Machinery's Handbook 27th Edition

1918 THREAD GAGES

Table 5. Formulas for Limits of American National Standard Gages for

Unified Inch Screw Threads ANSI/ASME B1.2-1983 (R2001)
No. Thread Gages for External Threads

1 GO Pitch Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is minus.

2 GO Minor Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of external thread minus H/2. Gage tolerance is minus.

3 NOT GO (LO) Pitch Diameter (for plus tolerance gage) = Minimum pitch diameter of external thread. Gage
tolerance is plus.

4 NOT GO (LO) Minor Diameter = Minimum pitch diameter of external thread minus H/4. Gage tolerance is
plus.

Plain Gages for Major Diameter of External Threads

5 GO = Maximum major diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is minus.

6 NOT GO = Minimum major diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

Thread Gages for Internal Threads

7 GO Major Diameter = Minimum major diameter of internal thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

8 GO Pitch Diameter = Minimum pitch diameter of internal thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

9 NOT GO (HI) Major Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of internal thread plus H/2. Gage tolerance is
minus.

10 NOT GO (HI) Pitch Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of internal thread. Gage tolerance is minus.

Plain Gages for Minor Diameter of Internal Threads

11 GO = Minimum minor diameter of internal thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

12 NOT GO = Maximum minor diameter of internal thread. Gage tolerance is minus.

Full Form nd Truncated Setting Plugs

13 GO Major Diameter (Truncated Portion) = Maximum major diameter of external thread (= minimum major

diameter of full portion of GO setting plug) minus ( 0.060 3 p 2 + 0.017p ) . Gage tolerance is
minus.

14 GO Major Diameter (Full Portion) = Maximum major diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

15 GO Pitch Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is minus.

16 aNOT GO (LO) Major Diameter (Truncated Portion) = Minimum pitch diameter of external thread plus H/2.
Gage tolerance is minus.

17 NOT GO (LO) Major Diameter (Full Portion) = Maximum major diameter of external thread provided major
diameter crest width shall not be less than 0.001 in. (0.0009 in. truncation). Apply W tolerance plus for max-
imum size except that for 0.001 in. crest width apply tolerance minus. For the 0.001 in. crest width, major
diameter is equal to maximum major diameter of external thread plus 0.216506p minus the sum of external
thread pitch diameter tolerance and 0.0017 in.
18 NOT GO (LO) Pitch Diameter = Minimum pitch diameter of external thread. Gage tolerance is plus.

Solid Thread-setting Rings for Snap and Indicating Gages

19 bGO Pitch Diameter = Minimum pitch diameter of internal thread. W gage tolerance is plus.

20 GO Minor Diameter = Minimum minor diameter of internal thread. W gage tolerance is minus.
21 bNOT GO (HI) Pitch Diameter = Maximum pitch diameter of internal thread. W gage tolerance is minus.
22 NOT GO (HI) Minor Diameter = Maximum minor diameter of internal thread. W gage tolerance is minus.
a Truncated portion is required when optional sharp root profile is used.
b Tolerances greater than W tolerance for pitch diameter are acceptable when internal indicating or
snap gage can accommodate a greater tolerance and when agreed upon by supplier and user.
See data in Screw Thread Systems section for symbols and dimensions of Unified Screw Threads.

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