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Acme screw thread - friction

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tdsdesign

Aerospace
Nov 18, 1999
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Does anybody have any friction data for acme screw threads? I have a 1/4-16 double lead screw thread and want to compute the torque required to move the screw.
 
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Last time I wrote some sites. I think you will find a program with DATABASE.<br>By the way the Lubricated Bronze-Steel friction coeficient is appr.: 0.16<br><br>Irwin
 
The coefficient of friction will depend on whether you have cut threads, or rolled threads, and depends on the lubrication used.<br><br>In general, a greased rolled steel thread with a steel nut (tapped thread) would have a coefficient of friction of approx. .13.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using a brass nut with a tapped thread would be about .11.
 
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