OSG TAPPING GUIDE
  CARBON HIGH TOOL & DIE STAINLESS NICKEL ALLOYS
  STEEL STRENGTH STEEL STEEL  
  1010-1050 4140-4340 D2,H13,S7,P20 304,316,400 TITANIUM, INCONEL
  HR, CR, A36 UP TO 35 HrC UP TO 35 HrC UP TO 32 HrC PH SERIES UP TO 44 HrC
SERIES HY-PRO HY-PRO HY-PRO EXO-VA3 EXOTAP VC-10, TI, NI
LIST# INCH 280, 289 POT 280, 289 POT 280, 289 POT 300, 342 POT 312, 312NI, 312TI, 344 POT
LIST# METRIC 290, 299 SFT 290, 299 SFT 290, 299 SFT 303, 343 SFT 313, 313NI, 313TI, 345 SFT
CATALOG PAGE 191-192,176-178 191-192,176-178 191-192,176-178 187-188,164-166 183-186, 159-163
SPEED 30 SFM 25 SFM 15 SFM 20 SFM 8 SFM
COOLANT & DIN 191-194,168-171 191-194, 168-171 191-194,168-171 USE HY-PRO BELOW N/A
SPEED USE HY-PRO COOLANT THRU LIST 230,239 AND 260, 269 FOR BELOW APPLICATIONS        
COOLANT ONLY 100-200 SFM 50-150 SFM 40-120 SFM 50-120 SFM N/A
TAP, H LIMIT & DRILL SIZE RPM* RPM* RPM* RPM* RPM*
2-56 H2~.070 1,400 700 400 900 380
4-40 H2~.093 1,000 800 500 700 270
6-32 H2~.113 800 700 410 580 220
8-32 H2~.136 700 580 325 440 185
10-32 H3~.161 600 500 300 400 160
1/4-20 H5~.205 430 390 230 300 120
5/16-18 H5~.261 325 300 180 240 95
3/8-16 H5~.316 300 250 150 200 80
1/2-13 H5~.437 230 190 115 150 60
5/8-11 H5~..535 190 160 90 130 50
3/4-10 H5~.665 150 125 75 100 40
1"-8 H5~.900 115 95 60 75 30
    HARD TAPPING FROM 42-65 HrC    
EXOTAP VCX CATALOG PAGE 218. POWDER METAL TAPS FOR MATERIALS 42-53 HrC.USE 8-15 SFM        
EXOCARB VCX CATALOG PGS 211-212. CARBIDE TAPS FOR MATERIALS 50-65 HrC. USE 3-10 SFM        
*RPM IS SUGGESTED STARTING POINT AND MAY BE ADJUSTED FOR CONDITIONS, RPM IS STATED SFM. DRILL SIZES AND H LIMITS
SHOULD PRODUCE CLASS 2B-3B THREADS. PLEASE USE OSG DRILLS FOR BEST RESULTS AND HOLE SIZE CONDITIONS.
POT= SPIRAL POINT FOR THRU HOLE, SFT= SPIRAL FLUTE FOR BLIND HOLE.
THE ABOVE CHART IS A GENERAL GUIDELINE.  OSG HAS MANY OTHER STYLES OF TAPS TO FIT SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS.
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