3/8" - 16 NC Taper Tap - Hanson

The Hanson 416018 3/8" - 16 NC Taper Tap is a professional-grade tool engineered for precision thread cutting in demanding automotive and industrial environments. Constructed from high-speed steel (HSS), this tap delivers superior durability and performance for creating new threads or meticulously repairing damaged ones in a wide range of materials. Its design ensures reliable and accurate results for technicians and mechanics.

Key Features

• High-Speed Steel (HSS) Construction: Manufactured from robust HSS, this tap offers exceptional hardness, heat resistance, and wear resistance, ensuring a longer tool life even when used on tough materials like stainless and alloy steels.
• Precision Class 2B Threads: Engineered to produce Class 2B internal threads, this tap provides a widely used standard fit, balancing ease of assembly with secure fastening for general applications.
• Taper Tap Design: Featuring a long chamfer of 7-10 threads, the taper design facilitates easy and accurate starting of new threads, ensuring straight and square alignment with the pre-drilled hole. It is ideal for initial threading operations and through-holes.
• Straight Fluted: The straight flute design efficiently removes chips during the tapping process, contributing to clean and consistent thread formation.
• Versatile Material Compatibility: Effectively cuts threads in a broad spectrum of materials, including mild steel, aluminum, brass, cast iron, and various alloy and stainless steels.

Applications

This Hanson 3/8" - 16 NC Taper Tap is an indispensable tool for a variety of professional applications. It excels in creating new internal threads in metal fabrication projects and is highly effective for repairing damaged, rusted, or stripped threads in existing components. Common use cases include routine vehicle maintenance, heavy machinery repair, industrial assembly, and general metalworking tasks where a 3/8" - 16 NC coarse thread is required.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Hanson
• Model Number: 416018
• Product Name: 3/8" - 16 NC Taper Tap
• Material: High-Speed Steel (HSS)
• Thread Type: NC (National Coarse)
• Thread Class: 2B
• Tap Style: Taper Tap
• Number of Flutes: 4