Description

Goliath NPS Intermediate HSS Bright Pipe Tap

HSS Bright Finish NPS Hand and Machine Intermediate Tap.
Pipe taps are much shorter than a similar size of regular hand tap, but the design features are the same.
Goliath HSS taps provide a high hardness to toughness ratio, compressive and tensile strength, good abrasion resistance and resistance to micro-chipping, ensuring a long tool life.
National Pipe Straight (NPS) - Parallel - made to American Standards).
Used for free-fitting mechanical joints where thread sealing is not required.
Intermediate Taps have a lead of four threads and are used in most general-purpose applications to cut a thread true to a pre-drilled pilot hole.
Manufactured from HSS this general purpose tap is designed for use in medium tensile materials and is for hand or general machine use.