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V-Flange Tool Shanks and Retention Knobs.Dimensions of ANSI B5.18-1972

(R1998) standard tool shanks and corresponding spindle noses are detailed on pages 940
through 944, and are suitable for spindles used in milling and associated machines. Corresponding equipment for higher-precision numerically controlled machines, using retention knobs instead of drawbars, is usually made to the ANSI/ASME B5.50-1985 standard.
Essential Dimensions of V-Flange Tool Shanks ANSI/ASME B5.50-1985

Tolerance

0.005

0.010

Min.

+ 0.015
0.000

UNC 2B

0.010

0.002

+0.000
0.015

+0.000
0.015

Gage Dia.
1.250
1.750
2.250
2.750
4.250

1.875
2.687
3.250
4.000
6.375

0.188
0.188
0.188
0.250
0.312

1.00
1.12
1.50
1.75
2.25

0.516
0.641
0.766
1.031
1.281

0.500-13
0.625-11
0.750-10
1.000-8
1.250-7

1.531
2.219
2.969
3.594
5.219

1.812
2.500
3.250
3.875
5.500

0.735
0.985
1.235
1.485
2.235

0.640
0.890
1.140
1.390
2.140

Tolerance

0.001

0.005

+0.000
0.015

Min.

0.002

0.010

Min.
Flat

+0.000
0.005

Size
30
40
45
50

Gage Dia.
1.250
1.750
2.250
2.750

0.645
0.645
0.770
1.020

1.250
1.750
2.250
2.750

1.38
1.38
1.38
1.38

2.176
2.863
3.613
4.238

0.590
0.720
0.850
1.125

0.650
0.860
1.090
1.380

1.250
1.750
2.250
2.750

60

4.250

1.020

4.250

1.500

5.683

1.375

2.04

4.250

Size
30
40
45
50
60

0.030
0.060
0.090
0.090
0.120
0.200

Notes: Taper tolerance to be 0.001 in. in 12 in. applied in direction that increases rate of taper. Geometric dimensions symbols are to ANSI Y14.5M-1982. Dimensions are in inches. Deburr all sharp
edges. Unspecified fillets and radii to be 0.03 0.010R, or 0.03 0.010 45 degrees. Data for size 60
are not part of Standard. For all sizes, the values for dimensions U (tol. 0.005) are 0.579: for V (tol.
0.010), 0.440; for W (tol. 0.002), 0.625; for X (tol. 0.005), 0.151; and for Y (tol. 0.002), 0.750.

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Essential Dimensions of V-Flange Tool Shank Retention Knobs
ANSI/ASME B5.50-1985

Size

30

0.500-13

0.520

0.385

1.10

0.460

0.320

40

0.625-11

0.740

0.490

1.50

0.640

0.440

45

0.750-10

0.940

0.605

1.80

0.820

0.580

50

1.000-8

1.140

0.820

2.30

1.000

0.700

60

1.250-7

1.460

1.045

3.20

1.500

1.080

UNC- 2A

0.005

0.005

0.040

0.005

0.005

Tolerances
Size

30

0.04

0.10

0.187

0.65
0.64

0.53

0.19

0.094

40

0.06

0.12

0.281

0.94
0.92

0.75

0.22

0.094

45

0.08

0.16

0.375

1.20
1.18

1.00

0.22

0.094

50

0.10

0.20

0.468

1.44
1.42

1.25

0.25

0.125

60

0.14

0.30

0.500

2.14
2.06

1.50

0.31

0.125

0.010

0.010

0.010

+0.000
0.010

0.040

+0.010
0.005

Tolerances

Notes: Dimensions are in inches. Material: low-carbon steel. Heat treatment: carburize and harden
to 0.016 to 0.028 in. effective case depth. Hardness of noted surfaces to be Rockwell 56-60; core
hardness Rockwell C35-45. Hole J shall not be carburized. Surfaces C and R to be free from tool
marks. Deburr all sharp edges. Geometric dimension symbols are to ANSI Y14.5M-1982.
Data for size 60 are not part of Standard.

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