American Buttress (7° Pressure Flank Leading) NTB-A Inserts • Push Type

Insert vs. Toolholder Orientation chuck chuck

anti-clockwise anti-clockwise external internal

rotation rotation 7º NTB-2RA feed NTB-3RA NTB-4RA NTB-2LA seating 7° pressure fl ank surface NTB-3LA seating of the thread being in bar

7º NTB-4LA surface

the leading fl ank in toolholder feed insert insert notch

NTB-2RA 7° pressure fl ank notch

NTB-3RA of the thread being

NTB-4RA the leading fl ank NTB-2LA

NTB-3LA NTB-4LA external buttress internal buttress 7° pressure fl ank leading 7° pressure fl ank leading

Reference Dimensions Infeed Angle vs. Chip Load: 7° Pressure Flank Leading

“A” reference .010" infeed .010" infeed nose radius .007" chip load .0052" .0039" chip load chip load .0012" D maximum chip load depth with “A” style insert

15º infeed angle 0º infeed angle feed direction feed direction NTB-A insert

insertD“A” ref.nose radiuspitch based on
(inch)(inch)(inch)maximum radius
NTB-2A.133.024.002–.00416–20 TPI
NTB-3A.171.031.005–.0088–16 TPI
NTB-4A.218.049.008–.0124–6 TPI

NOTE: For balanced chip load, 15° infeed angle is suggested.

Internal Threading Limitations

internal threading limitations internal threading limitations NTB-2A Buttress threading inserts NTB-3 and NTB-4A Buttress threading inserts

TPInominalminimum minorTPInominalminimum minor
thread sizediameterthread sizediameter

(inch) (inch)

81-3/41.6004*2-1/22.200
52-1/42.010
101-5/81.505
621.800
121-1/21.400
81-3/41.600
161-1/41.175
101-5/81.505
201-1/161.00212**1-1/21.400

*NTB-4A insert only. **Can cut 16 or 20 threads per inch provided minor diameter is 1.375" or larger.

Threads per Inch vs. Maximum Root Radius Chart (Inch)

TPI 20 16 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2-1/2 2 1-1/2 1-1/4 1

maximum root radius .0036 .0045 .0059 .0071 .0089 .0119 .0143 .0179 .0238 .0268 .0375 .0476 .0572 .0714 NOTE: Special Buttress forms are available upon request.