Thread angle
The thread angle of a screw is the included angle between the thread flanks, measured in a plane containing the thread axis. 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° | DIN 13 / ISO ? / ASME/ANSI ? | |
Whitworth threads | W | 55° | DIN 49301 / BS ? | |
G | 55° | DIN / BS / EN / ISO 228-1 / ISO 7-1 | ||
Pipe thread National Pipe Thread | NPT | 60 | see wikipedia page on NPT threads as I can't upload a profile drawing from another wikipedia page | ASME B1.20.-1983 Pipe Threads, General Purpose, Inch |
Rd | 30° | DIN 405 / DIN 20400 | ||
Acme thread | 29° | ASME/ANSI B1.5-1988 | ||
Metric trapezoidal threads | Tr | 30° | DIN 103 | |
Buttress threads | S | 45° | DIN 2781 | |
German buttress threads | S | 30° | DIN 513 | |
Square threads | Sq | 0° | ? | |
Pg | 80° | DIN 40430 | ||
British Association thread | BA | ? | BS 93:2008 | |
Löwenherz thread | ? | ? | ? | |
Bodmer thread | ? | 50° | ? | ? |