FIXED FASTENER TOLERANCE CALCULATION

ASME Y14.5M-1994 APPENDIX B4

ENGINEERS NAME

EXTENSION

DATE

JOB REF
DRAWING N0.

GRID

DRAWING TITLE

CLEARANCE HOLE PATTERN

THREADED HOLE PATTERN

3 VALUES MUST BE ENTERED TO CALCULATE 4TH

CLEARANCE HOLE MIN

CLEARANCE POS
THREAD MAX MAJOR
THREAD POS

H
T1
F
T2

ENTER VALUE CALC VALUE 40/60 SPLIT

8.4000
8.4000
CLEARANCE
0.1600
0.1600
0.160 CLEARANCE
8.0000
8.0000
CLEARANCE
0.2400
0.2400
0.240 CLEARANCE

CONVERT +- TOLERANCE TO POSITIONAL DIAMETER

IF X TOLERANCE RANGE = Y TOLERANCE RANGE
X TOLERANCE RANGE
Y TOLERANCE RANGE

0.02
0.02

EQUIVALENT POSITIONAL

0.0283

By: K. Tunmore

Warning: The information and formulae within the

spreadsheet are based on tertiary sources, original
research, particular assumptions and calculations. Some
information or results may be incorrect. This
spreadsheet, its information, and its calculations should
only be used as a general reference. Always verify
results. Use at your own risk!

FIXED FASTENER TOLERANCE CALCULATION

ASME Y14.5M-1994 APPENDIX B4
ENGINEERS NAME

EXTENSION

DATE

JOB REF
DRAWING N0.

GRID

DRAWING TITLE

CLEARANCE HOLE PATTERN

THREADED HOLE PATTERN

3 VALUES MUST BE ENTERED TO CALCULATE 4TH

CLEARANCE HOLE MIN

CLEARANCE POS
THREAD MAX MAJOR
THREAD POS

H
T1
F
T2

ENTER VALUE CALC VALUE 40/60 SPLIT

0.5300
0.5150
CLEARANCE
0.0150
0.0300
0.012 CLEARANCE
0.5000
0.5150
CLEARANCE
0.0150
0.018 CLEARANCE

CONVERT +- TOLERANCE TO POSITIONAL DIAMETER

IF X TOLERANCE RANGE = Y TOLERANCE RANGE
X TOLERANCE RANGE
Y TOLERANCE RANGE

EQUIVALENT POSITIONAL

0.0000

To calculate a value for T2 - required

positional tolerance of threaded hole enter the 3 known values.

Same principle applies for calculating

any one of the other tolerances given
the remaining 3.

FIXED FASTENER TOLERANCE CALCULATION

ASME Y14.5M-1994 APPENDIX B4
ENGINEERS NAME

EXTENSION

DATE

JOB REF
DRAWING N0.

GRID

DRAWING TITLE

CLEARANCE HOLE PATTERN

THREADED HOLE PATTERN

3 VALUES MUST BE ENTERED TO CALCULATE 4TH

CLEARANCE HOLE MIN

CLEARANCE POS
THREAD MAX MAJOR
THREAD POS

H
T1
F
T2

ENTER VALUE CALC VALUE 40/60 SPLIT

0.5300
0.5000
CLEARANCE
0.0300
0.012 CLEARANCE
0.5000
0.5300
CLEARANCE
0.0300
0.018 CLEARANCE

CONVERT +- TOLERANCE TO POSITIONAL DIAMETER

IF X TOLERANCE RANGE = Y TOLERANCE RANGE
X TOLERANCE RANGE
Y TOLERANCE RANGE

EQUIVALENT POSITIONAL

0.0000

To calculate values for T1 & T2 - required positional

tolerances of holes with typical 60-40 split in favor of
threaded hole - enter the 3 known values.

Greater positional tolerance is given to threaded holes as they do not

benefit as much from MMC and because there is typically more
tolerance build up in the process of machining tapped holes.

FIXED FASTENER TOLERANCE CALCULATION

ASME Y14.5M-1994 APPENDIX B4
ENGINEERS NAME

EXTENSION

DATE

JOB REF
DRAWING N0.

GRID

DRAWING TITLE

CLEARANCE HOLE PATTERN

THREADED HOLE PATTERN

3 VALUES MUST BE ENTERED TO CALCULATE 4TH

CLEARANCE HOLE MIN

CLEARANCE POS
THREAD MAX MAJOR
THREAD POS

H
T1
F
T2

ENTER VALUE CALC VALUE 40/60 SPLIT

0.5300
0.5560
INTERFERENCE
0.0280
0.0020
0.012 INTERFERENCE
0.5000
0.4740
INTERFERENCE
0.0280
0.0020
0.018 INTERFERENCE

CONVERT +- TOLERANCE TO POSITIONAL DIAMETER

IF X TOLERANCE RANGE = Y TOLERANCE RANGE
X TOLERANCE RANGE
Y TOLERANCE RANGE

0.02
0.02

EQUIVALENT POSITIONAL

0.0283

To do a worst case interference check on

existing parts/drawings enter all 4 values.

If interference is found it is indicated here. Amount of interference

can be calculated by finding the difference between Entered and
Calculated value for any of the 4 tolerances. In This case the
potential interference at worst case is:
.556 - .530 = .026
.028 - .002 = .026
.500 - .474 = .026
.028 - .002 = .026

Convert 'square' +- tolerance zones to equivalent circular

position tolerance. Enter total range of X and Y tolerance,
not variation from nominal. Only works properly if X
tolerance range = Y tolerance range.

Convert 'square' +- tolerance zones to equivalent circular

position tolerance. Enter total range of X and Y tolerance,
not variation from nominal. Only works properly if X
tolerance range = Y tolerance range.