Threads, Fasteners & Springs

Use of Screw Threads

To

hold parts together To adjust parts with reference to each other To transmit power

Screw Thread Terms

Important Terms
PITCH: The distance from a point on a screw
thread to a corresponding point on the next thread measured parallel to the axis. The pitch P is equal to 1 divided by the number of threads per inch.

LEAD: The distance a screw thread advances in

one turn.

Thread

The cross section of thread cut by a plane containing the axis.

Form:

Screw Thread Forms

Thread Pitch

Right Hand & Left Hand Threads

Single & Multiple Threads

Thread Symbols
There are three methods of representing screw threads on drawings: 1. Detailed 2. Simplified 3. Schematic

Detailed Thread Symbols

Simplified Thread Symbols

(External Threads)

Schematic Thread Symbols

(External Threads)

Simplified Thread Symbols

(Internal Threads)

Schematic Thread Symbols

(Internal Threads)

Threads in Section

Notes in Threads