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Aircraft Fasterner
Aircraft Fasterner
When the external thread is cut into the normal diameter or the rod,
it is termed a 'minus' thread. Where it is important to avoid reducing
the strength of the round bar, the end to be screwed is formed to a
larger diameter and the thread stands above a surface and is
termed a 'plus' thread
Screw Nomenclature
THREAD FORMS
The four common types of thread form are the Vee, Square, Acme, and the
Buttress.
1. The Vee Thread gives the greatest strength for common usage, such as
bolts, and is easily produced by taps and dies
2. The square thread stands up well to constant wear and heavy loads ,such
as met with screw jacks. This type of thread is readily cut on a lathe.
3. The Acme Thread is for use on the lead screws of lathes to facilitate the opening and
closing of a split nut
4. The Buttress Thread is used where the thrust is required in one direction only, as with
the bench vice screw.
The Acme Thread
1. Metric Thread
3. Whitworth Thread
Screw Nomenclature
4. Trapezoidal Thread
5. Buttress Thread
6. Round Thread
Thread Forms, Dimensions and Tolerances for Standard Threads Used in Aircraft
Animation Presentation
Measuring Screw Threads
E .g BSW
PITCH = 1
NO. OF THREADS PER INCH
H = 0.9601 X P
h = 0.6403 X P
R = 0.1373 X P
H/6 = 0.1601 X P
Screw Pitch Gauge
This type of gauge is used to check the profile or to determine the number
of threads per inch of a given thread. The gauge consists of a number of
blades,each of of which is cut with a given number of teeth per inch, the
teeth being accurately shaped to the profile a standard screw thread. Screw
thread gauges are available for testing B.A. , Whitworth, B.S.F. , Unified
threads, etc., and each is etched with the type of thread and the number of
threads per inch.
Objective: -
At the end of this lesson the student will be able to define self-
tapping screws and dowels.
Self Tapping Screws, Dowels
They are screwed into a hole of the correct diameter and form their
own thread.