在1895年之前制定的标准中，普通梯形螺纹旨在取代方形螺纹和其他形式的螺纹，主要用于在机器、工具等上产生横向运动。有关梯形螺纹的最新信息，请参阅ASME B1的最新版本。5.短梯形螺纹早在20世纪初就出现了。由于机械或冶金方面的考虑，其使用通常仅限于那些需要浅深度粗螺距螺纹的特殊应用。联邦政府使用。当本标准经国防部和联邦机构批准并纳入联邦标准H28/13[FED-STD H28/13]《联邦服务螺纹标准》第13节时，联邦政府对本标准的使用应遵守联邦标准的所有要求和限制- H28/13[美联储标准H28/13]。

When formulated prior to 1895, regular ACME screw threads were intended to replace square threads and a variety of threads of other forms used chiefly for the purpose of producing traversing motions on machines, tools, etc. For current information on ACME threads, see the latest edition of ASME B1.5. The Stub ACME thread came into being early in the 1900's. Its use has been generally confined to those unusual applications where a coarse-pitch thread of shallow depth is required due to mechanical or metallurgical considerations. Federal Government use. When this Standard is approved by the Department of Defense and Federal Agencies and is incorporated into Federal Standard-H28/13 [FED-STD H28/13], Screw Thread Standards for Federal Services, Section 13, the use of this Standard by the Federal Government is subject to all the requirements and limitations of Federal Standard-H28/13 [FED-STD H28/13].