Explanation of catalogue contents
Main


Flute
Class
Product
Tap selection Symbol Code L Ds ℓc
material page
Page shown in line-ups
Note 1
depending on products
M2s
Ta
p
Taps M2×0.4
Standard P2 SP SD2.0EANEB SP ISO2 45 2.8 2.5P SP-2
M3s PO PD2.0EANEB PO 5P PO-2
Tap
P2 HT TD2.0EANEBC HT ISO2 45 2.8 2.5P HT-2

M4s
TQ2.0EANEB2 36 F HT-2
Tap TQ2.0EANEBU M HT-2
TQ2.0EANEB5 V HT-2
M5 s
Oxidizing P1 P2 SP OX SD2.0EANEX SP ISO2 45 2.8 2.5P SP-9
Tap


M6s
Classification of materials
Tap
Kind Chip shape after boring (drilling) ISO Code Examples of materials
1 Grey cast iron 150~250HB
M8s Chip or
Tap powder like 2 Nodular cast iron 150~350HB
3 Austenitic cast iron 120~260HB
4 ADI cast iron 250~500HB
0
M1ps H Hardened steel 45~55HRC
Ta
H Hardened steel 55~63HRC
M5 PH stainless steel 850~1250N/mm2
2
Ferrous


M1ps M4 Martensitic stainless steel 650~950N/mm2
Ta
M3 Austenitic stainless steel 550~850N/mm2
M1-M2 Ferritic and austenitic stainless steel 400~750N/mm2
7
-M P6
M1Taps High tensile strength steel 1200~1480N/mm2
P5 Tool steel 900~1200N/mm2
P4 High alloy steel 800~1000N/mm2
24
-M s
M9 Tap P3 Medium alloy steel and heat treated steel 600~800N/mm2
P2 Carbon steel and low alloy steel 500~700N/mm2
Continuous
P1 Freecutting and structural steel ~500N/mm2
48
5-M s
M2 Tap S5 Titanium alloy -
Continuous
S3 HRSA 35~45HRC
Non-ferrous


d
ifie
Un s S1-S2
For threadps
HRSA ~35HRC
Ta
N1 Aluminum alloy <12% Si
rth
N2 Aluminum alloy >12% Si
two Chip or
Whi ds N3
For threa s powder like Copper alloy -
N4
pTa
Brass alloy and bronze alloy -
Hardness of materials : Please refer to material composition table shown in technical data.
ds
hrea
ipe t ps
For P Ta

s
Flute shape of taps and chip ejection
read
g th ps
P Ta
For
SP= PO= SL= HT= RO=
Spiral Spiral point LH spiral Straight Forming


Chip Broken chips
ejection stored in flutes
No chips
thread forming
Continuous
chips

Sizes-1
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