METROLOGY OF SCREW THREAD

SCREW THREAD –

Helical groove on external or internal surface of cylinder or

on the surface of frustum of a cone

Straight Threads – e.g. Fasteners like nut, bolt,

Lead Screw, etc.

Tapered Thread – e.g. Pipe Fittings

(to prevent leaking)
 FORMS OF SCREW THREAD

Right Handed and Left Handed Screw Thread

Single Start and Multi Start Screw Thread
TERMINOLOGY OF SCREW THREAD

1) Pitch
2) Lead
3) Diameters of Screw Thread
a. Major Diameter
b. Minor Diameter
c. Pitch / Effective Diameter
4) Angles Of Screw Thread
a. Thread Angle / Included Angle
b. Flank Angle
DESIGNATION OF SCREW THREAD

M6X0.75- g5 h6
where
M= Metric Thread
6 is Nominal Diameter
0.75 is Pitch of thread
Pitch Diameter Tolerance
Crest Diameter Tolerance
 MEASUREMENT OF SCREW THREAD
In Mass Production –
1

Screw Thread Gauges

Plug Gauge Ring Gauge

Screw Thread Micrometer

Pitch Gauge
 MEASUREMENT OF SCREW THREAD
Floating Carriage Micrometer

Fiducial
Indicator
MEASUREMENT OF MAJOR DIAMETER

Major Diameter = Dm + (Rt - Rm)

where,
Dm – Diameter of Master Cylinder
Rm – Reading on Master Cylinder
Rt – Reading on Screw Thread
MEASUREMENT OF MINOR DIAMETER

PRISMS

Dm

Minor Diameter = Dm + (Rt - Rm)

where,
Dm – Diameter of Master Cylinder
Rm – Reading on Master Cylinder
Rt – Reading on Screw Thread
MEASUREMENT OF PITCH DIAMETER
2 Wire Method 3 Wire Method
CALCULATIONs for PITCH DIAMETER
If dimensions under wire are measured
(FCDM)
Pitch Diameter = T + P
T – Dimensions Under Wire
Geometrically,
= (M – 2*d)
M – Dimensions Over wire
d – Diameter of Wire
Actually,
= Dm + (Rt - Rm)

P – A Constant (P Value) (Need to derive!)

C
F
D

A
If dimensions over wire are measured
(Hand Micrometer)
Pitch Diameter = M – C
M – Dimensions Over Wire
C – A Constant (C Value) (Need to
derive!)
P Value (Pitch Value) ≠ Pitch of screw thread
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