Thread-forming screws

For forming the internal thread by mechanical displacement of material

(fig. 1), screws with a sheet metal screw thread as specified in DIN 7970
or wood screw thread asspecified in DIN 7998 are suitable

ABC Spax screw

Fa. Altenloh, Brinck & Co., D-58256 Ennepetal
PT screw
Fa. E. Jäger GmbH & Co., D-57319 Bad Berleburg
Plastite screw
Vertrieb]. H. Krumb, D-61440 Oberursel
Thread designs of different thread forming
screws

These special designs differ from sheet

metal and wood screws in having a smaller
receiving hole diameter and
consequently a greater thread depth. The
thread angle of these screws is 30 to 45
compared with the 60 for the sheet metal
screws.
PlasTORX® Studs for Plastic Assemblies
Can be molded directly into plastic, replacing metal
stamping and fastener assemblies. Engineered to
provide high resistance to rotation and pull-out.
Plastite® 48 Thread-Forming Screws for Thermoplastics
These thread forming screws combine a unique tri-lobular
body with a 48° thread profile to maximize performance and
reliability in softer thermoplastics.
 Thread-cutting screws
For less ductile plastics such as the reinforced partially crystalline thermoplastics,
thread-forming screws are not so suitable. Thread-cutting screws on the other hand
can be used to advantage. The most suitable are thread-cuttingscrews as specified in
DIN 7513 and sheet metal screws with cutting notches or a cutting edge in the first
turns of the thread
Joint with metric screws
Screwed joint with thread-forming The strength of a screwed joint
screws Is directly dependent on the thread bite t,
Nominal screw diameter d and screw
engagement length L
HOSTAFORM. PP
HOSTACOM. POM
 Types of failure in screwed joints with moulded
bosses

D > 2.5 d
D< 2.5 d

Recommended L = 2.5d
Relaxation modulus Er of the plastic

Screwed joint with thread-cutting screws

For this type of joint, basically the same factors apply as for joints
with thread-forming screws
Screwed joint with threaded inserts
and threaded bolts
Joint with self-tapping screws
Curve a is for Hostaform and curve b for
PT screws, ABC Spaxscrews and Plastite
the Hostacom grades.
screws
6.1 Driving torque MA
The driving torque MA must be great
enough for the connecting parts to be in full
and secure contact and for a sufficiently
high pre-stressing force to be created. This
requirement is met if the driving torque MA
is selected as follows:
Hostaform (basic grades and modified
grades)
MA = 0.25 to 0.3 M (4)
Hostacom
MA = 0.35 to 0.4 M (5)
M = stripping torque (figs. 17 and 18).

6.2 Axialforce Fperm.

When the screwed joint is under a constant
continuous stress, experience has shown
that about 25 to 30% of the pull-out force
shown in figs. 17 and 18 can be permitted,
Fpern, = 0.25 to 0.3 F
 DIN 7972
ISO 1482

Rosca chapa avellanado

• DIN 7972 / ISO 1482 ROSCA CHAPA AVELLANADO 4.2 x 9.5

1000 9.11 € 21.44 € DIN 7972 / ISO 1482 ROSCA CHAPA
AVELLANADO 4.2 x 13.0 1000 9.84 € 22.67 € DIN 7972 / ISO
1482 ROSCA CHAPA AVELLANADO 4.2 x 16.0 1000 10.26 €
25.37 € DIN 7972 / ISO 1482 ROSCA CHAPA AVELLANADO 4.2 x
19.0 1000 10.74 € 27.77 € DIN 7972 / ISO 1482 ROSCA CHAPA
AVELLANADO 4.2 x 22.0 1000 11.79 € 30.50 € DIN 7972 / ISO
1482 ROSCA CHAPA AVELLANADO 4.2 x 25.0 1000 12.38 €
33.23