SCREW FASTENING

Screw fastening is holding to

gather firmly, two or more pieces
of material or components in such
away that they can be taken apart
easily.
 Types of screw fasteners
Nut and bolt
Cap screws
set screws
Application
Stud and nut
Single and Double threaded screws

Double threaded screws are stronger and moves faster

Left hand and right hand threads
Representing Internal Threads
Options for representing internal threads

Detailed Schematic Unsectioned End View

(in section) (in section)

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Representing External Threads
Options for representing external threads in a
drawing

1.
Detailed End
View
2.
Schematic

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Threaded Fasteners – Terminology

External Threads

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Thread terminology
Major diameter - d

Minor diameter - d1

Pitch circle diameter - d2

Pitch - p

Lead - L

Thread angle -

Helix angle -
Major diameter(d)
It is the maximum diameter of an internal and
external screw thread.
The screw is specified by this diameter.
it is also known as out side diameter.
Threaded Fasteners – Specification
Example of a typical thread specification (in inches)

.5 - 28 UNC - 3 B

.5 - major diameter of .5 inches

28 - 28 threads per inch
UN - form Unified (i.e. shape of the thread)*
C - series (C means coarse), F (fine), EF (extra fine)
*
There are several thread forms. UN is common.

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Threaded Fasteners – Specification
Example of a typical metric thread specification

M6 x 1 - 4H5H
 M - indicates thread form is metric
 6 - major diameter in millimeters
 1 - pitch in millimeters
 4H5H - tolerance (capital letters for internal thread, lower case for
external thread)

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Minor diameter(d1)
It is the smallest diameter of an external or
internal screw thread. It is also known as root
diameter.
Pitch(p)
It is the distance in the axial direction from a
point on one thread to the corresponding point
on the adjacent thread.
Lead (L)
It is the distance the screw thread moves in
one revolution. Lead is equal to the pitch in
the case of single start threads. It is twice the
pitch in double start and so on.
Thread angle(α)
It is the angle included between the sides of
the threads measured in an axial direction
Helix angle(ψ)
It is the angle made by the helix of the thread
at the pitch diameter with a plane
perpendicular to the axis.

Tan (ψ) =