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IS:340391981

621*914*7 : 621*68216 : 006.78

( Reaffirmed 2002 )

Indian Standard

El
1

I.

DIMENSIONS FOR KNURLS

( First Revision )

Scope -Specifies

2. Types

-Shall

the types and dimensions

be of the following

Type RAA -

types:

Knurl with grooves

paralled

Type RBL - Left-hand knurl

knurl
Type RBR - Right-hand
Type RGE - Left-hand/right-hand
Type RGV -Left-hand/right-hand
Type RKE Type RKV 2.1 Representation

for knurls.
to axis.

knurl,

points

raised

knurl,

points

indented

Cross-knurl,

points

raised

Cross-knurl,

points

indented.

of Types
Representation

Type

Knurling

with grooves

parallel

to axis

RAA

SECTION AA
DETAIL T

Left-hand

knurling

RBL

SECTJON BB

Adopted

@ December

19 May 1981

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Type

Representation
Right-hand

knurling

RBR
SECTION

CC

OETAIL V

Left-hand/Right-hand

knurling,

points

raised

RGE

SECTION DO

Left-hand/Right-hand

knurling,

points

indented

RGV

SECTrON w

SECTtON FF

Cross-knurling,

points

raised
f

T
H

RKE

DETAIL. Y

L WORKPIECE

SECTlOt- HH

IS:340311981
Representation

Type
Cross-knurling,

points

indented

RKV

OETAll2

SECIIDN

Ll.

3. Dimensions
3.1 Profile
3.2 Pitch -

Angle -

Profile

angle a -

90.

P.
0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 10, 12, 16 mm.

diameter dl stated in the workshop

drawing
3.3 Nominal Diameter dl - The nominal
outside diameter of the finished knurl; this dimension
is a function of the design.

shall

be the

prior to knurling
shall be smaller
3.4 Initial Diameter d2 - The initial diameter d2 of the workpiece
than the nominal diameter dl , because the initial diameter undergoes enlargement through displacement of the material during the knurling operation.
The initial
in the following

diameter d2 for knurls with profile angle a = 90 can be calculated

table, depending on the type of knurl and the size of pitch:
Type

Initial

of knurl

RAA

Knurl with grooves

parallel

RBL

Left-hand

RBR

Right-hand

RGE

Left-hand/right-hand

knurl,

points

raised

RGV

Left-hand/right-hand

knurl,

points

indented

from the formulae

diameter
&

to axis

dr - 05 P

knurl
knurl

di

067 P

dl - 0.33 P

dl - 0.67 P

6 - 033 P

I
RKE

Cross-knurl,

points

raised

RKV

Cross-knurl,

points

indented

I
I
I

I
I

The factors in the formulae,

however, do not take into account the rounding of the grooves
resulting from the knurling operation or the specific properties of the materials to be knurled.
-A
4. Designation
ing to this standard

cross-knurl,
points indented
shall be designated as:
Knurl

( Type RKV ) with

pitch P = 0.8 mm and conform-

RKV 08 IS : 3468

the selection of knurling wheels

5. Manufacture - In order to facilitate
Specification
for knurling
wheels ( first revision ) , the manufacturing
type of knurl are indicated
in Appendix
A.
3

accordi ng to IS : 6776-l 980

methods suitable
for each

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APPENDIX

( Clause
MANUFACTURING

METHODS

USING

A
5 )
KNURLING

Manufacturing
Knurl

with grooves

parallel

TO IS : 6776

Method

to axis

KNURL

RAA

RLING

WHEEL

RAA
KNURL

WHEEL

RAA

KNURL

AA

RAA

WORKPI

RLING

Left-hand

WHEEL

BL

RLING
SWIVELLED

WHEEL
313~

BR

WHEEL

AA

knurl
KNURL

RBL

j
RBL ;

_..
WORKPI

KNURLING

RLING

WHEEL

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Type

Manufacturing
Right-hand

Method

knurl
KNURL

RBR

WHEEL

GV

WHEEL

AA

RBR
WORKPI

RLING

Left-handjright-hand

knurl,

WHEEL

points

BL

raised

LING
WORKPI

~NURLING

WHEEL

ING

RGE

RLING

Left-hand/right-hand

knurl,

WHEEL

6L

points

indented

KNURL

RGV

RGV

ING

WHEEL

AA

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Type

Manufacturing
Cross-knurl,

points raised

Cross-knurl,

points indented

RKE

RKV

Method

IS : 3403 - 1981
EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This standard was first issued in 1966. The present revision

has been undertaken to take into
consideration
the latest changes in the corresponding
foreign
standards.
In this revision, the
standard nomenclature
knurl
has been adopted for all types, since the previous names diamond
were not used consistently,
and hence difficulties
arose
knurling
and negative
diamond knurling
in the choice of tools.
Some types of knurls have been given shorter names, such as left-hand
knurl, right-hand
knurl, left-hand/right-hand
knurl.
The letter symbols assigned to the various
also yield a code designation
for use in electronic
knurls from the knurling wheels (see IS : 6776-1980
basic type, whilst the third letter ( A - Parallel to
V - indented ) marks the direction and form of the

types provide both for better differentiation

and
data processing.
The letter R differentiates
the
), the second letter A, B, G and K designates the
axis, L - left-hand,
R - right-hand,
E - raised,
grooves.

The helix angle of Types BR, GE and GV is fixed

is normally a = 90.

at a standard

value of 30.

The profile

angle

Similarly,
The pitch P= 2 mm has been discontmued
because it is scarcely used in practice.
no attempt has been made to correlate pitch with workpiece diameter, since recommendations
made
earlier have not proved suitable
in all fields of application
and hence their adoption
in actual
practice has been limited.
Formulae for calculating
the initial diameter of the workpiece as a function of the type of knurl
and of the outside diameter of the finished knurl, which counts as the nominal diameter, are given.
The results obtained
are only reference
values, however,
since the specific
properties
of the
materials have not been taken into account.

issued

In the preparation of this standard, assistance

by Deutsches lnstitut fur Normung.

has been derived

from

DIN

82-1973 Knurls

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