
Relation between tapping speed and tapping lubricant depending on work materials.
| Work Material | Tapping Speed | Tapping lubricant | |
| Ali d Ali All | Die Cast Materials | Insoluble oil | |
| umnum an umnum oy | Cold Drawn, Cold Forged, Cast | ||
| Die Cast Materials | |||
| Zinc and Zinc Alloy | Cold Drawn, Cold Forged, Cast | ||
| Copper | Cold Forged, Cast | ||
| Brass | Cold Drawn, Cold Forged | ||
| l | Mild Steel, Medium Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel | ||
| Stee | Free Cutting Steel, Soft Magnetic Iron |
Note : It is necessary to carefully select a suitable tapping speed taking into consideration : machining conditions, style of tap, number of tap chamfered threads, work piece design, material being tapped, hole condition and type of tapping fluid.
Sizes Basic Pitch Dia. (+)μm
| M 1.4 | 0.3 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 1.6 | 0.35 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | Tap class for 6H ISO2X | |||
| M 1.8 | 0.35 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | Tap class for 6G ISO3X | |||
| M 2 | 0.4 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | Internal threads 6H | |||
| M 2.2 | 0.45 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 2.5 | 0.45 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 3 | 0.5 | ISO 2X ISO 3X | |||||
| M 3.5 | 0.6 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 4 | 0.7 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 5 | 0.8 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 6 | 1 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 8 | 1.25 | ISO 2X ISO 3X | |||||
| M 10 | 1.5 | ISO 2X | ISO 3X | ||||
| M 12 | 1.75 | ISO 2X ISO 3X |
GS class is the accuracy class special for roll taps for miniature threads. ■Comparison table of PD tolerance of GS class of roll taps for miniature threads and 4H5 internal threads. 8 18 GS1 23 GS2 28
| 13 | GS3 | 33 | ||
| 18 | GS4 | |||
| 23 |
10 20 30 40 45
S0.6×0.15 GS2 4H5 internal threads S0.7×0.175 GS3
S0.8×0.2 GS class tap GS3 S0.9×0.225 GS4