Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Fits, Tolerance, Limits & Surface Roughness

Fits, Tolerance, Limits & Surface Roughness
FIT- is the dimension relationship between mating parts, such as press, shrink or sliding fit.
               
CLASSES OF FITS
1.  Loose Fit              6. Tight Fit
2.  Free Fit                 7. Medium Fit
3. Medium Fit            8. Medium Force Fit
4. Snug Fit                 9. Medium Force Fit
5. Wringing Fit

Loose Fit- it is intended to be used where accuracy is not essential and where consideration freedom is permissible, such as agricultural, mining, and general purpose machinery.

Free Fit- It is suitable for running fits where the speeds are in excess of 600 rpm and the pressure in excess of 600 psi. It is also suitable for shaft of generators, motors, engines and some automotive parts.

Snug Fit- It is a zero allowance fit and is the closest fit than can be assembled by hand.

Wringing Fit- A fit with a slight positive allowance or metal interference and light pressure is required to assemble the parts. It is suitable for semi-permanent assembly for long fits in heavy sections, and for drives in thin section.

Medium Force Fit- A fit that requires considerable force to assemble. It is suitable for press fits on locomotive wheels, car wheel, generator and motor armatures, and crank shafts.

Heavy Force and Shrink Fit- A fit used for steel external member that have a high yield stress.

Tolerance- It is permissible variations in the dimensions of machine parts.

Unilateral Tolerance System- A term applied to a system by which one of the tolerances is zero.

Allowance- it is intentional difference in the basic dimensions of two parts.

Limits- These are the maximum and minimum acceptable dimension of a produced parts.

Lay – It is the predominant direction of the marks visible on the surface.

Flaws- These are irregularities occurring at one or more places on the surface which are not characteristic tics of the surface and cannot be designed by surface, waiveness, or lay

DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIOUS DEGRESS AND SURFACE ROUGNESS

Degree or Roughness                                    Description

2000 rms µin.                                   Unusually rough, low grade surface produced by removing excess stock on heavy work to provide appearances.
1000 rms µin.                                   A very rough surface made by removing stock to nominal dimension.
500 rms µin.                                      A very rough surface made by removing stock of nominal dimension.
250 rms µin.                                      Used as rough finish for soft alloy and for steel, and for hard alloys where moderate notch sensitivity exists but where a rough finish is otherwise tolerable. It is also used on heavy work when good surface contact is essential.
125 rms µin.                                      is the coarse made by removing stock to nominal dimension.
63 rms µin.                                         is used for highly stressed parts that are not subject to serve stress reversals.
32 rms µin.                                         is used for bearing where accuracy is essential where motion is continuous and where loads are light particular if the lay of the surface is I the direction of motion.
16 rms µin.                                         is suitable for close tolerance work, journal bearings, for commercial grade bearing balls and rollers as well as the mating races, the outer diameter of shafts inside such as bearing are housed.
8 rms µin.                                           is used for work to very close tolerances where scratches can not be tolerated. It is suitable for the interior surfaces of hydraulic struts and similar application where properly lubricated seals must slide. It is also suitable for raceways balls and rolls of rolling element bearings when the loads are nominal.
4 rms µin.                                           is suitable for use where packing and rings much slide across the direction of the finish lay such as on buffed chrome-plated piston rods and for hydraulic components. It is also suitable for ball and roller bearings carrying heavy loads.
2 rms µin.                                           is suitable for gages, refrigerator shaft seals. It is expensive to produce.
1 rms µin.                                           is used for micrometer anvils high grades gages, and similar application.

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