Understanding English in Mechanical Drawings

Mechanical Drawing English Translation

ALL WELDS CONTINUOUS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

All unspecified welds are continuous welds.

ALL WELDS 3mm FILLET UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

Unspecified fillet weld height is 3mm.

ALL UNSPECIFIED RADI – R3

Unspecified radius is R3.

REMOVE ALL BURRS AND SHARP EDGES

All sharp edges should be deburred.

CHANNEL is Channel Steel

RSA 708 is Angle Steel 70X70X8

M30X1.5 pitch is M30X1.5 tapered thread

Tackweld is Spot Weld

OD 1/4″ outside dimension is the abbreviation for 1/4″ outer diameter

75 CRS means a dimension of 75 made of cold-rolled steel sheet

410 OPENING REF means opening reference dimension 410

40 REF means dimension is 40, reference value

2.5″ BSP is 2.5” tapered pipe thread

2.5″ BSPT HEXAGON is 2.5” hexagonal tapered pipe thread (i.e., male thread)

30×2.5 FLAT BAR is 30X2.5 flat steel

TYP 2 POSNS means 2 positions

11 TOTAL COILS APPROX. 9 WORKING COILS APPROX. RIGHT HAND WOUND ONLY, END COILS SQUARE TO TOUCH.

Total number of coils is approximately 11; working coils are approximately 9; right-handed; the ends of the spring are squared for contact. (This is a technical description of the spring)

FEMALE: Internal thread (female thread)

MALE: External thread (male thread)

Eccentric shaft is 偏心轴

PIN is 销轴

COTTER PIN is 开口销

SCREW is 螺杆

SET SCREW is 紧定螺钉

ROUND NUT is 圆螺母

SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW is 内六角螺钉

HEX HD SETSCREW is 六角螺钉

HEX HD BOLT is 六角螺栓

CLOSING RING is 挡圈

CIRCLIP is 弹性挡圈

DISTANCE SLEEVE OF AXLETREE is 轴承隔套

AXLETREE is 轴承

DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING is 深沟球轴承

NON-BUCKLE LENGTH is 无扣长

SPRING is 弹簧

LIFTING EYE BOLT is 吊环螺钉

SLOTTED PAN HEAD SCREW is 开槽盘头螺钉

TAPERED ROLLER BEARING is 圆锥滚子轴承

THRUST BALL BEARING is 推力球轴承

FLAT KEY is 平键

SINGLE COIL SPRING WASHER is 弹簧垫圈

FLAT WASHER is 平垫圈

FULL NYLOCK NUT is 螺母

ROUND NUT is 圆螺母

REMOVE ALL BURRS AND SHARP EDGES means all sharp edges should be deburred.

40 REF means it is a reference dimension for measurement.

OD 1/4’ outside dimension should be: outer diameter value 1/4″

75 CRS means dimension 75 made of cold-rolled steel sheet should be: dimension 75 made of cold-rolled steel sheet.

ACCESS means Accessory

ADJ means Adjustable, Adjust

ADPT means Adapter

ADV means Advance

AL means Aluminum

ALLOW means Allowance

LT means Alternate

ALY means Alloy

AMT means Amount

ANL means Anneal

ANSL means Amer Natl Stds Institute

APPROX means Approximate

ASME means Amer Society of Mech Engrs

ASSEM means Assemble

ASSY means Assembly

AUTH means Authorized

AUTO means Automatic

AUX means Auxiliary

AVG means Average

AWG means American Wire Gauge

BC means Bolt Circle

BET means Between

BEV means Bevel

BHN means Brinell Hardness Number

BLK means Blank, Block

B/NM means Bill of Material

BOT means Bottom

BP or B/P means Blueprint

BRG means Bearing

BRK means Break

BRKT means Bracket

BRO means Broach

BRS means Brass

BRZ means Bronze

B&S means Brown & Shape

BSC means Basic

BUSH means Bushing

BWG means Birmingham Wire Gauge

C TO C means Center-to-Center

CAD means Computer-Aided Drafting

CAM means Computer-Aided Mfg

CAP means Capacity

CAP SCR means Cap Screw

CARB means Carburize

CBORE means Counterbore

CCW means Counter Clockwise

CDRILL means Counerdrill

CDS means Cold-Drawn Steel

Some Information on Reading English Drawings

The lower right corner of the English engineering drawing has the title block (equivalent to our title block and some technical requirements), which includes the drawing name (TITLE), designer (DRAWN), reviewer (CHECKED), material (MATERIAL), date (DATE), scale (SCALE), heat treatment (HEAT TREATMENT), and other requirements, such as:

1) TOLERANCES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED means unspecified tolerances.

2) DIMS IN mm UNLESS STATED means in millimeters unless otherwise specified.

3) ANGULAR TOLERANCE ±1° means angular tolerance ±1°.

4) DIMS TOLERANCE ±0.1 means unspecified dimensional tolerance ±0.1.

5) SURFACE FINISH 3.2 UNLESS STATED means unspecified roughness 3.2.

Common Dimension Notations and Requirements

2.1 HOLE (孔) such as:

(1) Rough hole: 3″ DIA +1 CORE means core 3″ 0 +1;

(2) Machined hole: 1″ DIA 1″;

(3) Counterbore: Counterbore (Note C’BORE = COUNTER BORE);

(4) Reamed hole: 1″/4 DIA REAM means reamed hole 1″/4;

(5) Threaded hole notation generally needs to indicate the thread diameter, threads per inch (pitch), thread type, accuracy level, drilling depth, tapping depth, direction, etc. For example, example 1. 6 HOLES EQUI-SPACED ON 5″ DIA means 6 holes equally spaced on a 5″ circumference (EQUI-SPACED = EQUALLY SPACED). DRILL 1″ DIA THRO’ means drill 1″ through hole (THRO’ = THROUGH). C/SINK 22×6 DEEP means counterbore 22×6.

Example 2. TAP 7″/8-14 UNF-3B THRO’ means tap unified standard fine thread, 14 threads per inch, accuracy level 3B.

(Note UNF = UNIFIED FINE THREAD American standard fine thread)

1″ DRILL 1″/4-20 UNC-3 THD 7″/8 DEEP 4 HOLES NOT BREAK THRO means drill 1″ hole, tap 1″/4 American coarse thread, 20 threads per inch, tap depth 7″/8, 4 holes should not be drilled through (UNC = UNIFIED COARSE THREAD American standard coarse thread).

1″-14 NS-2 THRO means tap American fixed special thread M1″, 14 threads per inch, accuracy level 2 (Note NS = NATIONAL SPECIAL THREAD: American fixed special standard).

2.2 CHAMFER (倒角)

Example 1/8×45° BEV means chamfer 1/8×45° (Note BEV = BEVEL).

1.5×45° CHAM means chamfer 1.5×45° (Note CHAM = CHAMFER).

2.3 SQUARE (方)

Example 5″ SQUARE means 5″×5″ square.

2.4 SECTION (剖视)

Example SECTION A-AA-A means section view.

2.5 RADIUS (圆角半径)

Example 1″ RR 1″ means radius must be smooth and blend into face.

Round arcs must be smooth and tangent to the plane.

2.6 MACHINING ALLOWANCE (加工余量)

Example DOTTED LINES INDICATED MAX FINISH 1″/8 means dotted lines indicate maximum machining allowance 1″/8.

2.7 PART MARKING EXAMPLE

USE 5″/16 RAISED HAIRLINE LETTERS MARKING ON ONE SIDE OF BODY means use raised letters with a height of 5″/16 on one side of the body for marking.

Technical Requirements for Castings and Forgings

Example 1. FORGING MUST BE ANNEALED TO BE BELOW 203 BRINELL HARDNESS means forgings must be annealed to a Brinell hardness of less than 203.

Example 2. NORMALIZE TO 163-207 BHN MUST BE FREE OF SCALE & RUST means forgings must be normalized to Brinell hardness 163-207, and the surface must be free of scale and rust.

Example 3. FORGING TO BE SHOT OR SAND BLASTED means forgings must be shot peened or sandblasted.

Example 4. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED DRAFT ANGLES 7° means draft angle for forging must be 7° unless otherwise specified.

Example 5. CAST TO BE FREE OF EXCESSIVE FLASH means castings must not have excessive flash.

Example 6. DRAFT ANGLE 2° UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED means draft angle for casting must be 2° unless otherwise specified.

In summary, reading English mechanical engineering drawings is not insurmountable; as long as you persist in viewing them regularly and memorize some terms, it can be done.

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