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User-coefficient planning screen

Tapping torque & power

Inputs

Declared major-diameter planning input; no thread form or tolerance is inferred.
User-entered empirical coefficient for the stated material/tool/process; it is not looked up or selected here.
User-entered non-dimensional multiplier for the stated engagement/process context.
Steady rotational speed used only for mechanical power arithmetic.

Results

User-coefficient first-estimate tapping torque

3

Ideal mechanical spindle power

0.15708

Declared diameter cubed

1,000

mm³
T = k·d³·e; P = Tω = 2πTn/(60·1000)

A first-pass number, not a code check, certification, or approval. Read the method and its limits below. What this is and is not.

Nearby: Milling removal rate · Drilling speed & time · Turning material removal · Milling cutting parameters

Method

Formula, when it applies, and when it does not

Calculate first-estimate tapping torque and mechanical spindle power from coefficient, diameter, engagement factor, and speed.

T = k·d³·e; P = Tω = 2πTn/(60·1000)

When

  • User-entered torque coefficient
  • Declared engagement multiplier
  • Steady spindle speed

Don’t

  • This is a planning-only user-coefficient torque and mechanical-power arithmetic screen. It does not choose a tap, thread form, drill size, material, hardness, lubricant, cutting speed, engagement percentage, feed, tool life, machine capability, process parameters, or approve a tap operation.
Kennametal tapping torque guidance