Machine Screw Thread Sizes
A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called a straight thread and the latter called a tapered thread. A screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine and also as a fastener. The mechanical advantage of a screw thread depends on its lead, which is the. Screw Thread Size and Pitch Outside Diameter of Screw (in.) Tap Drill Size Decimal Equivalentof Drill Size Screw Thread Pitches and Tap Drill Sizes Smithy - Detroit Machine Tools Jump to Navigation. US Micro Screw offers a variety of standard and specialized thread sizes. Aside from our standard small screws we can build your custom fasteners in any variety of customizable screw options: thread size, counter sunk and pan head size (down to 0.2 mm), length, drive type (Philips, slotted, Torx, square, hex, etc), finish and coating. A #8 screw size is.164 fraction of an inch. The diameters listed in the chart below are in fractions of an inch, so the #12 is just shy of 1/4 inch. A more detailed table with thread count can be found below, along with tap drill sizes. Detailed screw sizes charts. Screw and Tap Drill sizes. Read the first letter of the size. This the largest diameter: the measurement of the screw on the thread. Unified screw diameters are measured in inches - lowest to highest as 0 to 10. Measurements equal 0.060' + 0.013' x measured diameter.
I'm going to be building a workbench, so I've been 'screw shopping.' I need some explanation on the sizing of screws when they are advertised as (example) 6 x 3/4'. I know that 3/4' is the length of the screw, but what does the 6 mean?
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Calvin AllenCalvin Allen7 Answers
'6' is a #6-size screw. Screw gauges are a measure of the head size and shaft size, and are roughly linear but not quite a 1:1 relationship (a #8 screw is a little less than twice the diameter of a #4 screw). There isn't a good system for converting gauge to a calibrated measurement, so you're best off consulting a table like this: http://hingedummy.info/screwinfopage2.htm
Screws have three basic measurements: gauge, threads per inch, and shaft length in inches. So, you may also see a measurement like 6-32 x 1 1/2'. This means it's a #6 diameter, with 32 threads per inch (almost double the normal thread count as a standard wood screw) and an inch and a half long. When the middle number is absent (6 x 1 1/2'), the screw has the 'normal' number of threads per inch for that size and type of screw (for #6 wood screws that's 18).
KeithSKeithSYou might find this table useful as well..
See also here and the original, here.
Disclaimer: I wrote the table after more than 30 years in trade (builder/carpenter).
The sites mentioned in previous answers are nice, but are not comprehensive. There are several different ways of measuring the diameter which is critical to understand based on the application. For example, for placing a screw in a tapped hole, the important diameter is the major diameter (the largest diameter around the shank including the threads). A chart with those measurements is given here:http://www.engineersedge.com/screw_threads_chart.htmalong with explanations of the different measurements:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screw_thread#Diameters
Back in the last century when we were not sure of a screw's gauge, a reliable rule of thumb was to measure the diameter of the countersunk head in inches. Deduct from that measurement 1/16', and then count the number of 1/32' remaining. So a screw head with a diameter of 1/4' was a 6 gauge, 5/16' was an 8 gauge, 3/8' was a 10 gauge and so on.
McMaster-Carr also has a good description of a lot of information concerning the many kinds of threaded fasteners available. http://www.mcmaster.com/#about-machine-screws/=h8mmn6
Metric Machine Screws Size Chart
The way I was shown was to measure across the screw head in1/16th's double it and take away 2. ie. if it is 5/16th's across double to 10 - 2 = 8
Common Machine Screw Thread Sizes
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