How to Calculate Lead of Screw?
Lead of Screw calculator uses Lead of Screw = Pitch*Number of Threads to calculate the Lead of Screw, Lead of Screw is the linear travel the nut makes per one screw revolution and is how ball screws are typically specified. The pitch and lead are equal with single start screws. For multiple start screws the lead is the pitch multiplied by the number of starts. Lead of Screw is denoted by L symbol.
How to calculate Lead of Screw using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Lead of Screw, enter Pitch (Ps) & Number of Threads (n) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Lead of Screw calculation can be explained with given input values -> 80 = 5*16.