Ansi b18 6 4 Self Tapping Head Type and Hole Size Data PDF
Ansi b18 6 4 Self Tapping Head Type and Hole Size Data PDF
Ansi b18 6 4 Self Tapping Head Type and Hole Size Data PDF
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• Preformed holes can be drilled, cored, punched, pierced or extruded. If edge burrs can cause assembly
difficulty, they should be removed. Wall ovality and/or taper can affect load carrying ability.
• “Minimum torsional strength” is the torque that free standing screws must accept without evidence of
damage or failure.
Types 1, 23, F, Hole Size Data Self- Tapping Screws
U & High-Low
Type U
Drive Screw
Type 1
RECOMMENDED HOLE SIZES--TYPE-U DRIVE SCREWS
Screw Size Drill Size No. Hole Diameter
Type 23 00 55 .052
0 51 .067
2 44 .086
Type F
4 37 .104
6 31 .120
7 29 .136
Suggested Test Plate Thicknesses & Hole Sizes for
Types 1, 23 & F 8 27 .144
Thread Cutting Screws
10 20 .161
Nominal
Screw Thickness Hole Size
12 11 .191
Size &
Thread Drill Hole 14 2 .221
Pitch Gage Max Min
Size Diam.
10-32 1/8 .1905 .1845 16 0.1770 S UGGESTED HOLE SIZES -- HIGH-LOW SCREWS
12-24 1/8 .1905 .1845 8 0.1990 Pilot Hole Diameter
Nominal Screw
1/4-20 3/16 .2530 .2470 1 0.2280 Size & Number Flexural Modulus of Plastic
of Threads per Up to 200,000 200,000-400,000
5/16-18 3/16 .3155 .3095 L 0.2900 Inch P.S.I. P.S.I.
3/8-16 3/16 .3780 .3720 T 0.3580
2-32 .0670 .0700