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With clearance on all diameters for free movement, general purpose Acmes are used for a wide variety of parts including all types of vise and
jack screws where holding major diameter is not a critical consideration.
Three classes of thread fit tolerances are available: 2G, 3G and 4G. Basic Acme dimensions are given in accompanying tables.
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ACME FORM BASIC DIMENSIONS (Inch)
Total 45º chamfer, crest of diameter of Maximum Fillet radius at minor diameter of
Depth Width of flat
depth Thread Width of flat centralizing screws fillet radius centralizing screws
of
of thread thickness root of
thread Crest of Minimum
(all (basic) Root Minimum Minimum width of centralizing Minimum all
(basic) nut classes 5 and 6
screws) of nut depth flat tapped hole classes , 0.10P
(basic) only, 0.07P
0.03125 0.0362 0.03125 0.0232 0.0206 0.0031 0.0044 0.004 0.0044 0.0062
0.03571 0.0407 0.03571 0.0265 0.0239 0.0036 0.005 0.004 0.0050 0.0071
0.04167 0.0467 0.04167 0.0309 0.0283 0.0042 0.006 0.005 0.0058 0.0083
0.05000 0.0600 0.05000 0.0371 0.0319 0.0050 0.007 0.006 0.0070 0.0100
0.06250 0.0725 0.06250 0.0463 0.0411 0.0062 0.009 0.0075 0.0088 0.0125
0.08333 0.0933 0.08333 0.0618 0.0566 0.0083 0.012 0.010 0.0177 0.0167
0.10000 0.1100 0.10000 0.0741 0.0689 0.0100 0.014 0.012 0.0140 0.0200
0.12500 0.1350 0.12500 0.0927 0.0875 0.0125 0.018 0.015 0.0175 0.0250
0.16667 0.1767 0.16667 0.1236 0.1184 0.0167 0.024 0.020 0.0233 0.0333
0.20000 0.2100 0.20000 0.1483 0.1431 0.0200 0.028 0.024 0.0280 0.0400
0.25000 0.2600 0.25000 0.1853 0.1802 0.0250 0.035 0.030 0.0350 0.0500
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GENERAL PURPOSE AND CENTRALIZING ACME TOLERANCES (Inch)
Basic diameters
Identification Thread data
General purpose and centralizing
Centralizing, classes 5 and 6
classes 2,3, and 4
Nominal Thread Basic Basic
Threads Major Pitch Minor Major Pitch Minor
sizes (all Pitch thickness depth of width of
Per Inch. diameter diameter diameter diameter diameter diameter
classes) at pitch thread flat
1/4 16 0.2500 0.2188 0.1875 * * * 0.06250 0.03152 0.03125 0.0232
5/16 14 0.3125 0.2768 0.2411 * * * 0.07143 0.03571 0.03571 0.0265
3/8 12 0.3750 0.3333 0.2917 * * * 0.08333 0.04167 0.04167 0.0309
7/16 12 0.4375 0.3958 0.3542 * * * 0.08333 0.04167 0.04167 0.0309
1/2 10 0.5000 0.4500 0.4000 0.4823 0.4323 0.3823 0.10000 0.05000 0.05000 0.0371
5/8 8 0.6250 0.5265 0.5000 0.6052 0.5427 0.4802 0.12500 0.06250 0.06250 0.0463
3/4 6 0.7500 0.6667 0.5833 0.7284 0.6451 0.5617 0.16667 0.08333 0.08333 0.0618
7/8 6 0.8750 0.7917 0.7083 0.8516 0.7683 0.6849 0.16667 0.08333 0.08333 0.0618
1 5 1.0000 0.9000 0.8000 0.9750 0.8750 0.7750 0.20000 0.10000 0.10000 0.0741
1-1/8 5 1.1250 1.0250 0.9250 1.0985 0.9985 0.8985 0.20000 0.10000 0.10000 0.0741
1-1/4 5 1.2500 1.1500 1.0500 1.2220 1.2220 1.1200 0.20000 0.10000 0.10000 0.0741
1-3/8 4 1.3750 1.2500 1.1250 1.3457 1.2207 1.0957 0.25000 0.12500 0.12500 0.0927
1-1/2 4 1.5000 1.3750 1.2500 1.4694 1.3444 1.2194 0.25000 0.12500 0.12500 0.0927
1-3/4 4 1.7500 1.6250 1.5000 1.7169 1.5919 1.4669 0.25000 0.12500 0.12500 0.0927
2 4 2.0000 1.8750 1.7500 1.9646 1.8396 1.7146 0.25000 0.12500 0.12500 0.0927
2-1/4 3 2.2500 2.0833 1.9167 2.2125 2.0458 1.8792 0.33333 0.16667 0.16667 0.1236
2-1/2 3 2.5000 2.3333 2.1667 2.4605 2.2938 2.1272 0.33330 0.16667 0.16667 0.1236
2-3/4 3 2.7500 2.5833 2.4167 2.7085 2.5418 2.3752 0.33333 0.16667 0.16667 0.1236
3 2 3.0000 2.7500 2.5000 2.9567 2.7067 2.4567 0.50000 0.25000 0.25000 0.1853
4 2 4.0000 3.7500 3.5000 3.9500 3.7000 3.4500 0.50000 0.25000 0.25000 0.1853
5 2 5.0000 4.7500 4.5000 4.9441 4.6941 4.4441 0.50000 0.25000 0.25000 0.1853
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Standard“Stub” Acme
Originally derived from the General Purpose form, the Stub Acme is generally used for applications where a coarse pitch thread of
shallow depth must be used due to mechanical or metallurgical considerations.
What would a typical Stub Acme be used for? A standard 1-1/2 - 5P Acme is planned for a part, but the amount of metal removal would
reduce the minor diameter to the point where the torque would twist the part. The solution: use a 1-1/2", 5 pitch two start, or 1-1/2", 5 pitch
Stub Acme.
Thread height for Standard Stub Acmes is equal to 0.3 times the pitch, while the height of a Standard Acme is 1/2 of the pitch. Otherwise,
the forms are identical.
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STANDARD STUB ACME THREAD FORM, BASIC DIMENSIONS (Inch)
Crest of internal
Threads Height of thread Total height Thread Thread thickness, Root of internal thread
Pitch thread
Per Inch (basic), h=0.3p hs=ht,(basic), t=p/2 (basic), t=p/2 Frn=0.4224p-0.259 x allowance
(basic),F=0.4224p
16 0.0625 0.0188 0.0238 0.03125 0.0264 0.0238
14 0.0714 0.0214 0.0264 0.35710 0.0302 0.0276
12 0.0833 0.0250 0.0300 0.04167 0.0352 0.0326
10 0.1000 0.0300 0.0400 0.05000 0.0422 0.0370
9 0.1111 0.0333 0.0433 0.05556 0.0469 0.0417
8 0.1250 0.0375 0.0475 0.06250 0.0528 0.0476
7 0.1429 0.0429 0.0529 0.07143 0.0603 0.0551
6 0.1667 0.0500 0.0600 0.08333 0.0704 0.0652
5 0.2000 0.0600 0.0700 0.10000 0.0845 0.0793
4 0.2500 0.0750 0.0850 0.12500 0.1056 0.1004
3-1/2 0.2857 0.0857 0.0957 0.14286 0.1207 0.1155
3 0.3333 0.1000 0.1100 0.16667 0.1408 0.1356
2-1/2 0.4000 0.1200 0.1300 0.20000 0.1690 0.1638
2 0.5000 0.1500 0.1600 0.25000 0.2112 0.2060
1-1/2 0.6667 0.2000 0.2100 0.33333 0.2816 0.2764
1-1/3 0.7500 0.2250 0.2350 0.37500 0.3168 0.3116
1 1.0000 0.3000 0.3100 0.50000 0.4224 0.4172
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Modified Stub Acme Threads
For Modified Form 1, (M1) - the pitch and minor diameters will be smaller than similar values for the standard form.
For Modified Form 2, (M2) - the pitch and minor diameters will be larger than the values for the standard form.
M1 AND M2 STUB ACME THREAD FORMS, BASIC DIMENSIONS (Inch)
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