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EXPERIMENT NO.5
Measurement of Screw Thread using Floating Carriage Micrometer
AIM:To measure the Major, Minor and Effective diameter of external parallel screw threads
using Floating Carriage Micrometer.
APPARATUS:Floating Carriage Micrometer EDMM-100CL, Prism (A to D), Wire (1 to
4mm), Specimen, Master, Hooks etc.
THEORY:In order to ensure the manufacture of screw threads to the specified limits laid
down in the appropriate standard it is essential to provide some means of inspecting the final
product. For measurement of internal threads thread plug gauge is used and to check these
plug gauges Floating Carriage Micrometer is used for measuring Major, Minor and Effective
diameter.
FLOAING CARRIAGE MEASURING MACHINE:
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piece. Carriage has two parallel V grooves, one to accommodate two balls and other to
accommodate one ball. Underneath the floating top (C) there is one V groove on one side
and flat portion on other side. Digital Micrometer is in one bracket (with less width) and dial
type fiducial on the other side lever is provided to tighten it.
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Two wire method can be carried out only on the diameter measuring machinedescribed for
measuring the minor diameter, because alignment is not possible by two wires andcan be
provided only by the floating carriage machine. In the case of three wire method, two wire, on
one side help in aligning the micrometer square to the thread while the third placedon the
other side permits taking of readings.
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This method of measuring the effective diameter is an accurate method. In this threewires or
rods of known diameter are used; one on one side and two on the other side [Fig. (a) and (b)].
This method ensures the alignment of micrometer anvil faces parallel tothe thread axis. The
wires may be either held in hand or hung from a stand so as to ensurefreedom to the wires to
adjust themselves under micrometer pressure.
M=distance over wires E=effective diameter
r=radius of the wires d=diameter of wires
h =height of the centre or the wire or rod from the effective
x=angle of thread.
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OBSERVATION:
D = Diameter of Setting master = ______
Dimension of work piece = 14M*2
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Observation Table:
MAJOR DIAMETER RS M = D (Difference between R and RS)
(M) R =
MINOR DIAMETER
Rp C = D (Difference between Rp and Rq)
(C) Rq =
CALCULATIONS:
Major diameter:
(Note: The + or is determined by relative size of the master and the work piece.Use sign
as master is of greater size than work piece and vice-versa for + sign.)
Minor diameter:
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RESULT :
Major Diameter =
Minor Diameter =
Effective Diameter =
CONCLUSION: Using the Floating Carriage Micrometer diameter of imaginary cylinder i.e.
Effective or pitch diameter can be evaluated.
SAMPLE CALCULATIONS
OBSERVATION:
D = Diameter of Setting master = ___16.004mm__
Dimension of work piece = 14M*2
Observation Table:
MAJOR DIAMETER RS 16.05 Major Diameter = D (Difference between R and
R 14.05 RS) =14.004mm
MINOR DIAMETER Rp 26.37 C = D (Difference between Rp and Rq)
Rq 21.491 =11.125mm
EFFECTIVE RW 18.699 T = D (RW - ROW) =12.314mm
DIAMETER ROW 15.009 E = T + P =12.696mm
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