
5. アメリカ向けタップの等級・やまわP級とユニファイめねじ等級の有効径公差域比較表 Thread Forming Taps are the tools used for producing internal threads by a thread forming process. Currently, YAMAWA's Thread Forming Taps have a good reputation by being used in large area. They are widely used along with the diversity of workpieces and with the change into miniaturization of workpieces. Followings are the characteristics and features of Thread Forming Taps (Roll Tap) which
| 等級 | P1 | P3 | P5 | |
| cutting type taps do not have. |
| 呼び | P2 | P4 | P6 | ||
| めねじ有効径公差 | <Features of Roll Taps> |
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| 3B | 2B | ○Tapping without producing chips. They are suitable for blind hole tapping. In producing internal threads with no chips, they save you a | ||||
| P1 | time for chip disposal. | |||||
| №2-56 | UNC | 53 70 | ○Roll taps are stronger than cutting taps due to their design. The effect of fluteless design gives a large cross-section area to the tap, |
| GH2 | P級 標準等級 | and there is no worry of chip jamming, which makes Roll taps very tough against breakage. | ||||
| P級 オーバーサイズ | ○Roll taps produce excellent pitch diameter well within pitch diameter tolerances. | |||||
| P1 | Material deformation process produces the | |||||
| №3-48 | UNC | ANSI 標準等級 | 55 75 | internal threads with good surface finish as well as precise pitch diameter. | ||
| GH2 | ANSI オーバーサイズ | |||||
| ○High efficiency and tool life The configuration of the lobes at the crests of the tap threads makes high speed tapping possible and extends | ||||||
| P1 | P3 P2 めねじ3B | tool life compared with cutting type taps. The addition of a supplemental tap surface treatment, such as Oxidizing, Nitriding, TiN, and TiCN can | ||||
| №4-40 | UNC | 60 83 | extend tool life 2 to 20 times over an uncoated (bright) tap performance. | |||
| GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5 | めねじ2B | |||||
| P1 | <Points to note during a Roll tapping operation> | |||||
| №5-40 | UNC | 63 83 | ||||
| GH2 | ○Tapping torque is 2 to 3 times larger than that of cutting type taps. | |||||
| ○Roll tapping is only applicable to stringy materials. | ||||||
| ○The deviation of hole size before tapping should be about 5% of pitch. The control of hole size before tapping should be more severe than that of | ||||||
| cutting type taps. | ||||||
| 等級 | P6 P4 P2 | ○The selection of lubricants is important to prevent sticking or welding. | ||||
| 呼び | P7 P5 P3 | ○Burrs at the face of an internal thread are larger than those produced by cutting type taps. In some cases it is necessary to take additional counter- | ||||
| sink processing at the top of hole. | ||||||
| めねじ有効径公差 |
210 220 230 240 ○In the minor diameter of internal thread, U-shape form (Tine form) at the hole entrance can be seen. U-shape form is never seen when using cutting
3B 2B type taps.
P2 P3 P4 <Selection of YAMAWA Roll Taps>
| №6-32 | UNC | 68 | 93 | ||
| GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5 GH6 GH7 | ○Types of Roll Taps YAMAWA produces various types of Roll Taps which include General purpose taps, Special purpose taps for non-ferrous and |
P2 P3 P4 steel, as well as special purpose taps with surface treatment for the specified applications. To provide for longer tool life, specially developed
| №8-32 | UNC | 71 | 96 | premium materials are also used together with physical vapor deposition (PVD) such as TiN and TiCN. In particular, OL-RZ is superior product | |
| GH2 GH3 GH4 GH5 GH6 GH7 | developed for dry machining with good regards to tapping environment and performance. |
P2 P3 P4 ○Tap Materials YAMAWA's standard tap material is SKH58 designed for improving torque, superior anti-friction properties as well as toughness.
№10-24 UNC 80 108 To extend tool life, we use SKH56, or SKH10(Powder HSS) which is the best tap material for antifriction.
| GH3 | GH5 GH6 GH7 | ○Tolerance Class Using the datum 12.7μm in a step form, in accordance with ANSI standard GH class, we made up YAMAWA's G class system. | |
| P2 | The differences in materials being Roll tapped, as well as hole size, contribute to differences in thread forming. YAMAWA offers 2 to 3 oversized tap |
| №12-24 | UNC | 82 | 110 | tolerance classes in order to achieve the most suitable internal thread pitch diameter size. | |||
| GH3 | ○Chamfer length | ||||||
| Chamfer lengths : 2 pitches for blind hole use and 4 pitches for through hole use. Basically 4 pitches have longer tool life than |
P2 P3 P4 2 pitches because force applied on one blade at 4 pitch chamfer is smaller than that at 2 pitch chamfer. However, it is difficult to say about tool life
| 1/4-20 | UNC | 90 | 123 | in a few words because each different tapping condition influences the tool life. | ||
| GH3 | GH5 GH6 GH7 |
P2 P3 P4 <Shape of internal threads and the ratio of thread engagement affected by bored hole diameter>
5/16-18 UNC 98 134 Compared with the basic height of thread engagement, the actual height of the thread engagement is called "thread engagement ratio" in percentage.
| GH3 | GH5 | GH7 | |
| Depending on the bored hole diameter, internal threads and thread engagement ratio will change. |
P2 P3 P4
3/8-16 UNC 108 144 In tapping, the tapping condition must be chosen by referring to the thread engagement ratio.
| GH3 | GH5 | GH7 | |
| In tapping, it can reduce cutting space and forming space to make bored hole diameters as large as possible. This, through reducing the load on taps, |
P2 P3 can restrict tap's wear and damage.
| 7/16-14 | UNC | 116 154 | ||
| GH3 | GH5 |
P2 P3 P4 S50C, minor diameter of threads cut Aluminum, minor diameter of threads formed
1/2-13 UNC 121 165
GH3 GH5 GH7 M24x3 M25x2
P2 minor dia. tolerance of internal threads minor dia. tolerance of internal threads
| 9/16-12 | UNC | 128 172 | φ20.752~φ21.252 | φ22.835~φ23.210 | |
| GH3 |
P3 P4 Internal External 【Aluminum, internal threads formed ①】 Internal External
5/8-11 UNC 136 182 【S50C internal threads cut ①】
| GH3 | GH5 | threads | threads | M25x2 | threads | thread | |
| M24x3 |
| P3 | P4 | bored hole size : φ23.903 | side | |
| bored hole size : φ20.652 |
3/4-10 UNC 144 195 minor diameter of finished internal threads : 22.723mm
| GH3 | GH5 | minor dia. tolerance of internal threads NG | ||
| minor dia. tolerance of internal threads NG | ||||
| thread engagement ratio : 103.1% | ||||
| P3 | thread engagement ratio : 105.2% |
7/8-9 UNC 154 207
GH4 【Aluminum, internal threads formed ③】 【S50C internal threads cut ③】 M25x2 M24x3
bored hole size : φ24.042mm bored hole size : φ21.000 minor diameter of finished internal threads : 23.067mm minor dia. tolerance of internal threads: Middle
| 等級 | P2 | P4 | P6 | P8 | minor dia. tolerance of internal threads : Middle | |
| thread engagement ratio : 92.4% | ||||||
| thread engagement ratio : 89.3% |
| 呼び | P3 | P5 | P7 | ||||
| 【Aluminum, internal threads formed ⑤】 | Technical Inf | ||||||
| めねじ有効径公差 | 【S50C internal threads cut ⑤】 |
210 220 230 240 M25x2
| 3B | 2B | M24x3 | ||||
| bored hole size : φ24.240mm | ||||||
| bored hole size : φ21.352 | ||||||
| P4 | minor diameter of finished internal threads : 23.462mm |
1-8 UNC 167 223 minor dia. tolerance of internal threads NG
GH4 minor dia. tolerance of internal threads NG thread engagement ratio : 81.5% thread engagement ratio : 71.0%