KV; Gg ssn 08 'N ig Unified inch INN Screw Threads \ Zo Ye VA Y Y, Ag > aN , ZS) Mechanical EngineersDate of Issuance: May 15, 1990 ‘This Standard will be revised when the Society approves the issuance of a new edition. There will be no addenda or written interpretations of the re- quirements of this Standard issued to this edition, ASME is the registred trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineer. ‘This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as macting the etiterie for ‘American National Standards. The Consencus Conwnittes that approved the cade or standard ‘was balanced to assure that individuals from compotent and concerned interests have had an ‘opportunity to participate. The proposed code or standard was made avalable for public review. {and comment which provides an opportunity for additonsl pubic input frm industry, academia, regulatory agencies, andthe public-atarge. 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No part ofthis document may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval syste or otherwise, without the prior writen permission ofthe publisher. Copyright ©1990 by ‘THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. ‘All Rights Reserved Printed in USA.FOREWORD (Tis Foreword isnot part of ASME B1.1-1888,) ‘This Standard isthe outgrowth of and supersedes previous editions that were published as B1-1924, B1.1-1935, BI.1-1949, BI.1-1960, B1.1-1974, and BI.1-1982. Throughout such development, special atiention has been given to the practical aspects of thread stan- dardization, and many details of the current Standard result from studies and tests based on user problems. For example, there was disclosed the need for free assembly in high production industries and the desirability of making some provision for threads that require a coating. The tolerance classes 2A/2B were developed to mect these two major requirements as well as to provide @ general standard for externally and internally threaded fasteness, This issue includes: (a latest symbols in accordance with latest issue on Nomenclature, ANSIASME BLM; (b) a clearer definition of acceptability criteria as described in ANSI/ASME B13M; (c) sketches and drawings altered to meet the latest legibility re- quirements. The diameter-pitch combinations remain the same as in previous editions. The Unified Screw Threads Standard is an integrated system of threads for fastening purposes in mechanisms and structures. Its outstanding characteristic is general inter- changeability of threads, achieved through the standardization of thread form, diameter pitch combinations, and limits of size. ‘The Standard has as its original basis the work done more than a century ago by William Sellers in the United States and Sir Joseph Whitworth in Great Britain. Through- out the intervening years there have been many further developments and revisions, culminating in the system of Unified Threads approved and adopted for use by all inch- using countries ‘The achievements represented by ASME B1.1 in development, standardization, and unification are the result of cooperation and coordination of many organizations, includ- ing The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, [National Institute of Science and Technology (formerly National Bureau of Standards), Committee BI, the former National Screw Thread Commission, the former Interdepart- rental Screw Thread Committee, British Standards Institution, Canadian Standards As- sociation, and American National Standards Institute Unification of screw thread standards received its impetus from the need for inter- changeability among the billions of fasteners used in the complex equipment of modern technology and made in different countries. Equally important, however, are international trade in mechanisms of all kinds and the servicing of transportation equipment which moves from country to country. These have made unification not only highly advanta- geous, but practically essential. In sizes "in, and larger, complete unification of certain thread series and six tolerance classes was signaled by the signing of an accord on No- vember 18, 1948, Since that time, further unification has been extended into smaller sizes. ‘Working through Technical Committee No. 1 of the International Organization for Stan- dardization (ISO), the unified standard was adopted as an ISO inch screw thread stan- dard, ISO 5864, parallel to the ISO metric screw thread system. Both systems have a commen basic profile. The standard was subject to Quadripartte Standardization Agree-