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In 1884 the British Association for the Advancement of Science adopted a thread form and series, primarily for use in precision equipment. It was inspired by one used in the Swiss watch and clock industry, and was formerly sometimes called the Swiss Small Screw Thread System; but is now just referred to as the BA series. Like the Whitworth thread, it has a rounded root and crest, but the included angle is 47.5° and the radius was originally 2/11 (0.1818…) times the pitch, changed at some later point to 0.18083. The gauge numbers and pitch are related, roughly, by pitch = 0.9 to the power of the gauge number.
Despite the date of origin and the British sponsorship, the BA is a metric series. Not only is it based on the meter, but the thread frequency is specified in terms of round numbers in the pitch sequence, with threads per meter allowed to fall where it may.
The British Association thread played a role similar to that of the ASME series in the United States, that is, it filled in sizes below a quarter-inch. The sizes most used were the even-numbered ones between 0 and 10, inclusive. The very small sizes, from 17 up, were rarely used. The British Standards Institution (BSI) discouraged the use of #0 BA in favor of the ⁷⁄₃₂″ BSF.
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The BSI recommended this series replace the BSW and BSF series for all screws smaller than ¼ inch, and deprecated the use of the odd-numbered gauges. The ¼ inch BSF was retained and the 0 gauge BA discontinued (the two were too easily confused).
In 1966 the BSI declared the BA screw thread obsolete; its place was taken by ISO screw threads.
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| Gauge Number | Major diameter (mm) | Threads per inch (approx) | Pitch (mm) | Tap drill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0.25 | 363 | 0.070 | — |
| 24 | 0.29 | 317 | 0.080 | — |
| 23 | 0.33 | 282 | 0.090 | — |
| 22 | 0.37 | 254 | 0.098 | — |
| 21 | 0.42 | 231 | 0.11 | — |
| 20 | 0.48 | 212 | 0.12 | 80 |
| 19 | 0.54 | 181 | 0.14 | 78 |
| 18 | 0.62 | 169 | 0.15 | 76 |
| 17 | 0.70 | 149 | 0.17 | 75 |
| 16 | 0.79 | 134 | 0.1900 | 74 |
| 15 | 0.90 | 121 | 0.2100 | 72 |
| 14 | 1.0 | 110 | 0.2300 | 70 |
| 13 | 1.2 | 102 | 0.2500 | 65 |
| 12 | 1.3 | 90.7 | 0.2800 | 61 |
| 11 | 1.5 | 82.0 | 0.3100 | 56 |
| 10 | 1.7 | 72.6 | 0.3500 | 54 |
| 9 | 1.9 | 65.1 | 0.3900 | 53 |
| 8 | 2.2 | 59.1 | 0.4300 | 49 |
| 7 | 2.5 | 52.9 | 0.4800 | 46 |
| 6 | 2.8 | 47.9 | 0.5300 | 43 |
| 5 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 0.5900 | 37 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 38.5 | 0.6600 | 31 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 34.8 | 0.7300 | 29 |
| 2 | 4.7 | 31.4 | 0.8100 | 23 |
| 1 | 5.3 | 28.2 | 0.9000 | 17 |
| 0 | 6.0 | 25.4 | 1.0000 | 10 |
sources
Randall C. Brooks.
Standard screw threads for scientific instruments. Part II: The BritishAssociation Screw Gauge.
History and Technology, vol. 6, pages 45-59 (1988).
British Standard 93-1919 (formerly CL 7271). Screw Threads,British Association, with Tolerances for sizes No. 0 to 15 B.A.. An addendumwas issued in August 1940.
British Standard 93:1951. Ubar 4 1 5 commentary.
Iina 1 0 6 Inches =
The first reportof the British Association for the Advancement of Science committee on small screw threads.
The second report.
1x0=
resources
In the United States, BA screws, helicoils, and taps and dies are available from www.britishfasteners.com
XIina 1 0 6 Inches To Centimeters
| Gauge Number | Major diameter (mm) | Threads per inch (approx) | Pitch (mm) | Tap drill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 0.25 | 363 | 0.070 | — |
| 24 | 0.29 | 317 | 0.080 | — |
| 23 | 0.33 | 282 | 0.090 | — |
| 22 | 0.37 | 254 | 0.098 | — |
| 21 | 0.42 | 231 | 0.11 | — |
| 20 | 0.48 | 212 | 0.12 | 80 |
| 19 | 0.54 | 181 | 0.14 | 78 |
| 18 | 0.62 | 169 | 0.15 | 76 |
| 17 | 0.70 | 149 | 0.17 | 75 |
| 16 | 0.79 | 134 | 0.1900 | 74 |
| 15 | 0.90 | 121 | 0.2100 | 72 |
| 14 | 1.0 | 110 | 0.2300 | 70 |
| 13 | 1.2 | 102 | 0.2500 | 65 |
| 12 | 1.3 | 90.7 | 0.2800 | 61 |
| 11 | 1.5 | 82.0 | 0.3100 | 56 |
| 10 | 1.7 | 72.6 | 0.3500 | 54 |
| 9 | 1.9 | 65.1 | 0.3900 | 53 |
| 8 | 2.2 | 59.1 | 0.4300 | 49 |
| 7 | 2.5 | 52.9 | 0.4800 | 46 |
| 6 | 2.8 | 47.9 | 0.5300 | 43 |
| 5 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 0.5900 | 37 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 38.5 | 0.6600 | 31 |
| 3 | 4.1 | 34.8 | 0.7300 | 29 |
| 2 | 4.7 | 31.4 | 0.8100 | 23 |
| 1 | 5.3 | 28.2 | 0.9000 | 17 |
| 0 | 6.0 | 25.4 | 1.0000 | 10 |
sources
Randall C. Brooks.
Standard screw threads for scientific instruments. Part II: The BritishAssociation Screw Gauge.
History and Technology, vol. 6, pages 45-59 (1988).
British Standard 93-1919 (formerly CL 7271). Screw Threads,British Association, with Tolerances for sizes No. 0 to 15 B.A.. An addendumwas issued in August 1940.
British Standard 93:1951. Ubar 4 1 5 commentary.
Iina 1 0 6 Inches =
The first reportof the British Association for the Advancement of Science committee on small screw threads.
The second report.
1x0=
resources
In the United States, BA screws, helicoils, and taps and dies are available from www.britishfasteners.com
XIina 1 0 6 Inches To Centimeters
Iina 1 0 6 Inches On A Ruler
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