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    8 Products

    Precision Acme Lead Screws and Nuts

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    Pair with a motor in automated motion and positioning applications. A tight thread fit allows these lead screws and nuts to make accurate, repeatable starts and stops. Also known as single-start and self-locking lead screws and nuts, they have a single thread that runs the length of the screw. The nut travels only when the screw turns, so your system won’t unexpectedly move when the lead screw is at rest. To ensure compatibility, please select components that have the same thread direction, thread size, and number of thread starts.
    Lead Screws—Right-Hand and Left-Hand Thread
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    Image of Attribute. Right-Hand-and-Left-Hand Threads. Front orientation. Contains Annotated. Right-Hand and Left-Hand Thread. Precision Acme Lead Screws and Nuts, Lead Screws.

    Right-Hand-and-Left-Hand Threads

    Right-hand-and-left-hand threaded lead screws have right-hand threads on one end and left-hand threads on the other. Use them where you want to drive nuts in opposite directions at the same time, such as for widening and narrowing chutes on packing and assembly lines. Note: A short length of threading at the center of the lead screw is not usable.
    Black-Oxide 4140 Alloy Steel—Black-oxide alloy steel lead screws are hard and strong. They have mild corrosion resistance and a dark surface color.
    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a nut moves with one revolution of the lead screw.
    Usable
    Thread Lg.
    Thread
    Size
    Lg.,
    ft.
    Thread
    Type
    Speed
    Ratio
    Right-Hand
    Left-Hand
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn
    Accuracy for Travel
    Distance per Turn
    Thread Fit
    Hardness
    Tensile Strength,
    psi
    Each
    Black-Oxide 4140 Alloy Steel
    3/8"-12
    3Acme
    1:117"17"10.083"±0.0003"/1"Acme Class 2C
    Brinell 20095,0000000000000000000
    1/2"-10
    3Acme
    1:117"17"10.1"±0.0003"/1"Acme Class 2C
    Brinell 20095,000000000000000000
    5/8"-8
    3Acme
    1:116 1/2"16 1/2"10.125"±0.0003"/1"Acme Class 2C
    Brinell 20095,000000000000000000
    3/4"-6
    3Acme
    1:116 1/2"16 1/2"10.167"±0.0003"/1"Acme Class 2C
    Brinell 20095,000000000000000000
     

    Self-Reversing Lead Screws and Nuts

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    A crisscross thread pattern allows you to drive the nut back and forth without changing the lead screw's direction of rotation. When the nut reaches one end of the lead screw, it changes direction and travels back to the other end. Also known as diamond lead screws, they're sometimes used to guide cable and wire as it's spooled on a reel.
    Right-Hand and Left-Hand Thread
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    Travel Distance per Turn—Travel distance per turn, also known as screw lead, is the distance a nut moves with one revolution of the lead screw.
    Lead Screw
    Square Nut
    Screw
    Dia.
    Thread
    Type
    Lg.
    Travel
    Lg.
    Hardness
    Overall
    Ht.
    Canter
    Ht.
    Hardness
    No. of Thread
    Starts
    Travel Distance
    per Turn
    Accuracy for Travel
    Distance per Turn
    Tensile Strength,
    psi
    Dynamic Thrust
    Load Cap., lb.
    Temp.,
    ° F
    Each
    1144 Carbon Steel Lead Screws with Aluminum Square Nuts
    0.75"Diamond
    16 7/8"5 13/16"Rockwell C271 7/8"11/16"Brinell 6010.75"±0.007"/1"130,000100-50 to 350000000000000000000
    0.75"Diamond
    19 7/8"8 13/16"Rockwell C271 7/8"11/16"Brinell 6010.75"±0.007"/1"130,000100-50 to 35000000000000000000
    1"Diamond
    23 1/2"11 3/4"Rockwell C272 3/8"7/8"Brinell 6011"±0.005"/1 ft.130,000150-50 to 35000000000000000000
    1"Diamond
    29 1/2"17 3/4"Rockwell C272 3/8"7/8"Brinell 6011"±0.005"/1 ft.130,000150-50 to 35000000000000000000
     
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