This section is from the book "Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics", by Paul N. Hasluck. Also available from Amazon: Cassell's Cyclopaedia Of Mechanics.
The following table gives particulars of the Swiss small screw gauge as adopted by the British Association: -
No. | Diameter (approximate) in Inches. | Pitch in Inches. | Diameter in Millimetres. | Pitch in Millimetres. | Threads per Inch. |
25 | •01 | .0023 | •25 | •072 | 353 |
24 | •011 | •0031 | •29 | •08 | 317 |
23 | •013 | •0035 | •33 | •089 | 285 |
22 | •015 | •0039 | •37 | .098 | 259 |
21 | •017 | •0043 | •32 | •11 | 231 |
20 | •019 | •0047 | .48 | •12 | 212 |
19 | •021 | •0055 | •54 | •14 | 181 |
18 | •024 | .0059 | •62 | •15 | 169 |
17 | .027 | .0067 | .7 | •17 | 149 |
16 | •031 | •0075 | •79 | T9 | 131 |
15 | .035 | •0083 | •9 | •21 | 121 |
14 | •039 | •0031 | 1 | •23 | 110 |
13 | •044 | •0038 | 1.2 | .25 | 101 |
12 | •051 | .011 | 1.3 | •28 | 907 |
11 | •059 | •0122 | 1.5 | •31 | 8P9 |
10 | •067 | •0138 | 1.7 | •35 | 72.6 |
9 | •075 | •0154 | 1.9 | •39 | 651 |
8 | •086 | •0169 | 2.2 | •43 | 59T |
7 | •038 | •0189 | 2.5 | •48 | 529 |
• 6 | •11 | •0209 | 2.8 | •53 | 47.9 |
5 | •126 | •0232 | 3.2 | •59 | 43 |
4 | •142 | •026 | 3.6 | •66 | 38.5 |
3 | •161 | .0287 | 4.1 | •73 | 34.8 |
2 | 185 | •0319 | 47 | •81 | 3P4 |
1 | •209 | •0354 | 53 | •9 | 28.2 |
0 | •236 | •0394 | 6 | 1 | 25.4 |
 
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