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A jic-fitting has a 37° tapered thread. What kind of thread does a 1/2" NPT fitting have?

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A jic-fitting has a 37° tapered thread. What kind of thread does a 1/2" NPT fitting have?

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Types of Thread

Introduction and Conversion Factors


Basic Definitions

1- Gender (Male/Female).

2- Handedness.

3- Design (Parallel/Tapered).

4- Pitch/TPI.

5- Diameter.

6- Angle (Flank/Taper).

7- Crest/Root.
1- Gender (Male/Female).

2- Handedness.
3- Design (Parallel/Tapered).

4- Pitch/TPI.

Pitch

TPI = Thread Per Inch


5-
Diameter.
-Major Diameter.

- Minor
Diameter.

- Pitch Diameter.

6- Angle (Flank/Taper).

-Flank Angle.

- Taper
Angle.
7- Crest/Root.

Seals:
M - ISO thread (metric)

Most Common Threads Coarse Thread

Fine Thread

NPT - Pipe thread

NPT

NPTF

G/R/Rp - Whitworth thread (BSPP/BSPT)

G = BSPP

R/Rp/Rc = BSPT

UNC/UNF - Unified National thread

Coarse Thread

Fine Thread
M - ISO thread (metric)
NPT - Pipe thread
G - Whitworth thread (BSPP)
R/Rp - Whitworth thread (BSPT)

Rc - Whitworth thread (BSPT) Both male and female threads are parallel Tapered.
UNC/UNF - Unified National thread
The most common types of UN (Unified National) thread are:

UNC – Unified National Coarse Thread, comparable with the ISO metric thread.
UNF – Unified National Fine Thread.
*Compared to standard threads (coarse thread), a fine thread has a smaller pitch.

Unified threads come in three different classes:

1A (external) & 1B (internal):


For applications where a liberal tolerance is required to permit easy assembly even with slightly nicked
threads.

2A (external) & 2B (internal):

Most commonly used class for general applications

3A (external) & 3B (internal):


For applications where closeness of fit and/or accuracy of thread elements are important.
Comparison between threads (1):
Comparison between threads (2):
How to Identify Threads:

1. Determine if the thread is male or female (visual inspection)?


2. Determine if the thread is tapered or straight/parallel (visual inspection)?

• Check: Measure the thread with a calliper at the beginning and the end, if it is the same value
the thread is straight/parallel.

3. Measure the thread diameter (male: major diameter, female: minor diameter).

• The diameter measurement obtained in this step may not be exactly the same as the listed
nominal size for the given thread. The main reason for this variation is industry or manufacturing
tolerances.

4. Determine the thread pitch.

• Easiest with the use of a pitch gauge.

5. Identify the end connection.

• Most common angles: 30°, 37° and 45°.


Thread identification example: (Use the following Tables)

According to the mentioned method:

1. The fitting is visably male.

2. The thread is visably straight.

3. The meassured diameter is 26,4 mm (this can be easily converted: inches decimal x 25,4 =
mm).

4. Threads per inch (TPI): 14

• When you are not sure, you can search the threading table for a matching diameter and find the possible
thread pitches. (For example UNC and UNF have ‘the same diameter’ but the TPI is different 20 or 28).

5. Not applicable.

Result: G3/4 male thread.


Thread Identification Table (Male):
Thread Identification Table (Female):
Practice and Questions

What kind of thread does A jic-fitting have?

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