Section 10

Useful Information
BRITISH SCREW THREADS
BSW and BSF Forms
Ref: BS 84 - 1956
WHITWORTH FORM

NON - WHITWORTH FORM

BSW - British Standard Whitworth Thread

BA - British Association (Miniature Thread)
BSF - British Standard Fine Thread
BSP - British Standard Pipe Thread (Parallel)
BSPT - British Standard Pipe Thread (Tapered)

BSW = British Standard Whitworth Thread after its introduction in 1841, was rapidly adopted throughout England and the continent.
BSF = British Standard Fine Thread is a second series which was established in 1908 to meet the needs of additional engineering activity.

Basic Whitworth Thread Forms have the following proportions:

Shortening at crest and roots: 1/6 H = 0.16008 P
55
Thread Angle:
27 1/2
Depth of Thread h:
0.64033 P
Flank Angle:
0.13733 P
Radius at crest and root r:
Triangle Height H: 0.96049 P
P
Pitch:

BSW - Basic Sizes

BSF - Basic Sizes

Dimensions in inches

Dimensions in inches

NOM. DIA.

THREADS
PER INCH

MAJOR DIA.

EFFECT.
DIA.

MINOR DIA.

NOM. DIA.

THREADS
PER INCH

MAJOR DIA.

EFFECT.
DIA.

MINOR DIA.

1/8
3/16
1/4
5/16
3/8
7/16
1/2
9/16
5/8
11/16
3/4
7/8
1
1 1/8
1 1/4
1 1/2
1 3/4
2

40
24
20
18
16
14
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
5
4.5

.1250
.1875
.2500
.3125
.3750
.4375
.5000
.5625
.6250
.6875
.7500
.8750
1.0000
1.1250
1.2500
1.5000
1.7500
2.0000

.1090
.1608
.2180
.2769
.3350
.3918
.4466
.5091
.5668
.6293
.6860
.8039
.9200
1.0335
1.1585
1.3933
1.6219
1.8577

.0930
.1314
.1860
.2413
.2950
.3461
.3932
.4557
.5086
.5711
.6220
.7328
.8400
.9420
1.0670
1.2866
1.4938
1.7154

3/16
7/32
1/4
9/32
5/16
3/8
7/16
1/2
9/16
5/8
11/16
3/4
13/16
7/8
1
1 1/8
1 1/4
1 3/8
1 1/2
1 5/8
1 3/4
2

32
28
26
26
22
20
18
16
16
14
14
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7

.1875
.2188
.2500
.2812
.3125
.3750
.4375
.5000
.5625
.6250
.6875
.7500
.8125
.8750
1.000
1.1250
1.2500
1.3750
1.5000
1.6250
1.7500
2.000

.1675
.1959
.2254
.2566
.2834
.3430
.4019
.4600
.5225
.5793
.6418
.6966
.7591
.8168
.9360
1.0539
1.1789
1.2950
1.4200
1.5450
1.6585
1.9085

.1475
.1730
.2008
.2320
.2543
.3110
.3663
.4200
.4825
.5336
.5961
.6432
.7057
.7586
.8720
.9828
1.1078
1.2150
1.3400
1.4650
1.5670
1.8170

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