
Insert vs. Toolholder Orientation chuck chuck externalinternal anti-clockwise rotation anti-clockwise rotation XNTB-2RB XNTB-3RB XNTB-4RB insert notch XNTB -2LB
| XNTB-3LB | 45° clearance flank | 1 sealing | |
| 45° clearance | |||
| XNTB-4LB | of the thread being | surface in |
flank of the ] the leading flank toolholder thread being i the leading flank sealing
XNTB-2RB insert surface XNTB-3RB notch in bar
| Internal Buttress | External Buttress | XNTB-3LB | |
| 45° clearance flank leading | 45° clearance flank leading | 45° clearance flank leading | XNTB 4LB |
A —^ .010" infeed
007' nose radium .0052" .0039" chip loa chip loac chip load .0012"
D chip load maximum depth with
| 15° infeed angle | XNTB-B insert | 0° infeed angle | |||
| feed direction | feed direction | ||||
| D | A | nose radius | pitch based on | ||
| Insert | |||||
| (inch) | (inch) | (inch) | maximum radius | ||
| XNTB -2 | 0.133 | 0.024 | 0.002-0.004 | 16-20 TPI | |
| XNTB - 3 | 0.171 | 0.031 | 0.005-0.008 | 8-16TPI | |
| XNTB -4 | 0.218 | 0.049 | 0.008-0.012 | 4 - 6 TPI |
NOTE: For balanced chip load, 15° infeed angle is suggested .
internal threading limitations internal threading limitations XNTB -2A Buttress threading inserts XNTB 3 and XNTB -4A Buttress threading inserts
| TPI | nominal thread size | minimum minor | TPI | nominal thread size | minimum minor |
| diameter (inch) | diameter (inch) |
| 8 | 1-3/4 | 1.600 | 4 * | 2 -7/8 | 2.575 |
| 10 | 1-5 / 8 | 1.505 | 5 | 2-3/4 | 2.510 |
| 12 | 1 1 /2 | 1.400 | 6 | 2 3/8 | 2.175 |
| 16 | 1-1/4 | 1.175 | 8 | 2 -1/8 | 1.975 |
| 20 | 1-1/16 | 1.002 | 10 | 1 -7/8 | 1.755 |
| 1 2 | 1-5/8 | 1.525 | |||
| 16 | 1 -1/2 | 1.407 |
* XNTB-4B insert only.
| Insert | Thread | Additional | Insert | Industry | Insert | Definition of | Additional | Carbide | ||
| name | standard | information | size | Thread | hand | Insert | information | grades | ||
| Identification |
| Insert Name | Thread Standard | Additional Information | |
| B |
B = Buttress F = Fine pitch S = Stub Acme
A = Acme D = APIorNPT J = UNJthread C = Cresting P = Positive rake
| XN: Top clamping seriers | = | = | |||
| T = 60° V thread | W = 55° V Whitworth | K | Fine pitch, psoitive U | Utility** |
| Insert Size | Industry Thread Identification | Insert Hand | |||
| 3 | G | ||||
| t | |||||
| ro55 | |||||
| T |
| \ | T | 066 | |
| Position indicates API or drilling |
| Inset Size | S (mm) | T (mm) | industry form designation | |
| (e.g.,10RD, 8RD, .038) | ||||
| 1 | 2.54 | 2.54 |
or Controlled root radius threading R: right hand L: left hand
| 2 | 5.56 | 3.81 | |
| inserts indicate the root radius in | |||
| 3 | 8.74 | 4.95 | 001" increments(NJ, NJF, NJP, NJK) |
| or M indicates metric ISO thread | |||
| 4 | 11.51 | 6.48 | |
| 5 | 17.48 | 9.65 | |
| 6 | 11.51 | 9.73 | |
| 8 | 7.93 | 11.13 | |
| Definition of Insert | Carbide grades Additional Information |
(used only if internal D = Dryseal TTIP30 TTIM45 TTIS30
insert and external thread •Taper per foot — API forms are different) threads