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U. S. Standard Thread. Strength. Thread For Rough Iron Sizes. | ||||||||
Diameter Screw. | Threads per inch. | Diameter at Root of Thread. | Diameter of Tap Drill. | Tensile Strength at 5,000 lbs. per square inch. | Diameter Screw. | Threads per inch. | Diameter at Root of Thread. | Diameter of Tap Drill. |
1/4 5/16 8/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 11/16 8/4 13/16 7/8 15/16 1 1 1/8 1 1/4 1 3/8 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 8/4 1 7/8 2 | 20 1.8 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 51/2 5 5 41/2 | .185 .240 .294 .344 .400 .454 .507 .569 .620 .674 .731 .793 .837 .940 1.065 1.160 1.284 1.389 1.491 1.616 1.712 | 3/16 1/4 5/16 23/64 13/32 15/32 17/32 37/32 5/8 11/16 8/4 13/16 27/32 31/32 1 3/32 31/32 1 3/32 1 3/16 1 9/32 1 13/32 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 8/4 | 134 lbs. 226 " 339 " 465 " 625 " 809 " 1,009 " 1,271 " 1,500 " 1,780 " 2,100 " 2,470 " 2,750 " 3,400 " 3,900 " 5,300 " 6,400 " 7,650 " 8,800 " 10,150 " 11,500 " | 1/4 + 1/64 5/16+1/64 3/8+1/64 7/16+1/64 1/2 + 1/64 9/16+1/32 5/8+1/64 11/16+1/32 3/4 + 1/32 13/16 + 1/32 7/8 + 1/32 15/16 + 1/32 1 + 1/32 1 1/8+ 1/32 1 1/4 + 1/32 1 3/8 + 1/32 1 1/2 + 1/32 1 5/8+1/32 1 3/4 + 1/32 1 7/8 + 1/32 2 + 1/32 | 20 18 16 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 5 1/2 5 5 41/2 | .179 . 232 .282 .329 .382 .434 .483 .561 .608 .671 .714 .776 .815 .909 1.034 1.117 1.243 1.341 1.435 1.560 1.646 | 7/32 17/64 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 17/32 39/64 21/32 23/32 25/32 27/32 7/8 31/32 1 3/32 1 3/16 1 5/16 1 13/32 1 1/2 1 5/8 123/32 |
Diameter Bolt. | Short diaraeter Hexagonal Nut. | r Longdiameter Hexagonal Nut. | Thickness , Nut. |
1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 8/4 7/8 1 1 1/8 1 //1/4 1 3/8 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 3/4 1 7/8 2 | 1/2 19/32 11/16 25/32 7/8 31/32 1 1/16 1 1/4 1 7/16 1 5/8 1 13/16 2 2 3/16 2 3/8 2 9/16 2 3/4 2 15/16 3 1/8 | 37/64 11/16 51/64 9/10 1 1 1/8 1 7/32 1 7/16 1 21/32 1 7/8 2 3/32 2 5/16 2 17/32 2 8/4 2 31/32 3 3/16 3 13/32 35/8 | 1/4 5/16 3/8 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 8/4 7/8 1 1 1/8 1 1/4 1 3/8 1 1/2 1 5/8 1 3/4 1 7/8 2 |
 
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