DLC & Viper Taflets
Forming Taps for Steels and Aluminum
- Requires less torque than conventional coldform taps
- DLC coated or steam oxide surface treated to limit adhesion
- More radial sections for higher accuracy of internal threads

Outline
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TAFLET Series
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Catalog Download
Catalog No.2501-12 Tap General Catalog (74pages/16,076KB)
The listed price applies to consumers in Japan
Features
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TAFLET Series
Internal threads are cut by Taflet series has good points
Comparison of TAFLET Series (Thread forming tap) and Cut thread tap
Item | Cutting Tap |
Taflet | Characteristic of Taflet |
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Breakage | ![]() |
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Hardly breaking because there is no flute |
Chips trouble | ![]() |
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Free from troubles because no chips are produced |
Precision of internal threads | ![]() |
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Dispersion is small because forming threads |
Surface roughness of internal threads | ![]() |
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Extremely good quality because of sliding on the tap face |
Tapping torque | ![]() |
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1.5 to 2.5 times higher than the cutting tap |
Strength of internal threads | ![]() |
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Strong because fiber flow is not being cut by plastic cutting |
Work material | ![]() |
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Limited to high-ductility materials |
Good surface of work material
Higher thread strength because fiber flow is not cut
Comparison of strength internal threads
Performance
List Numbers
DLC & VIPER TAFLET LIST NUMBERS6955 - DLC Taflet, Metric sizes
6957 - DLC Taflet, Fractional sizes
6956 - DLC Taflet, Machine screw sizes
996 - Viper Taflet, Metric sizes
995 - Viper Taflet, Fractional and machine screw sizes