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Lead (Engineering)

Lead in engineering refers to the axial advance of a helix or screw during one complete turn, while pitch is the axial distance between adjacent threads. In single start screws, lead and pitch are equal, but in multiple start screws, lead is the pitch multiplied by the number of starts. The lead angle is the angle between the helix and a plane of rotation, with specific notations used in American and European literature.

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Lead (Engineering)

Lead in engineering refers to the axial advance of a helix or screw during one complete turn, while pitch is the axial distance between adjacent threads. In single start screws, lead and pitch are equal, but in multiple start screws, lead is the pitch multiplied by the number of starts. The lead angle is the angle between the helix and a plane of rotation, with specific notations used in American and European literature.

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Lead (engineering)

Lead is the axial advance of a helix or screw during one complete


turn (360°)[1] The lead for a screw thread is the axial travel for a
single revolution.[2]

Pitch is defined as the axial distance between adjacent threads on


a helix or screw. In most screws, called "single start" screws,
which have a single helical thread along their length, the lead and
pitch are equal. They only differ in "multiple start" screws, which
Definition of lead per ANSI/AGMA
have several intertwined threads. In these screws, the lead is equal 1012-G05
to the pitch multiplied by the number of "starts".

Lead angle is the angle between the helix and a plane of rotation.
It is the complement of the helix angle, and is used for
convenience in worms and hobs. It is understood to be at the
standard pitch diameter unless otherwise specified.

The lead angle can be expressed as:

Definition of lead angle per


ANSI/AGMA 1012-G05
where

l is lead of the helix


dm is mean diameter of the helix

In American literature λ is used to notate the Lead Angle.[3] In


European literature, Υ (Greek letter gamma) may be used.

Depiction of the lead angle of a


screw thread. dm is the mean
See also diameter of the screw thread.

List of gear nomenclature


Leadscrew

Notes
1. Gear Nomenclature, Definition of Terms with Symbols. American Gear Manufacturers
Association. p. 72. ISBN 1-55589-846-7. OCLC 65562739 (https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/
65562739). ANSI/AGMA 1012-G05.
2. "Thread form terms" (http://www.nookindustries.com/acme/AcmeGlossary.cfm). Retrieved
2008-12-22.
3. Juvinall & Marshek. Fundamentals of machine component design. John Wiley & Sons Asia:
2006. Page 391.

External links
Calculation of Thread Lead Angle (http://www.mitsubishicarbide.com/index.php?cID=2884)
(online calculator on Mitsubishi Materials site)Mitsubishi Materials

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