
PD PD
M2 Taps M3
Min Taps
| Max | Length of | 74.1%76.9% | |||||
| Length of engagement | engagement=7.6mm | ||||||
| On "middle" engagement class, 7H class can be chosen | M4 | ||||||
| in case of "L" engagement length. | Internal threads made by roll taps are | ||||||
| Engagement | different from those made by cutting |
| Internal threads | taps on the shape of minor dimameter. | Taps | |||
| classification | Unit : mm | ||||
| Engagement |
length D1 Unit : mm
Engagement External threads *Hole size for thread forming taps
| length classification | Drill size | Min | Max | M5 |
| (ref.) |
S Short engagement length 4H 5H — S 2.5(mm) Min Max
Bored hole size 4.2 4.134 4.334 Taps
M Normal engagement length 5H 6H 7H 2.5 M 7.5(mm) 4.59 4.67
| Engagement ratio | 92.4% | 100% | 76.9% | |
| Forming condition changes depending |
L Long engagement length 6H 7H 8H 7.5 L(mm)
P=0.8mm on workpiece's Material and shape. D1 is minor diameter of JIS 6H(2nd Class) of internal threads Above is for customer's reference. M6 Taps
M8 Thread class of cutting taps Taps 【Pitch diameter】
| Diameter of imaginary cylinder or cone | Internal threads | Class | PD tolerance | |
| which makes equal the width of threads | ISO2 | 30μm〜 50μm | M10 | |
| and width of space between the threads | ||||
| ISO2X | 50μm〜 70μm | Taps |
ISO2ISO2 *Above shows the plus tolerance by setting PD basic size as "0". ISO2XISO2X M12 Width of Width of Taps
| Width of space Width of space | Class | PD tolerance | M1-M | |
| between threadsbetween threads | ISO2X | 76μm〜 89μm | 7 | |
| Taps |
| Pitch Pitch | μ | 〜 | μ | ||
| ISO3X | 89 | m 102 | m | ||
| diameterdiameter |
| ISO2XISO2X | *Above shows the plus tolerance | M9-M | |||
| ISO3XISO3X | by setting PD basic size as "0". | 24 | |||
| Taps | |||||
| Basic size of pitch diameter | |||||
| 4.480mm | M25-M |
| -200μm | -150μm | -100μm | -50μm | +50μm | +100μm | +150μm | +200μm | Taps | 48 | ||
| ← | For Unified | ||||||||||
| 6g | ISO2X ISO3X | Roll taps | threads | ||||||||
| Taps |
| Tolerance of dies is the | ISO2 | ← | |
| Cutting taps |
| target of external threads | ISO2X | For Whitworth | |
| Class of dies | threads |
| 6g | Solid dies | 6g external threads( | 〜 | 〜 | Taps | ||
| -119 | -24) | 6H internal threads(0 | 125) |
NR GR GP NP
For Pipe threads Relative position of PD tolerance area of external threads, internal threads, taps and gages. Taps
For Pg threads (–) ← Basic size of pitch diameter → (+) Taps
Unit : m Unit : m
NR6g -133 〜 -119 GR6g -33 〜 -19 GP6H 2 〜 10 NP6H 125 〜 133
NR : NOT GO ring gage GP : GO plug gage GR : GO ring gage NP : NOT GO plug gage Unit : mm Unit : mm Accuracy of external threads Accuracy of internal threads
6g 4.826〜4.976 4.361〜4.456 − 6H − 4.480〜4.605 4.134〜4.334