In mechanical engineering, the thread angle of a screw is the included angle between the thread flanks, measured in a plane containing the thread axis.[1] This is a defining factor for the shape of a screw thread. Standard values include:
| Name | Code | Angle | Profile | Standards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most V-threads | M | 60° | 
|
including DIN 13 / ISO, NPT and UTS |
| Whitworth threads | W | 55°[2] | 
|
DIN 49301 / BS |
| British standard pipe thread | G | 55° | 
|
DIN / BS / EN / ISO 228-1 / ISO 7-1 |
| National Pipe Thread | NPT | 60° | 
|
ASME B1.20.-1983 Pipe Threads, General Purpose, Inch |
|
Rd | 30° |  [6]
|
DIN 405 / DIN 20400 |
| Acme thread[7] | 29° | 
|
ASME/ANSI B1.5-1988[8] | |
| Metric trapezoidal threads[1] | Tr | 30° | 
|
DIN 103 |
| Buttress threads[7] | S | 45° | 
|
DIN 2781 |
| German buttress threads[7] | S | 30° | 
|
DIN 513 |
| Square threads[1] | Sq | 0° (parallel) | 
|
? |
| Panzergewinde, “steel conduit thread” | Pg | 80° | 
|
DIN 40430 |
| British Association (BA) thread | BA | 47° 30′ = 47.5° | 
|
BS 93:2008 |
| Löwenherz thread[9] | 53° 8′ ≈ 53.1° | |||
| Bodmer thread[10] | 50° | |||
| Thury thread[11][12] | 47° 30′ = 47.5° |
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Bhandari 2007, p. 203.
- ^ BS 84: 1956
- ^ Knuckle Thread DIN 405
- ^ Knuckle Thread DIN 20400
- ^ Bornemann
- ^ Knuckle thread
- ^ a b c Bhandari 2007, p. 204.
- ^ Machinery’s Handbook (1996), pp. 1716.
- ^ Löwenherz thread
- ^ Bodmer thread
- ^ Brooks, Randall C. “Standard Screw Threads for Scientific Instruments. Part 1: Production Techniques and the Filière Suisse.” History and Technology, vol 5, 1988, pp. 68.
- ^ Thury thread
Bibliography
- Bhandari, V B (2007), Design of Machine Elements, Tata McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0-07-061141-2.
- Oberg, Erik; Jones, Franklin D.; Horton, Holbrook L.; Ryffel, Henry H. (1996), Green, Robert E.; McCauley, Christopher J. (eds.), Machinery’s Handbook (25th ed.), New York: Industrial Press, ISBN 978-0-8311-2575-2, OCLC 473691581.