | |||
| 3.5-5 threads | Form D | |||||
| D | Medium, 3.5-5 threads for through | |||||
| and blind holes with sufficient runout. | ||||||
| 3 | Internal Center | 6 | Internal Center | |||
| 1.5-2 threads | Form E | |||||
| E | Extremely short, 1.5-2 threads | |||||
| for blind holes with little runout | ||||||
| depth. Avoid use if possible. | Thread Dia. |
| Front End | Shank End | Tap Standard | ||||
| Range (mm) | ||||||
| ≤Ø6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | DIN352 | ||
| 1-1.5 threads Form F | ||||||
| F Extremely short, 1-1.5 threads | Ø7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 DIN371 |
| for blind holes with little runout | ≥Ø8 | 1 | 2 | 3 5 | 6 | DIN376 |
depth. Avoid use if possible.