THREE REASONS WHY MANUFACTURERS PREFER ROLLED THREADS
An Introduction to Thread Rolling Thread rolling is a cold forming or cold metal forming process that creates threads using precision thread rolling dies that are the mirror image of the thread being produced. This process is different from other processes like metal cutting, grinding, and chasing because it does not remove any metal to create the desired profile. Instead, these hardened steel thread rolls move and mold ductile metals quickly and very precisely into desired thread form. The tooth form of the thread rolls protrudes into the outside diameter of cylindrical blank workpiece to reform the surface. The workpiece typically has a blank diameter between the major and minor diameter of the thread, or close to the pitch diameter of the thread being produced. The ultimate blank diameter of the work piece will depend on material grade and ductility value. The extreme pressure from the thread rolls causes the blank material to move outward into the cavity between the thre...