Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anti-loosening screw pair and an anti-loosening screw component. The screw pair includes a first screw component provided with a first screw thread and a second screw component whose outer wall surface is provided with a second screw thread. The first and second screw components are in threaded connection. In a direction of the first screw component being screwed into the second screw component, sides of the first and second screw threads pressing against each other are formed into force-bearing fitting faces respectively, and opposite sides thereof are formed into non-force-bearing fitting regions respectively. At least one of the force-bearing fitting faces and the non-force-bearing fitting regions of the first and the second screw components is provided with a stopper so as to prevent radial displacement between the first and the second screw components.

Abstract: A tool for the chipless production of a thread in a workpiece comprises at least one shaping region which can be rotated about a tool axis (A) for the chipless production or finishing of the thread. The shaping region comprises a plurality of pressing lobes projecting radially outwardly from the tool axis (A) for producing the thread by pressing the pressing lobes into the workpiece surface. The pressing lobes are successively arranged along a forming curve which substantially spirals around the tool axis (A), and the pitch of the forming curve essentially corresponds to the pitch of the thread to be produced or reworked. The forming curve has a helix angle (a), and a profile of at least one pressing lobe is designed in such a way that a thread produced in an axial section containing the tool axis is at least in sections round-arched or ogival.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a surgical instrument having a shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis, and a central lumen extending therethrough; and a tapered head at the distal end. The tapered head has a plurality of longitudinal channels, a plurality of threaded sections, and a plurality of lateral lumens. The plurality of longitudinal channels may form a plurality of flutes configured to cut bone, tissue, or both.

Abstract: A bone plate system for internal fixation of bone fractures includes a bone plate having a plurality of bone plate holes. The holes are constructed to receive either a non-locking, locking, or variable-angle locking bone screw. The holes have discrete columns of teeth or thread segments arranged around the inner surface of the hole for engaging threads on the heads of locking and variable-angle locking bone screws. Conventional locking bone screws engage the bone plate coaxially with the central axis of the bone plate hole. Variable-angle locking bone screws can engage the bone plate at a selectable angle within a range of selectable angles relative to the central axis of the bone plate hole. The head of the variable-angle locking screw is at least partially spherical, and the thread thereon has a profile that follows the arc-shaped radius of curvature of the spherical portion of the screwhead.

Abstract: This invention relates to a screw tap which is rotatable about a rotational axis and has a number of thread-cutting teeth, which respectively have a radially outer tip cutter and are disposed mutually offset, with a predefined thread pitch, in an arrangement running spirally or helically around the rotational axis. In a lead region adjoining one end of the screw tap axially to the rotational axis, the maximum radial distance of the tip cutters of the thread-cutting teeth from the rotational axis increases with increasing axial distance of the tip cutters from one end of the screw tap according to a predefined radial distance function. At least some of the thread-cutting teeth in the lead region, at least in the region of the tip cutters, respectively have a defined cutter rounding between tool face and tool flank.

Abstract: An indexable thread forming tap including: a body in a shaft shape; and a tip concentrically and detachably attached to a leading end portion of the body by screw-fastening and rotationally driven around an axial center along with the body for rolling of a female thread, the body being disposed with a screw hole concentrically to the axial center such that a screw shaft disposed on the tip concentrically to the axial center is screwed into the screw hole for the screw-fastening, a leading end surface of the screw shaft being pressed against a bottom surface of the screw hole into close contact with each other by the screw-fastening to integrally fix the tip to the body without the leading end of the body abutting on the tip, the body being disposed with a restraining hole concentrically to the axial center.

Abstract: A cutting tap includes a body having an axial forward end and an axial rearward end. The body has a threaded body portion with spiral flutes adjacent the axial forward end, a cylindrical shank portion adjacent the axial rearward end. The threaded body portion includes a chamfered fluted section and a constant diameter section. The threads have a chamfer relief extending radially inward from the cutting edge to a heel of a land. The amount of chamfer relief reaches a maximum value at a point between the cutting edge and the heel, and then becomes smaller between the point of maximum relief and the heel of the land to provide a clearance that reduces the propensity of the tap to chip.

Abstract: Tap and die devices are provided to repair internal and external threads, respectively. The tap and die devices are provided with components that coaxially align the tap and die to the nut or fitting being repaired. The tap and die devices are easily portable, compact tools that can be used in tight places.

Abstract: A spiral fluted tap is provided which includes a threaded portion having an external thread corresponding to an internal thread to be cut and a cutting edge formed along a spiral flute formed to divide the external thread, and being screwed into a prepared hole that is provided on a workpiece to cut an internal thread by the cutting edge on an inner circumferential surface of the prepared hole with discharging chips toward a shank via the spiral flute, the spiral flute having a stepped portion at a rear end of a chamfer portion or in a portion on a shank side from the rear end of the chamfer portion in the threaded portion, and a flute bottom diameter on a distal end side of the spiral fluted tap from the stepped portion being smaller than a flute bottom diameter on a shank side from the stepped portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tap driver and tap driver system for rigid tapping, which includes a unique flexure system. In some embodiments, an integrated flexure component and housing configuration provides and may provide both a more economical and a universal configuration of the tap driver flexure component that allows the central body to be integrated with and into different types of tap drivers.

Abstract: In FIG. 2, a diameter Dd of drilling edges of a drill is selected smaller than a valley diameter d1 of a male thread of a tap portion, and an inner diameter D1 of a female thread is defined by the valley diameter d1 of the male thread. Therefore, a predetermined radial gap is formed between the male thread 30 formed by the tap portion and the drill. When a tap with the drill is reversely rotated to be pulled out from the female thread after cutting the female thread, the tap released from the restriction may deflectively displace in the diameter direction upon pulling out the male thread of the tap portion from the female thread. However, the drill hardly contacts with the female thread, so that the occurrence of the defective product due to the contact is suppressed.

Abstract: A method for creating an inner thread in an opening of a body, using a thread cutter, including the following steps: a) the thread cutter having an axial lengthwise cutout adjacent to which there are blades that project radially outwards and that have cutting edges, is inserted into the opening, whereby several cutting edges arranged one after the other in the longitudinal direction are provided on the lengthwise cutout, which are offset with respect to each other in the circumferential direction, and which are pushed into the groove when the thread cutter is being inserted, b) the cutting tool is rotated by a maximum of 360° in order to create the entire inner thread in at least one projection next to the groove, whereby the cutting edges penetrate into the projection one after the other as the thread cutter turns, and c) the thread cutter is moved axially out of the opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a compound relief tap, and more specifically, to a compound relief tap with domains made of a plurality of consecutive threads where each domain has different properties associated with variable thread parameters and variable geometrical arrangements such a variation of a taper angle and relief angles for different portions of domain threads or between domains. In a first embodiment, all of the threads in a domain have a given geometrical arrangement. In a second embodiment, several of the threads of the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. In a third embodiment, only the thread of the domain possesses the geometrical arrangement. And in a fourth embodiment, alternative threads in the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. What is also contemplated is a variation in geometrical arrangement between successive domains for any of these threaded domains.

Abstract: A rotary cutting tool is provided which is less likely to cause chips to get stuck, and which can be manufactured at a low cost. The rotary cutting tool includes a body having a relief surface (6) and a rake face (7) which is connected to the relief surface (6). An oxide film (9) is formed on the rake face (7) by oxidizing the surface of the body, and a hard film (8) is formed on the relief surface (6) and the oxide film (9), The hard film (8) is made of a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a metal carbonitride, or a solid solution thereof.

Abstract: A cutting tap includes a body having an axial forward end and an axial rearward end and a central longitudinal axis. The body has a fluted section at the axial forward end. The fluted section includes a chamfered fluted section extending from the axial forward end of the body and terminating at a first full cutting thread. The chamfered fluted section includes a first cutting thread located a first distance from the axial forward end of the body, and a second cutting thread located a second distance from the axial forward end of the body. The second distance is greater than the first distance. The chamfered fluted section is shaped such that a thickness of a section of material removed by the second cutting thread is smaller than a thickness of a section of material removed by the first cutting thread. A method of making the cutting tap is also disclosed.

Abstract: A shrink-fit tool unit increases the transmission force of rotary power and also improves workability when inserting the rotary tool into the tool holder. A tool holder and a rotary tool to be used for the shrink-fit tool unit are also disclosed. Since a first engaging part and a second engaging part are configured to engage with each other simply by inserting a cylindrical terminal area of a rotary tool, typically, a thread forming tap, into a chuck of the tool holder, even when the machining load receiving from a work piece act both in forward and reverse directions relative to the circumferential direction, it is possible to increase the transmission of rotary power.

Abstract: A helical flute has a constant lead part and a gradually increased lead part. The constant lead part has an axial length ranging from 0.3×LA to 1.2×LA and includes at least entirety of a leading part, so that the cutting performance of a cutting edge at the leading part and shape of chips (curled shape, etc.) are stable. In the constant lead part, because a lead is the smallest and a helix angle is large, a rake angle of the cutting edge is large, so that an excellent cutting quality is obtained and the chips become curled well. Meanwhile, in the gradually increased lead part, because of the lead gradually increased toward a shank, the chips are rapidly discharged toward the shank.

Abstract: A tap is designed so that the pollution of the environment can be prevented and the cleaning can be simplified. The tap includes an intake hole having openings at a screw portion of the tap. Air intake is performed through the intake hole, so that the chips generated by the screw portion in the cutting can be aspirated from the openings forcibly. Because the chips can be discharged without using cutting fluids, pollution of the environment can be prevented. Because the chips can be aspirated from the openings and discharged from the intake hole of the tap, the chips are not scattered on the work piece, and thus a cleaning process of the work piece can be simplified.

Abstract: The invention includes a double helix thread cutting tap with both right-handed and left-handed helical chip removal flutes. The double helix thread cutting tap places a positive rake angle on all sets of thread cutting teeth for optimum performance and minimal cutting pressure.

Abstract: The thread former is used for the non-cutting shaping of threads and has a main body (1?) on which the moldings (6) are provided, distributed over the circumference. Said moldings are provided with thread-forming teeth (13, 14). Profile grinding tools are used to produce the thread-forming teeth (13, 14), both in the main body (1?) as well as in the moldings (6). In order for the thread former to be produced easily and cost-effectively, the moldings (6) protrude radially beyond the main body (1?) so far that the profile tool only engages with the molding when producing the thread-forming teeth (13, 14). Consequently, the profiling tool only has to machine one type of material. The thread former is used for the non-cutting shaping of threads, particularly of internal threads.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (101) to provide helical rotating projection of a thread-forming thread core (102). According to the invention, internally in a cylindrical space (103) of a fluid cylinder-piston device (104), there is arranged a movably actuatable piston (105) provided with a number of helical holes (106). In that connection, a helical (109) shaft (108) shape-adapted to the respective hole (106) and helix (107) is receivable in said respective helical hole (106), and that the respective shaft (108) is, via a gear (110), connected with a mechanism (111) for the transmission of rotating (112) as well as axial (113) displacement motion to said thread-formed thread core (102). Finally, a stop member (114), which is arranged to limit the displacement motion (115) of the piston, is arranged internally in the cylinder space (103) of said piston cylinder.

Abstract: A form tap for tapping an article may include a longitudinal shank having a mounting end opposite a tip, the shank having a shank length, and a thread portion may include a plurality of threads for engaging a surface of the article. The thread portion may also include a first region, a second region and a third region. The form tap may also include a plurality of lobes extending though the first and second regions from the tip to the second region end, the lobes being spaced circumferentially around the shank and lying on a crest circumference. Each lobe may be disposed between respective first and second convex relief portions and each relief portion may be spaced radially inward from the crest circumference. Each lobe has a lobe width, the lobe width at the second region end being greater than the lobe width at the tip. The third region is free of lobes.

Abstract: A thread forming tap having a complete thread portion, formed with a predetermined back taper with that decreases rotational torque during tapping work, which reduces load acting on first complete protruding portions, formed at an extreme leading end of the complete thread portion, and thereby suppressing degradation in service life of the tool due to wear or the like

Abstract: A self-aligning tap is used to produce correctly aligned new threads in an existing smooth bore hole. The design of the tap's shank, flutes, and cutting surfaces is that of commonly used existing taps. The flat end of the tap—the end that enters the existing bore hole—contains a threaded bore. A removable pilot that aligns the tap to the axis of the existing bore consists of a cylindrical body with a diameter slightly smaller than the existing bore hole, and a length no greater than the diameter of the major diameter of the tap. The upper end of the cylindrical pilot—the end that shoulders against the tap—comprises a threaded stem whose thread pitch matches that of the tap end's bore, and whose length is slightly less than the tap end bore's depth.

Abstract: A following margin of a following flank of an external thread is shifted more in a screw-rotation direction than a leading margin of a leading flank. Thus, during biting, the following margin bites first, thereby suppressing a force that pushes back a tap and reducing a tapping torque. Because margin portions can be disposed parallel to an axis of a thread forming tap, working is easy and manufacture can be performed inexpensively. When, in forming an external thread by grinding by a grinding abrasive, an inclination angle of the axis of a tap blank and an abrasive axis of the grinding abrasive is equal to a lead angle of the external thread, the margins are formed symmetrically across a root. On the other hand, if the inclination angle is made greater than the lead angle, the following margin can be shifted in the screw-rotation direction, enabling manufacture to be performed as easily and inexpensively as in a conventional case.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming an internal thread on a base body is disclosed. A threading tool that features in parts at least one section having a thread-forming structure is inserted into an opening in the base body, and then, the entire internal thread is formed in the base body by a maximum rotation of the threading tool of 360°.

Abstract: A rotary cutting tool is provided which is less likely to cause chips to get stuck, and which can be manufactured at a low cost. The rotary cutting tool includes a body having a relief surface (6) and a rake face (7) which is connected to the relief surface (6). An oxide film (9) is formed on the rake face (7) by oxidizing the surface of the body, and a hard film (8) is formed on the relief surface (6) and the oxide film (9). The hard film (8) is made of a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a metal carbonitride, or a solid solution thereof.

Abstract: A cutting tap includes a body having an axial forward end and an axial rearward end and a central longitudinal axis. The body has a fluted section at the axial forward end. The fluted section includes a chamfered fluted section extending from the axial forward end of the body and terminating at a first full cutting thread. The chamfered fluted section includes a first cutting thread located a first distance from the axial forward end of the body, and a second cutting thread located a second distance from the axial forward end of the body. The second distance is greater than the first distance. The chamfered fluted section is shaped such that a thickness of a section of material removed by the second cutting thread is smaller than a thickness of a section of material removed by the first cutting thread. A method of making the cutting tap is also disclosed.

Abstract: A cutting tap that has an elongate tap body with a fluted section at the axial forward end thereof wherein the fluted section includes a chamfered fluted section and a finishing fluted section. Each cutting thread in the chamfered fluted section has a cutting face disposed at a cutting face angle that becomes more negative the more axially rearward the cutting thread is from the axial forward end of the chamfered fluted section. Each cutting thread in the finishing fluted section has a cutting face disposed at a finishing cutting face angle that is essentially equal. The finishing cutting face angle is more negative than the cutting face angle for the cutting thread at the axial rearward termination of the chamfered fluted section.

Abstract: As shown in FIG. 1, rake surfaces of cutting edges 26 of a shank-side thread portion 24b formed in a full thread portion 24 are formed with chamfers 30 having the chamfer height Hmen fallen within the range of 15% to 100% of the thread height Hneji. This allows chips to be further easily pushed out toward an outer circumferential area along the chamfers 30. In addition, the cutting edges 26 can have the increased strength thanks to formation of the chamfers 30. This effectively prevents occurrence of chipping and breakage resulted from the biting of the chips. Further, the chamfer-side thread portion 24a formed on the full thread portion 24 at the distal end is contiguous to the chamfer portion 22, which has an original complete thread configuration with more than one thread and not more than five threads. In addition, the shank-side thread portion 24b formed with the chamfers 30 has an original thread configuration except areas around the cutting edges 26.

Abstract: A tap is designed in such a way that chips are aspirated and discharged forcibly so that the pollution of the environment can be prevented and the cleaning can be simplified. The tap includes an intake hole, and the intake hole includes openings. Accordingly, air intake is performed through the intake hole, so that the chips generated in the cutting can be aspirated from the openings forcibly. Therefore, because the chips can be discharged without using cutting fluids, pollution of the environment can be prevented. Further, because the chips can be aspirated from the openings, and the chips aspirated from the openings can be discharged from the intake hole of the tap, the chips are not scattered on the work piece, and thus a cleaning process of the work piece can be simplified.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tap (10) adapted for formation of female screw-threads in a plurality of metal parts. Each female screw-thread is capable of imparting translational motion to a threaded second member engaged therewith, the threaded second member having a matching male screw-thread and the translational motion occurring on relative rotation between the first metal part and the threaded second member. The tap (10) is fluteless and comprises a threaded portion (23) with a triangular form thread (11) with an angle of thread (gamma) in the range 29°-40° and radiussed crests (16). The present invention also relates to a method of using such a tap.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tap (10) adapted for formation of female screw-threads in a plurality of metal parts. Each female screw-thread is capable of imparting translational motion to a threaded second member engaged therewith, the threaded second member having a matching male screw-thread and the translational motion occurring on relative rotation between the first metal part and the threaded second member. The tap (10) is fluteless and comprises a threaded portion (23) with a triangular form thread (11) with an angle of thread (gamma) in the range 29°-40° and radiussed crests (16). The present invention also relates to a method of using such a tap.

Abstract: A thread cutting tap having a threaded portion for cutting out a thread in a wall of a workpiece opening into which the threaded portion is to be introduced. The threaded portion is provided with at least two cutting edges extending in a circumferential direction of the body. Each cutting edge is an integral peripheral part of a flank portion extending substantially radially from the body. The flank portions define between one another a chip removal flute extending in the longitudinal extension of the body for removal of chips. At least one of the flank portions has a side wall divided into a pair of elongated concave surfaces separated by an elongated ridge constituting a chip-breaking member. The chip removal flutes are at least partly helically shaped.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a compound relief tap, and more specifically, to a compound relief tap with domains made of a plurality of consecutive threads where each domain has different properties associated with variable thread parameters and variable geometrical arrangements such a variation of a taper angle and relief angles for different portions of domain threads or between domains. In a first embodiment, all of the threads in a domain have a given geometrical arrangement. In a second embodiment, several of the threads of the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. In a third embodiment, only the thread of the domain possesses the geometrical arrangement. And in a fourth embodiment, alternative threads in the domain possess the geometrical arrangement. What is also contemplated is a variation in geometrical arrangement between successive domains for any of these threaded domains.

Abstract: A screw nut from a metal material, which comprises a tapped hole and an inner groove which radially extends in relation to the longitudinal axis thereof. An annular collar is formed onto one of the faces of the screw nut and its cross-section is bent in the direction of the axis to such a degree as to delimit, together with a section of the face surrounding the tapped hole as a contact surface, a receiving slot that is directly associated therewith.

Abstract: A shrink-fit tool unit increases the transmission force of rotary power and also improves workability when inserting the rotary tool into the tool holder. A tool holder and a rotary tool to be used for the shrink-fit tool unit are also disclosed. Since a first engaging part and a second engaging part are configured to engage with each other simply by inserting a cylindrical terminal area of a thread forming tap into a chuck 22 of the tool holder, even when the machining load receiving from a work piece act both in forward and reverse directions relative to the circumferential direction, it is possible to increase the transmission of rotary power.

Abstract: A high-speed forming tap (1) for cutting and forming a female screw by cutting edges (E) of a screw portion (2) fed in synchronous with the rotation of a machine tool. The high-speed forming tap is characterized in that chamfers (CF) are provided at a bevel lead (2a) of the screw part (2). The chamfers (CF) start from the cutting edge (E) and are provided along ridgelines (R) between a crest face (2e) and flanks, or a following flank (2c) and a leading flank (2d). This structure enables the shape of the edges of the tap leading portion to be stably maintained and high-speed, smooth female screw cutting with high accuracy, and provides a tap with long life.

Abstract: A cold forming tap and a method of manufacturing the cold forming tap. Since the following side margin M2 of the following side flank (22b) of a male screw (22) is deviated from the leading side margin M1 of the leading side flank (22a) thereof in a screw-in rotating direction as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the following side margin M2 bites precedently in biting and a force to push back a tap is suppressed to reduce a tapping torque. Also, a margin part M may be formed parallel with the axis of the cold forming tap (10), it can be easily manufactured at low cost Namely, when the male screw (22) is ground by a grinding wheel (32), a margin can be symmetrically formed with respect to a bottom as shown in FIG. 2 (b) when the tilt angle ? of the axis of a tap material (30) relative to the centerline of the grinding wheel (32) is the same as the lead angle of the male screw.

Abstract: An adaptive drive shank is provided for adapting a thread cutting tap tool to be driven by a conventional standard size hexagonal socket and ratchet drive. Various embodiments additionally provide color coded cutting thread tap tools adapted to lockably engage with the adaptive drive shank and have color coding identifying the taps tool thread standard. The tap tool comprises an elongated body having a thread cutting portion proximate a first end, a square drive head formed on the body at an opposing second end, and a shank portion interposed between and joining the thread cutting portion and the square drive head. The adaptive drive shank comprises an elongated shank body provided with a tap shank receiving hole through a tap tool side of the body, the receiving hole is sized to receive the square drive head and shank portion of a tap tool. The tap tool is lockably engaged in the adaptive drive shank by two opposing set screws.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (101) to provide helical rotating projection of a thread-forming thread core (102). According to the invention, internally in a cylindrical space (103) of a fluid cylinder-piston device (104), there is arranged a movably actuatable piston (105) provided with a number of helical holes (106). In that connection, a helical (109) shaft (108) shape-adapted to the respective hole (106) and helix (107) is receivable in said respective helical hole (106), and that the respective shaft (108) is, via a gear (110), connected with a mechanism (111) for the transmission of rotating (112) as well as axial (113) displacement motion to said thread-formed thread core (102). Finally, a stop member (114), which is arranged to limit the displacement motion (115) of the piston, is arranged internally in the cylinder space (103) of said piston cylinder.

Abstract: The invention includes a double helix thread cutting tap with both right-handed and left-handed helical chip removal flutes. The double helix thread cutting tap places a positive rake angle on all sets of thread cutting teeth for optimum performance and minimal cutting pressure.

Abstract: An adaptive drive shank is provided for adapting a thread cutting tap tool to be driven by a conventional standard size hexagonal socket and ratchet drive. Various embodiments additionally provide color coded cutting thread tap tools adapted to lockably engage with the adaptive drive shank and have color coding identifying the taps tool thread standard. The tap tool comprises an elongated body having a thread cutting portion proximate a first end, a square drive head formed on the body at an opposing second end, and a shank portion interposed between and joining the thread cutting portion and the square drive head. The adaptive drive shank comprises an elongated shank body provided with a tap shank receiving hole through a tap tool side of the body, the receiving hole is sized to receive the square drive head and shank portion of a tap tool. The tap tool is lockably engaged in the adaptive drive shank by two opposing set screws.

Abstract: A tool for producing a thread such as an internal thread, can include at least one cutting region having at least one cutting edge and at least one thread-forming region. In general, the cutting region(s) and the thread-forming region(s) are coupled or connected to one another in such a way that they are rotatable or rotate together about a tool axis. In addition, at least one cutting region is at least partly formed on a front-face tool end and/or adjacent to a front-face tool end. Furthermore, a front-face recess that is configured for receiving chips is formed on the front-face tool end.

Abstract: A precision cemented carbide threading tap is designed for use in precision tool holders in synchronous high speed tapping. The precision tap includes a fully cylindrical shank without the aid of squares, flats or other notches. The precision tap further includes a threaded body portion and a threaded cutting chamfer portion. The threaded body portion and the threaded cutting chamfer portion of the precision tap are concentric to the cylindrical shank of the tap within a runout of 10 microns. The precision cemented carbide threading tap improves the accuracy, life and speed by which internal screw threads are produced.

Abstract: A low torque tap includes a shank portion with a driving square and a thread cutting portion. The thread cutting portion includes a threaded body with one or more asymmetrical straight flutes that run essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tap. The thread cutting portion also includes one or more short angular flutes or spiral points and a tapered chamfer. For tapping steel alloys, the cutting edges of the straight flutes and the spiral points have a rake or chordal hook angle of between about 5 and 15 degrees. For tapping ferrous materials, the tap is made from molybdenum-enriched high-speed steel and may be coated with a wear-resistant, friction-reducing layer. A second, outer layer, such as molybdenum disulfide, may be applied over the wear-reducing layer for further reduction in friction. For tapping non-ferrous materials, the tap may be coated with a layer of material containing carbon.

Abstract: A self tapping bolt which fastens a mounting member and a receiving member while the bolt cuts internal threads on an inner surface of a tap drill hole prepared in the receiving member. The bolt includes at least one groove formed near an end of a threaded portion of the bolt and a blade for cutting the internal threads. The bolt includes the feature of the blade being formed only on a rear end surface of the groove relative to a rotational direction of the bolt which is screwed into the tap drill hole.

Abstract: A thread forming tool includes an elongated body defining a longitudinal center axis. The body including a thread forming portion formed by one or more annular ridges oriented perpendicular to the axis. The body has a non-circular shape in a cross sectional plane oriented perpendicular to the axis at an axial center of the ridge.

Abstract: Cold thread forming tap or screw tap with a shaft, said shaft having a chuck portion at the one end and a forming or cutting profile portion on the other end, the forming or cutting profile portion being realised as a separate profile element and being fixable centrically and secured against rotation on the shaft by means of a fixing device, characterised in that the profile element has a small axial length and on the outside a lead-in or starting tap cone, respectively, that juts and/or indentations are formed at the end of the shaft and on that side of the profile element facing the shaft, which interlock in a positively fitting manner, that an automatic centring of the profile element takes place on the shaft when the profile element is put onto the shaft.

Abstract: A threading tool for generating a thread in a workpiece, includes a threading part which defines a longitudinal axis. A cooling channel extends inside of the threading part along the axis to a front end surface thereof for supplying a coolant. Longitudinally extending passages are disposed in an outer periphery of the threading part for the return of coolant exiting the coolant channel. A diversion element is positioned at the front end surface for diverting the exiting coolant in a laterally outward direction along the front end surface toward the passages.