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SCREW THREADS. | NUTS. | BOLT HEADS. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diam. of Screw. | Threads per inch. | Diameter at root of Thread. | Area of Bolt at root of Thread. | Width of Flat. | Short Diam. Rough | Short Diam. Finish. | Long Diam. Rough. | Long Diam. Rough. | Thick ness Rough. | Thick ness Finish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 4 | 20 | .185 | 13 64 | .026 | .0062 | 1 2 | 7 16 | 37 64 | 7 10 | 1 4 | 3 16 | 1 2 | 7 16 | 37 64 | 7 10 | 1 4 | 3 16 | |||||||||||||||
5 16 | 18 | .240 | 15 64 | .045 | .0074 | 19 32 | 17 32 | 11 16 | 10 12 | 5 16 | 1 4 | 19 32 | 17 32 | 11 16 | 10 12 | 19 64 | 1 4 | |||||||||||||||
3 8 | 16 | .294 | 19 64 | .067 | .0078 | 11 16 | 5 8 | 51 64 | 63 64 | 3 8 | 5 16 | 11 16 | 5 8 | 51 64 | 63 64 | 11 32 | 5 16 | |||||||||||||||
7 16 | 14 | .344 | 11 32 | .092 | .0089 | 25 32 | 23 33 | 9 10 | 1 | 7 64 | 7 16 | 3 8 | 25 32 | 23 32 | 9 16 | 1 | 7 64 | 25 64 | 3 8 | |||||||||||||
1 2 | 13 | .400 | 13 32 | .125 | .0096 | 7 8 | 13 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 64 | 1 2 | 7 16 | 7 8 | 13 16 | 1 | 1 | 15 64 | 7 16 | 7 16 | |||||||||||||
9 16 | 12 | .454 | 29 64 | .161 | .0104 | 31 32 | 29 32 | 1 | 1 8 | 1 | 23 64 | 9 16 | 1 2 | 31 32 | 29 32 | 1 | 1 8 | 1 | 23 64 | 31 64 | 1 2 | |||||||||||
5 8 | 11 | .507 | 33 64 | .201 | .0113 | 1 | 1 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 32 | 1 | 1 2 | 5 8 | 9 16 | 1 | 1 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 32 | 1 | 1 2 | 17 32 | 9 16 | |||||||||
3 4 | 10 | .620 | 5 8 | .301 | .0125 | 1 | 1 4 | 1 | 3 16 | 1 | 7 16 | 1 | 49 64 | 3 4 | 11 16 | 1 | 1 4 | 1 | 3 16 | 1 | 7 16 | 1 | 49 64 | 5 8 | 11 16 | |||||||
7 8 | 9 | .731 | 47 64 | .419 | .0138 | 1 | 7 16 | 1 | 3 8 | 1 | 21 32 | 2 | 1 32 | 7 8 | 13 16 | 1 | 7 16 | 1 | 3 8 | 1 | 21 32 | 2 | 1 32 | 23 32 | 13 16 | |||||||
1 | 8 | .837 | 27 32 | .550 | .0156 | 1 | 5 8 | 1 | 9 16 | 1 | 7 8 | 2 | 19 64 | 1 | 15 16 | 1 | 5 8 | 1 | 9 16 | 1 | 7 8 | 2 | 19 64 | 13 16 | 15 16 | |||||||
1 | 1 8 | 7 | .940 | 15 16 | .693 | .0178 | 1 | 13 16 | 1 | 3 4 | 2 | 5 32 | 2 | 9 16 | 1 | 1 8 | 1 | 1 16 | 1 | 13 16 | 1 | 3 4 | 2 | 5 32 | 2 | 7 16 | 29 32 | 1 | 1 16 | |||
1 | 1 4 | 7 | 1.065 | 1 | 1 16 | .890 | .0178 | 2 | 1 | 15 16 | 2 | 5 16 | 2 | 53 64 | 1 | 1 4 | 1 | 3 16 | 2 | 1 | 15 16 | 2 | 5 16 | 2 | 53 64 | 1 | 1 | 3 16 | ||||
1 | 3 8 | 6 | 1.160 | 1 | 5 32 | 1.056 | .0208 | 2 | 3 16 | 2 | 1 8 | 2 | 17 32 | 3 | 3 32 | 1 | 3 8 | 1 | 5 16 | 2 | 3 16 | 2 | 1 8 | 2 | 17 32 | 3 | 3 32 | 1 | 3 32 | 1 | 5 16 | |
1 | 1 2 | 6 | 1.284 | 1 | 9 32 | 1.294 | .0208 | 2 | 3 8 | 2 | 5 16 | 2 | 3 4 | 3 | 23 64 | 1 | 1 2 | 1 | 7 16 | 2 | 3 8 | 2 | 5 16 | 2 | 3 4 | 3 | 23 64 | 1 | 3 16 | 1 | 7 16 | |
1 | 5 8 | 5 | 1 2 | 1.389 | 1 | 25 64 | 1.515 | .0227 | 2 | 9 16 | 2 | 1 2 | 2 | 31 32 | 3 | 5 8 | 1 | 5 8 | 1 | 9 16 | 2 | 9 16 | 2 | 1 2 | 2 | 31 32 | 3 | 5 8 | 1 | 9 32 | 1 | 9 16 |
1 | 3 4 | 5 | 1.491 | 1 | 31 64 | 1.746 | .0250 | 2 | 3 4 | 2 | 11 16 | 3 | 3 16 | 3 | 57 64 | 1 | 3 4 | 1 | 11 16 | 2 | 3 4 | 2 | 11 16 | 3 | 3 16 | 3 | 57 64 | 1 | 3 8 | 1 | 11 16 | |
1 | 7 8 | 5 | 1.616 | 1 | 39 64 | 2.051 | .0250 | 2 | 15 16 | 2 | 7 8 | 3 | 13 32 | 4 | 5 32 | 1 | 7 8 | 1 | 13 16 | 2 | 15 16 | 2 | 7 8 | 3 | 13 32 | 4 | 5 32 | 1 | 15 32 | 1 | 13 16 | |
2 | 4 | 1 2 | 1.742 | 1 | 23 32 | 2.301 | .0277 | 3 | 1 8 | 3 | 1 16 | 3 | 5 8 | 4 | 27 64 | 2 | 1 | 15 16 | 3 | 1 8 | 3 | 1 16 | 3 | 5 8 | 4 | 27 64 | 1 | 9 16 | 1 | 15 16 | ||
2 | 1 4 | 4 | 1 2 | 1.962 | 1 | 31 32 | 3.023 | .0277 | 3 | 1 2 | 3 | 7 16 | 4 | 1 16 | 4 | 61 64 | 2 | 1 4 | 2 | 3 16 | 3 | 1 2 | 3 | 7 16 | 4 | 1 16 | 4 | 61 64 | 1 | 3 4 | 2 | 3 16 |
2 | 1 2 | 4 | 2.176 | 2 | 11 64 | 3.718 | .0312 | 3 | 7 8 | 3 | 13 16 | 4 | 1 2 | 5 | 31 64 | 2 | 1 2 | 2 | 7 16 | 3 | 7 8 | 3 | 13 16 | 4 | 1 2 | 5 | 31 64 | 1 | 15 16 | 2 | 7 16 | |
2 | 3 4 | 4 | 2.426 | 2 | 27 64 | 4.622 | .0312 | 4 | 1 4 | 4 | 3 16 | 4 | 29 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 4 | 2 | 11 16 | 4 | 1 4 | 4 | 3 16 | 4 | 29 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 8 | 2 | 11 16 | |||
3 | 3 | 1 2 | 2.629 | 2 | 5 8 | 5.428 | .0357 | 4 | 5 8 | 4 | 9 16 | 5 | 3 8 | 6 | 17 32 | 3 | 2 | 15 16 | 4 | 5 8 | 4 | 9 16 | 5 | 3 8 | 6 | 17 32 | 2 | 5 16 | 2 | 15 16 | ||
3 | 1 4 | 3 | 1 2 | 2.879 | 2 | 7 8 | 6.509 | .0357 | 5 | 4 | 15 16 | 5 | 13 16 | 7 | 1 16 | 3 | 1 4 | 3 | 3 16 | 5 | 4 | 15 16 | 5 | 13 16 | 7 | 1 16 | 2 | 1 2 | 3 | 3 16 | ||
3 | 1 2 | 3 | 1 4 | 3.100 | 3 | 3 32 | 7.547 | .0384 | 5 | 3 8 | 5 | 5 16 | 6 | 7 32 | 7 | 39 64 | 3 | 1 2 | 3 | 7 16 | 5 | 3 8 | 5 | 5 16 | 6 | 7 32 | 7 | 39 64 | 2 | 11 16 | 3 | 7 16 |
3 | 3 4 | 3 | 3.317 | 3 | 5 16 | 8.614 | .0413 | 5 | 3 4 | 5 | 11 16 | 6 | 21 32 | 8 | 1 8 | 3 | 3 4 | 3 | 11 16 | 5 | 3 4 | 5 | 11 16 | 6 | 21 32 | 8 | 1 8 | 2 | 7 8 | 3 | 11 16 | |
4 | 3 | 3.567 | 3 | 9 16 | 9.993 | .0413 | 6 | 1 8 | 6 | 1 16 | 7 | 3 32 | 8 | 41 64 | 4 | 3 | 15 16 | 6 | 1 8 | 6 | 1 16 | 7 | 3 32 | 8 | 41 64 | 3 | 1 16 | 3 | 15 16 | |||
4 | 1 4 | 2 | 7 8 | 3.798 | 3 | 51 64 | 11.329 | .0435 | 6 | 1 2 | 6 | 7 16 | 7 | 9 16 | 9 | 3 16 | 4 | 1 4 | 4 | 3 16 | 6 | 1 2 | 6 | 7 16 | 7 | 9 16 | 9 | 3 16 | 3 | 1 4 | 4 | 3 16 |
4 | 1 2 | 2 | 3 4 | 4.028 | 4 | 1 32 | 12.742 | .0454 | 6 | 7 8 | 6 | 13 16 | 7 | 31 32 | 9 | 3 4 | 4 | 1 2 | 4 | 7 16 | 6 | 7 8 | 6 | 13 16 | 7 | 31 32 | 9 | 3 4 | 3 | 7 16 | 4 | 7 16 |
4 | 3 4 | 2 | 5 8 | 4.256 | 4 | 1 4 | 14.226 | .0476 | 7 | 1 4 | 7 | 3 16 | 8 | 13 32 | 10 | 1 4 | 4 | 3 4 | 4 | 11 16 | 7 | 1 4 | 7 | 3 16 | 8 | 13 32 | 10 | 1 4 | 3 | 5 8 | 4 | 11 16 |
5 | 2 | 1 2 | 4.480 | 4 | 31 64 | 15.763 | .0500 | 7 | 5 8 | 7 | 9 16 | 8 | 27 32 | 10 | 49 64 | 5 | 4 | 15 16 | 7 | 5 8 | 7 | 9 16 | 8 | 27 32 | 10 | 49 64 | 3 | 13 16 | 4 | 15 16 | ||
5 | 1 4 | 2 | 1 2 | 4.730 | 4 | 47 64 | 17.570 | .0500 | 8 | 7 | 15 16 | 9 | 9 32 | 11 | 23 64 | 5 | 1 4 | 5 | 3 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 16 | 9 | 9 32 | 11 | 23 64 | 4 | 5 | 3 16 | |||
5 | 1 2 | 2 | 3 8 | 4.953 | 4 | 61 64 | 19.267 | .0526 | 8 | 3 8 | 8 | 5 16 | 9 | 23 32 | 11 | 7 8 | 5 | 1 2 | 5 | 7 16 | 8 | 3 8 | 8 | 5 16 | 9 | 23 32 | 11 | 7 8 | 4 | 3 16 | 5 | 7 16 |
5 | 3 4 | 2 | 3 8 | 5.203 | 5 | 13 64 | 21.261 | .0526 | 8 | 3 4 | 8 | 11 16 | 10 | 5 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 4 | 5 | 11 16 | 8 | 3 4 | 8 | 11 16 | 10 | 5 32 | 12 | 3 8 | 4 | 3 8 | 5 | 11 16 | |
6 | 2 | 1 4 | 5.423 | 5 | 27 64 | 23.097 | .0555 | 9 | 1 8 | 9 | 1 16 | 10 | 19 32 | 12 | 15 16 | 6 | 5 | 15 16 | 9 | 1 8 | 9 | 1 16 | 10 | 19 32 | 12 | 15 16 | 4 | 9 16 | 5 | 15 16 |
Original table
The dimensions given for diameter at root of threads are also those for diameter of hole in nuts and diameter of lap drills. All bolts and studs 3/4 in. diameter and above, screwed into boilers, have 12 threads per inch, sharp thread, a taper of 1/16 in. per 1 inch; tap drill should be 9/64 in. less than normal diameter of bolts.
The table is based upon the following general formulae for certain dimensions:
Short diam. rough nut or head | = | 11/2 diam. of bolt + 1/8. |
Short diam. finished nut or head | = | 11/2 diam. of bolt + 1/16. |
Thickness rough nut | = | diameter of bolt. |
Thickness finished nut | = | diameter of bolt - 1/16. |
Thickness rough head | = | 1/2 short diameter. |
Thickness finished head | = | diameter of bolt - 1/16. |
 
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