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An in-depth exploration of limits and fits in engineering, focusing on clearance, interference, and transition fits. It covers the concepts of high and low limits, fits types, hole/shaft basis systems, and tolerances. The ISO system of limits and fits is also discussed.
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LIMITS
‐‐‐
High
limit
Low limitLow
limit
FITS
‐‐‐
Clearance fit
FITS
Clearance
fit
Interference
fit
Transition
fit
These
are
two
extreme
permissible
sizes
of
dimension
between
which
actual
size
of
dimension
is
contained.The greater
of
these
two
is
called
high
limit
and
the
smaller
low
limit
Terms
used
in
limits
fits:
Shaft
-^
Shaft
-^
Hole
-^
Basic
size
Actual
size
Limits
of
size– HL
Tolerance
Tolerance
Allowance
Difference
between
of
mating
parts
Deviation
d
i^
i
Upper
d
eviation
Lower
deviation
Mean
deviation
Zero
Line
Fundamental
Deviation
Various
allowances
for
different
fits
maybe
obtained
in
two
ways:
Hole
base
system
Shaft
base
system
3
HOLE
SHAFT
1
2
1 ‐‐‐
Clearance
fit
2—Transition
fit
3 Interference
fit
i^
ibl
i ti
i^
i^
di
i^
i
ermissible
variation
i
n
size
or
di
mension
i
s
called
tolerance.
Amount
by
which
a
job
is
allowed
to
go
away
from accuracy without any functional troublefrom
accuracy
without
any
functional
trouble
cm
Each hole has a choice of 18 grades ofEach
hole
has
a
choice
of
grades
of
tolerance i.e. IT01,ITO,IT1 to IT16 (Similarly fortolerance
i.e.
to
(Similarly
for
shafts)shafts)
-^
Tolerance grades decide the accuracy of
-^
Tolerance
grades
decide
the
accuracy
of
manufacturemanufacture