
MaxMax 78.2% 100%100%
M2 Taps M3 MaxMax Min
Taps
| Max | Length of | 74.1%78.2% | |||
| engagement=9.1mm | |||||
| 【Length of engagement】 | |||||
| On "middle" engagement class, 7H class can be chosen | Internal threads made by roll taps are |
| M4 | in case of "L" engagement length. | different from those made by cutting | |||
| Internal threads | taps on the shape of minor dimameter. | ||||
| Taps | Engagement | ||||
| Unit : mm |
| classification | Engagement | D1D1 | |
| Unit : mm |
Engagement length External threads Drill size *Hole size for thread forming taps
length classification Min Max
M5 (ref.) Min Max
S Short engagement length 4H 5H − S≦3(mm) Bored hole size 5.0 4.917 5.153
Taps 5.49 5.59
| M | Normal engagement length | 5H | 6H | 7H | 3<M≦9(mm) | Engagement ratio | 92.4% | 100% | 78.2% | |
| Long engagement length | 9<L(mm) | Forming condition changes depending | ||||||||
| L | 6H | 7H | 8H | on workpiece's Material and shape. |
P=1.0mm D1 is minor diameter of JIS 6H(2nd Class) of internal threads Above is for customer's reference. M6 Taps
| M8 | Class | PD tolerance | |
| Taps | 【Pitch diameter】 | P2 | 20μm〜40μm |
| Diameter of imaginary cylinder or cone | Internal threads | ||
| which makes equal the width of threads | P3 | 40μm〜60μm | |
| and width of space between the threads | |||
| M10 | P2 P4 | 60μm〜80μm |
Taps P3 P5 80μm〜100μm P4 P5 *Above shows the plus tolerance
M12 by setting PD basic size as "0". Taps Width of Width of threadsthreads 【Thread class of roll taps】 Width of space Width of space
between threadsbetween threads Class PD tolerance
| -M8.5 | G6 | 64μm〜76μm | |||
| M1 | Taps | Pitch Pitch | G6G6 | ||
| diameterdiameter | G7 | 76μm〜89μm | |||
| G7G7 | |||||
| G8 | G8 | 89μm〜102μm | |||
| M9-M24Taps | |||||
| *Above shows the plus tolerance | |||||
| Basic size of pitch diameter | by setting PD basic size as "0". | ||||
| 5.350mm |
| -200μm | -150μm | -100μm | -50μm | +50μm | +100μm | +150μm | +200μm | ||||
| M25-M48Taps | |||||||||||
| Ⅱ | G6 G7 G8 | ||||||||||
| 00 | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 |
| M50-M1Taps | Tolerance of dies is the | P2 |
| target of external threads |
Class of dies 6g external threads(-138〜-26) 6H internal threads(0〜150)
| For Unified | Ⅱ | Solid dies | NRNR | GRGR | GPGP | NPNP | |||||
| threads | |||||||||||
| Taps | |||||||||||
| P1 | Solid dies | JIS 2Class external threads(-130〜-30) | JIS 2Class intenal threads(0〜120) | ||||||||
| P2 | for Auto Lathe | WRWR | GRGR | GPGP | WPWP |
For Whitworththreads Relative position of PD tolerance area of external threads, internal threads, taps and gages. Taps
For Screw threads used (–) ← Basic size of pitch diameter → (+) on sewing machines(SM) Taps 5.350mm Unit : μm Unit : μm Ring gage pitch diameter (for external threads inspection) Plug gage pitch diameter (for internal threads inspection) For Pipe threadsTaps
| NR6g | -152 〜 -138 | GR6g | -35 〜 -21 | GP6H | 7 〜 17 | NP6H | 150 〜 160 | ||
| WRⅡ | -130 〜 -122 | GRⅡ | -42 〜 -34 | GPⅡ | 4 〜 12 | WPⅡ | 112 〜 120 | ||
| For American | NR : NOT GO ring gage | GR : GO ring gage | GP : GO plug gage | NP : NOT GO plug gage |
pipe threadsTaps WR : NOT GO working ring gage WP : NOT GO working plug gage Unit : mm Unit : mm Accuracy of external threads Accuracy of internal threads
For Miniaturethreads
Taps Major diameter Pitch diameter Minor diameter Major diameter Pitch diameter Minor diameter
| 6g | 5.794〜5.974 | 5.212〜5.324 | − | 6H | − | 5.350〜5.500 | 4.917〜5.153 | ||
| JIS 2class | 5.820〜5.970 | 5.220〜5.320 | 〜4.743 | JIS 2class | − | 5.350〜5.470 4.917〜5.153 |