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Maryland Metrics: Technical Data Chart
Maryland Metrics: Technical Data Chart
TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN THREAD, CERTAIN TOOLS AND DATA ARE NECESSARY. INCLUDED IN THESE
CHARTS ARE A HELPFUL COMPILATION OF THE DATA NEEDED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MOST
EXTERNAL (MALE) THREADS FROM THE THREE MOST POPULAR THREAD SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD,
METRIC STANDARDS, U.S.A.(INCH) STANDARDS, AND THE BRITISH (INCH) STANDARDS. ALSO THIS CHART
WILL OUTLINE THE USEFUL TOOLS AND PROCEDURES IN ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN
THREAD.
1. MEASURE THE MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE MALE THREAD. {THE MAJOR DIAMETER IS THE OUTSIDE
DIAMETER (OD) OF THE MALE THREAD}. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY AN INTERNAL (FEMALE)
THREAD THESE DATA CHARTS WILL NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON MEASURING INTERNAL (FEMALE) THREADS; SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN CHART VIII.
2. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH {OR THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER CENTIMETER
(cm)}. SEE SECTION (B) FOR CONVERSIONS FROM PITCH TO THREADS PER INCH, AND/OR THREADS PER
CENTIMETER. AN IDEAL WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MEASUREMENT IS WITH PITCH GAGES OR WITH
THREAD GAGES (Note: PITCH GAGES ARE QUITE INEXPENSIVE). HOWEVER, USING A RULE AND TAKING A
CAREFUL COUNT OF THREADS IS NORMALLY ACCEPTABLE.
CHART I
CHART II
NOTE: CLASS OF FIT - SUCH AS THE U.S.A. '2A/2B' OR THE METRIC '6G/6h' ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF
THE DATA INCLUDED IN THESE CHARTS.
2. METRIC COARSE THREAD DOES NOT HAVE TO HAVE PITCH SPECIFIED. THE ABSENCE OF THE PITCH
SPECIFICATION INDICATES THAT THE THREAD WILL BE FROM THE COARSE THREAD SERIES.
3. THE NOMINAL DIAMETER OF METRIC PIPE THREADS, BOTH TAPERED AND PARALLEL IS THE SAME AS
THE MAJOR DIAMETER (OD) OF THE THREAD. HOWEVER, THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE NOMINAL
PIPE THREAD DIAMETERS CORRESPOND TO THE APPROXIMATE INSIDE DIAMETER (ID) OF THE PIPE OR
TUBE. IN SECTION (A), ALL THE THREADS ARE LISTED IN ASCENDING MAJOR DIAMETER SIZE ORDER.
THIS PLACES THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE PIPE THREADS AMONG THREAD DIAMETERS WHICH
ARE LARGER THAN THEIR NOMINAL SIZE.
4. MOST METRIC COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA USE THE BRITISH BASED INCH SYSTEM (ISO) FOR
MEASURING NON-HYDRAULIC/PNEUMATIC PIPE AND TUBING THREADS. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE
THREAD DESIGNATIONS FOLLOW:
THREADS EQUIVALENT TO BSPT (BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - TAPERED) ARE DESIGNATED IN GERMANY
AS: R 1/4 keg; IN FRANCE: G 1/4 co; IN JAPAN: PT 1/4; IN BRITAIN: R 1/4.
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R228 PARALLEL PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY -
DIN 259; BRITAIN - BS 2779; JAPAN - JIS B 0202
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R7 TAPERED PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY - DIN
2999; BRITAIN - BS 21; JAPAN - JIS B 0203
5. IN THE BRITISH SYSTEM THERE IS NO NEED TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. EACH
OF THE BRITISH THREAD SERIES HAVE ONLY ONE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH ALLOCATED WITHIN
ITS SERIES AND NOMINAL DIAMETER.
6. THE U.S.A. MINIATURE THREAD SERIES (UNM) IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE CORRESPONDING
SIZES OF ISO METRIC THREADS WHERE THE NOMINAL DIAMETERS ARE EQUAL.
7. A FEW ADDITIONAL HINTS TO THREAD SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: GENERALLY, BOLT
HEADS WITH NUMERICAL MARKINGS SUCH AS 8.8, 9.8, 10.9, 12.9, WILL PROBABLY BE METRIC; AND BOLT
HEADS WITH LINE/SLASH MARKINGS WILL PROBABLY BE FROM THE U.S.A. GRADE MARKING SYSTEM.
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES:
2. BY USING A RULE OR CALIPER, DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. (SEE DIAGRAM III).
OR IF AVAILABLE, A MORE ACCURATE METHOD IS TO USE A PITCH GAGE OR A THREAD GAGE.
3. GO TO SECTION (A). CHECK THE BASIC MAJOR DIAMETER COLUMNS; LOCATE THE CLOSEST
MEASUREMENT IN EITHER THE APPROPRIATE MILLIMETER (mm) OR DECIMAL INCH COLUMN FOR THE
NOMINAL DIAMETER THAT YOU HAVE MEASURED IN STEP ONE. MOVE ACROSS THE ROW UNTIL YOU
HAVE FOUND A MATCH FOR THE THREADS PER INCH OR PITCH MEASUREMENT FROM STEP TWO.
4. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW, THE THREAD IS NOW IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER IF THERE IS
MORE THAN ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW, YOU WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE THE ANGLE OF THE THREAD
FOR A FINAL IDENTIFICATION (SEE DIAGRAMS IV THROUGH VII FOR THREAD ANGLES). FOR EXAMPLE, A
METRIC SCREW PITCH GAGE WILL READILY SHOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THREAD ANGLES BETWEEN 'BA'
(47 1/2 DEGREE) THREADS AND METRIC (60 DEGREE) THREADS.
(CHART IV): TAP DRILL FORMULA FOR METRIC THREADS; NOMINAL OD OF THREAD (MAJOR DIAMETER) -
PITCH = TAP DRILL SIZE. (Note: This formula will yield approximately 68% - 77% of thread.) Example: TO FIND
THE TAP DRILL SIZE FOR AN M10 x 1.5 THREAD. 10 (OD) - 1.5 (PITCH) = 8.5 mm (TAP DRILL SIZE).
(CHART VIII): HOW TO CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (OD) OF THE METRIC
MALE (EXTERNAL) THREAD WHEN ONLY THE FEMALE (INTERNAL) METRIC THREAD IS AVAILABLE FOR
MEASUREMENT.
1. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE PITCH (P) USING A THREAD PITCH GAGE, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
MEASURING TOOL WHICH WILL GIVE AN ACCURATE READING FOR PITCH.
2. MULTIPLY THE FACTOR VALUE: (F)=1.0825 BY THE PITCH (P) WHICH YIELDS RESULT (R). F x P = R.
Example: 1.0825 (F) X 1.75 (P) = 1.8944 (R)
3. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE (ID) INSIDE DIAMETER (MINOR DIAMETER) OF THE FEMALE METRIC
THREAD USING AN INTERNAL MICROMETER, INTERNAL CALIPER, OR GAGE PIN.
4. ADD THE MEASURED VALUE FOR THE INSIDE DIAMETER (ID) TO THE RESULT (R) WHICH WILL YIELD
THE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (OD) OF THE FEMALE THREAD. ID + R = OD. Example: ASSUME
MEASURED VALUE 10.1036 (ID) + 1.8944 (R) = 12 (OD OR APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER).
For diagrams not on this page see the Thread Identification Chart: Page Index
SECTION (B)
PITCH CONVERSION TABLE
APPROXIMATE APPROXIMATE
THREADS per INCH PITCH mm THREADS per cm
338 1/2 0.075 133.33
317 1/2 0.08 125.00
282 1/4 0.09 111.11
254 0.1 100.00
203 1/4 0.125 80.00
169 1/4 0.15 66.67
145 1/4 0.175 57.14
127 0.2 50.00
101 1/2 0.25 40.00
84 3/4 0.3 33.33
72 1/2 0.35 28.57
63 1/2 0.4 25.00
56 1/2 0.45 22.22
50 3/4 0.5 20.00
42 1/4 0.6 16.67
36 1/4 0.7 14.29
33 3/4 0.75 13.33
31 3/4 0.8 12.50
28 1/4 0.9 11.11
25 1/2 1 10.00
20 1/4 1.25 8.00
17 1.5 6.67
14 1/2 1.75 5.71
12 3/4 2 5.00
10 1/4 2.5 4.00
8 1/2 3 3.33
7 1/4 3.5 2.86
6 1/4 4 2.50
5 3/4 4.5 2.22
5 5 2.00
4 1/2 5.5 1.82
4 1/4 6 1.67
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