USER GUIDE Tap Designation Code Key TAPS TPG UNC 1/4-20 M HE Ti Tap Style D- TPI B - Bore for Coolant Coating Types* TPH- Hand Tap D- Pitch (on request) Ni- Nitriding TPF- Forming Tap Ti- TiN TPG- Gun Point TC- TiCN TPS- Spiral Flute TA- TiAlN TPST- Straight Flute St- Black Oxide * On request Thread Standard Tap Color Codes (1) Tap Materials M- ISO Metric M -Multi-Material Application HS- H.S.S. (M2) Coars Thread DIN-13 W -Steel with Good HE- H.S.S-E Machinability 5% Co. HSS (M35) MF- ISO Metric Rm<750 N/mm2 Fine Thread DIN-13 PM- Compacted Powder S -Stainless Steel HM- Solid Carbide UNF- Unfied Fine H -Hardened Steel and High Thread Temp./Super Alloys Rm>750 N/mm2 UNC- Unfied Coarse G -Grey Cast Iron Thread N -Low Alloy Steel Rm<600 N/mm2 A -Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys F -Any Material with at least 8~10% Elongation (1) The tools have a matching colored ring around the shank Chamfer Lead According to DIN2197 (specified for each tool family) A Form A (Chamfer Lead 5-6 Threads) B Form B (with Gun-Nose and Chamfer Lead 4-5 Threads) C Form C (Chamfer Lead 2-3 Threads) D Form D (Chamfer Lead 4-5 Threads) E Form E (Chamfer Lead 1.5-2 Threads) 705 705