Goliath A65FC3 N0.0 x 1 BA Straight Flute Tap - Bottoming HSS

Product Features

• HSS Bright Finish BA Hand and Machine Bottoming Tap.
• HSS Straight Flute Short Machine and Hand Taps.
• These general purpose taps are ideal for creating new threads in a wide variety of materials.
• Goliath HSS taps provide a high hardness to toughness ratio, compressive and tensile strength, good abrasion resistance and resistance to micro-chipping, ensuring a long tool life.
• British Association thread form - in 1884 the British Association for the Advancement of Science adopted a thread form and series, primarily for use in precision equipment.
• It was inspired by one used in the Swiss watch and clock industry, and was formerly sometimes called the Swiss Small Screw Thread System; but is now just referred to as the BA series.

Specifications

• HSS Bright Finish BA Hand and Machine Bottoming Tap.
• HSS Straight Flute Short Machine and Hand Taps.
• Goliath HSS taps provide a high hardness to toughness ratio, compressive and tensile strength, good abrasion resistance and resistance to micro-chipping, ensuring a long tool life.
• British Association thread form - in 1884 the British Association for the Advancement of Science adopted a thread form and series, primarily for use in precision equipment.
• Like the Whitworth thread, it has a rounded root and crest, but the included angle is 47.5°.
• Despite the date of origin and the British sponsorship, the BA is a metric series.