
Flute Width of land Chamfer angle
External center
Core dia. Internal center Shank dia.
Size of square
Chamfer length Thread length Shank length Length of square
Overall length
Chamfer relief
Indicator drop for chamfer relief
Width of margin
Thread relief Heel Indicator drop for thread relief
Cutting face Cutting angle
Edge angle, including chamfer relief, thread relief, cutting angle and others, as well as heat treatment, have important functions affecting workpiece shape, tool life, surface finish of internal screw thread, and so on.
Serial taps
V(5P) M(3.5P) F(2P)
F M V
Serial taps come in sets of three or two to complete screw threads by cutting work materials in incremental steps. The first tap (V) and the second tap (M) cut screw threads under size. Then, the third tap (F) completes the screw threads.
Hand taps Taper tap threads
Plug tap threads Bottoming
tap Plug tap Taper tap Bottoming tap threads
In general, tap chamfer is the most important part of taps to create internal thread. The function of full thread part of taps is to make a guidance.