Widia™ 17254 GTD™ TRU-LEDE™ 5502 Form E Forming Tap, Imperial, 3/8-16, UNC Thread, 4 Flutes, Right Hand Cutting Direction
Thread Forming Taps
390387
MFG #: 17254
WIDIA™
17.98000
/ ea
- Alternate Catalog Number: 17254
- Catalog Number: 17254
- Chamfer Type: Bottoming
- Country of Origin: US
- Cutting Direction: Right Hand
- Finish Coating: UnCoated
- Gross Weight Per Pack: 0.0700 lb
- Material: HSS
- Measurement System: Imperial
- Number of Flutes: 4
- Overall Length: 2.94 in
- Series: TRU-LEDE™ 5502
- Shank Diameter: 0.381 in
- Size: 3/8-16
- Standards: ANSI 302A
- Thread Length: 3/4 in
- Thread Standard: UNC
- Type: Form E
- UPC 11: 66235517254
- UPC 12: 66235517254
- Stock Status: NONSTOCK
- Brand: WIDIA™
- Manufacturer: Greenfield Industries
- Features
| Necked design in sizes #4 through 3/8 in improves coolant flow when threading deep blind holes |
| Forming taps displace metal, comparable to external thread rolling, conventional cutting taps remove metal as chips that can clog the threaded hole |
| Improved lobe groove design on machine screw sizes #5 and larger improves threading efficiency in blind hole applications |
| Tapping speeds can be almost doubled above conventional cutting taps, improving efficiency of the forming action |
| Applicable on steel, stainless steel, gray cast iron, ductile cast iron, wrought aluminum, cast aluminum, copper and copper alloys |
| Flood coolant |
| 1/2 in neck length |
| 1-1/4 in flute length |
| 2 to 3 pitch |
| H5 thread limit |