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STANDARD 68-1

Second edition
2023-10

ISO general purpose screw threads —

Basic and design profiles —
Part 1:
Metric screw threads
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Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv
1 Scope.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4 Symbols........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
5 Basic profile............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
6 Design profile........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

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revised. It also incorporates the Amendment ISO 68-1:1998/Amd 1:2020.
The main changes are as follows:
— “design profiles” has been added in the document title and the first paragraph of the Scope, and
Clause 6 has been added;
— a second paragraph has been added in the Scope;
— subclause 3.1 has been deleted;
— Clause 4 has been added.
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ISO general purpose screw threads — Basic and design

profiles —
Part 1:
Metric screw threads

1 Scope
This document specifies the basic and design profiles for ISO general purpose metric screw threads
(M).
This document is applicable to the metric fastening screw threads.

2 Normative references
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constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

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4 Symbols
For the purposes of this document, the following symbols apply.

D major diameter of internal thread (nominal diameter)

d major diameter of external thread (nominal diameter)

D2 pitch diameter of internal thread

d2 pitch diameter of external thread

D1 minor diameter of internal thread

d1 minor diameter of external thread on basic profile

d3 minor diameter of external thread on design profile

P pitch

H fundamental triangle height

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H1 thread height of internal thread, and

thread height of external thread on basic profile

h3 thread height of external thread on design profile

R full root radius of external thread on design profile

R1 radius on root corners of external thread on design profile

5 Basic profile
The basic profile is shown as a thick line in Figure 1. It is common to internal and external threads.
The dimensions of the basic profile are given in Table 1. They have been calculated by the following
formulae, and rounded to the nearest sixth decimal place.
H = 30,5 P / 2 = 0,866 025 404 P
H1 = 5H/8 = 0,541 265 877 P
3H/8 = 0,324 759 526 P
H/4 = 0,216 506 351 P
H/8 = 0,108 253 175 P
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Key
1 axis of screw thread

Figure 1 — Basic profile

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