Fastener Bolt Thread Pitch Circle Calculator

Engineering Calculators | Section Properties Menu
Engineering Metals and Materials | Strength of Materials

For equations and illustrative graphics see:
Fastener / Thread Pitch Circle Equation

This calculator will determine the thread pitch circle diameter from the Major diameter and the pitch.

All units shall be consistant and given in inches.

Fastener / Thread Pitch Circle Calculator
Variables
Major Diameter (D) =
Threads Per Inch (n) =
Results
Thread Pitch Circle Diameter (dp) =

A screw thread, often shortened to thread, is a helical structure used to convert between rotational and linear movement or force. A screw thread is a ridge wrapped around a cylinder or cone in the form of a helix, with the former being called a straight thread and the latter called a tapered thread. A screw thread is the essential feature of the screw as a simple machine and also as a fastener. More screw threads are produced each year than any other machine element.

The mechanical advantage of a screw thread depends on its lead, which is the linear distance the screw travels in one revolution. In most applications, the lead of a screw thread is chosen so that friction is sufficient to prevent linear motion being converted to rotary, that is so the screw does not slip even when linear force is applied so long as no external rotational force is present. This characteristic is essential to the vast majority of its uses. The tightening of a fastener's screw thread is comparable to driving a wedge into a gap until it sticks fast through friction and slight plastic deformation.