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The best size wire is fitted in a groove of a metric screw such that the wire touches the flanks of the thread on the pitch line as shown in the figure. The pitch (𝑝) and included angle of the thread are 4 mm and 60º, respectively. The diameter of the best size wire is ___________ mm (round off to 2 decimal places).

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Answer :

Correct answer is : 2.31

p = 4 mm , α = 60

diameter of best size wire is :

d =  p 2 s e c α 2 4 2 s e c 60 2

d = 2 sec 30 = 2 × 1.154

d = 2.31 mm

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