
JIS ZET-P
Spiral Fluted Taps for Titanium Alloys, Through Hole Use (with LH Spiral Flutes)
Specification
Nitride
Recommended Tapping Speeds depending on Materials
Titanium alloys
5チタン合金10
(m/min)
Product Features
- The tap is produced from a high grade powder high speed steel that is excellent in heat resistance and abrasion resistance applications.
- A left hand spiral flute with a right hand screw thread helps prevent material shrinkage and the chips are pushed forward out of the hole to allow the cutting heat to be carried out.
- Appropriate flute shape for titanium alloy is utilized, and the discharge of chips is made smooth.
- A nitride surface treatment is performed for added wear resistance.
- Considering the shrinkage of the internal screw thread, the tap is produced to a moderate oversize condition.
Tapping Data Tapping Conditions [M6×1] Workpiece Material Ti-6Aℓ-4V
| Bored Hole Size | φ5.0 | ZET-P |
| Tapping Length | 12mm | |
| | Can Continue |
| Tapping Speed | 8m/min | |
| Machinery Type | CNC tapping center | General |
| | Purpose PO |
| Tapping Fluid | Water soluble cutting fluid | |
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
(Number of holes processed.)
Characteristics of titanium alloy
- It is mainly composed of titanium that has a high strength and is light weight. It has excellent heat resistance. There are various kinds of titanium alloys such as Ti - 5Aℓ - 2.5Sn, Ti - 5Ta, and the most popular Ti - 6Aℓ - 4V which is commonly used due to its good characteristics.
Examples of problems in tapping
- Titanium alloys have high temperature strength and the thermal diffusion is small, so abrupt abrasion occurs on the tap.
- The spring back on internal screw threads may cause diameters to shrink and the tap may be crimped causing breakage.
- Chip welding occurs easily on the cutting chamfer of the tap and the threads flank surface. The finished threads surface of the internal screw thread also becomes rough and coarse.