Metric Threads

Drill size for tapping Drill size for tapping fine

Thread Clearance hole
standard metric threads metric threads

M1 0.75 - 1.2
M1.2 0.95 - 1.4
M1.4 1.1 - 1.6
M1.6 1.5 - 1.8
M1.8 1.4 - 2
M2 1.6 - 2.4
M2.2 1.7 - 2.8
M2.5 2 - 2.9
M3 2.5 - 3.4
M3.5 2.9 - 3.9
M4 3.3 - 4.5
M5 4.2 - 5.5
M6 5 - 6.6
M8 6.8 7 9
M10 8.5 8.8 11
M12 10.2 10.8 13.5
M14 12 12.5 15.5
M16 14 14.5 17.5
M18 15.5 16.5 20
M20 17.5 18.5 22
M22 19.5 20.5 24
M24 21 22 26
M27 24 25 30
M30 26.5 28 33
 METRIC THREAD - Drill & Tap Chart (ISO)
SI NO Tap (Thread) Size Drill Size(mm)
1 M4 x 0.35 3.6
2 M4 x 0.5 3.5
3 M5 x 0.5 4.5
4 M6 x .5 5.5
5 M6 x .75 5.25
6 M7 x .75 6.25
7 M8 x .5 7
8 M8 x .75 7.25
9 M8 x 1 7.5
10 M9 x 1 8
11 M10 x 0.75 9.25
12 M10 x 1 9
13 M10 x 1.25 8.8
14 M11 x 1 10
15 M12 x .75 11.25
16 M12 x 1 11
17 M12 x 1.5 10.5
18 M14 x 1 13
19 M14 x 1.25 12.8
20 M14 x 1.5 12.5
21 M16 x 1 15
22 M16 x 1.5 15
23 M18 x 1 17
24 M18 x 2 16
25 M20 x 1 19
26 M20 x 1.5 18.5
27 M20 x 2 18
28 M22 x 1 21
29 M22 x 1.5 20.5
30 M22 x 2 20
31 M24 x 1.5 22.5
32 M24 x 2 22
33 M26 x 1.5 24.5
34 M27 x 1.5 25.5
35 M27 x 2 25
36 M28 x 1.5 26.5
37 M30 x 1.5 28.5
38 M30 x 2 28
39 M33 x 2 31
40 M36 x 3 36

Course Thread Sizes

SI NO Tap (Thread) Size Drill Size(mm)
1 M1 x 0.25 0.75
2 M1.1 x 0.25 0.85
3 M1.2 x 0.25 0.95
4 M1.4 x 0.3 1.1
5 M1.6 x 0.35 1.25
6 M1.8 x 0.35 1.45
7 M2 x 0.4 1.6
8 M2.2 x 0.45 1.75
9 M2.5 x 0.45 2.05
10 M3 x 0.5 2.5
11 M3.5 x 0.6 2.9
12 M4 x 0.7 3.3
13 M4.5 x 0.75 3.7
14 M5 x 0.8 4.2
15 M6 x 1 5
16 M7 x 1 6
17 M8 x 1.25 6.8
18 M9 x 1.25 7.8
19 M10 x 1.5 8.5
20 M11 x 1.5 9.5
21 M12 x 1.75 10.2
22 M14 x 2 12
23 M16 x 2 14
24 M18 x 2.5 15.5
25 M20 x 2.5 17.5
26 M22 x 2.5 19.5
27 M24 x 3 21
28 M27 x 3 24
29 M30 x 3.5 26.5
30 M33 x 3.5 29.5
31 M36 x 4 32
32 M39 x 4 35
33 M42 x 4.5 37.5
34 M45 x 4.5 40.5
35 M48 x 5 43
36 M52 x 5 47
37 M56 x 5.5 50.5
38 M60 x 5.5 54.5
39 M64 x 6 58
40 M68 x 6 62
Tap (Thread) Size - Nominal Dia x Pitch [p] in mm

Imperial Tap Drill Cha

Machine Screw Size

SI NO Number of Threads Per Inch
 Machine Screw Size
SI NO Number of Threads Per Inch

No. or Dia. Major Dia.

1 0 0.06 80
2 64
1 0.073
3 72
4 56
2 0.086
5 64
6 48
3 0.099
7 56
8 40
4 0.112
9 48
10 40
5 0.125
11 44
12 32
6 0.138
13 40
14 32
8 0.164
15 36
16 24
10 0.19
17 32
18 24
19 12 0.216 28
20 32
21 20
22 4-Jan 0.25 28
23 32
24 18
25 16-May 0.3125 24
26 32
27 16
28 8-Mar 0.375 24
29 32
30 14
31 16-Jul 0.4375 20
32 28
33 13
34 2-Jan 0.5 20
35 28
36 12
37 16-Sep 0.5625 18
38 24
39 11
8-May 0.625
 40 8-May 0.625 18
41 24
42 16-Nov 0.6875 24
43 10
44 4-Mar 0.75 16
45 20
46 13/16 0.8125 20
47 9
48 8-Jul 0.875 14
49 20
50 15/16 0.9375 20
51 8
52 1 1 12
53 20
54 1/1/2016 1.0625 18
55 7
56 1/1/2008 1.125 12
57 18
58 1/3/2016 1.1875 18
59 7
60 1/1/2004 1.25 12
61 18
62 1/5/2016 1.3125 18
63 6
64 1/3/2008 1.375 12
65 18
66 1/7/2016 1.4375 18
67 6
68 1/1/2002 1.5 12
69 18
70 1/9/2016 1.5625 18
71 1/5/2008 1.625 18
72 1/11/2016 1.6875 18
73 1/3/2004 1.75 5

Metric Tap Drill Chart

Major Threads
SI NO Tap size
Dia (mm) per
1 M1.6x0.35 1.6 0.35
2 M2x0.4 2 0.4
3 M2.5x0.45 2.5 0.45
4 M3x.05 3 0.5
5 M3.5x0.6 3.5 0.6
6 M4x0.7 4 0.7
 7 M5x0.8 5 0.8
8 M6x1 6 1
9 M8x1.25 8 1.25
10 M8x1 8 1
11 M10x1.5 10 1.5
12 M10x1.25 10 1.25
13 M12x1.75 12 1.75
14 M12x1.25 12 1.25
15 M14x2 14 2
16 M14x1.5 14 1.5
17 M16x2 16 2
18 M16x1.5 16 1.5
19 M18x2.5 18 2.5
20 M18x1.5 18 1.5
21 M20x2.5 20 2.5
22 M20x1.5 20 1.5
23 M22x2.5 22 2.5
24 M22x1.5 22 1.5
25 M24x3 24 3
26 M24x2 24 2
27 M27x3 27 3
28 M27x2 27 2

Pipe Threads
- American Standard
SI NO Nominal Threads
NPT
OD per inch
1 16-Jan 27 D
2 8-Jan 27 R
3 4-Jan 18 16-Jul
4 8-Mar 18 37/64
5 2-Jan 14 23/32
6 8-May - -
7 4-Mar 14 59/64
8 8-Jul - -
9 1 11.5 1/5/1932
ial Tap Drill Chart
Tap Drills Clearance Hole Drills

Minor Dia.
 Aluminum, Brass & Stainless Steel, Steels
Plastics & Iron All Materials
Minor Dia.
75% Thread 50% Thread Close Fit Free Fit
Decimal Decimal Decimal Decimal
Drill Size Drill Size Drill Size Drill Size
Equiv. Equiv. Equiv. Equiv.
0.0447 Mar-64 0.0469 55 0.052 52 0.0635 50 0.07
0.0538 53 0.0595 16-Jan 0.0625
48 0.076 46 0.081
0.056 53 0.0595 52 0.0635
0.0641 50 0.07 49 0.073
43 0.089 41 0.096
0.0668 50 0.07 48 0.076
0.0734 47 0.0785 44 0.086
37 0.104 35 0.11
0.0771 45 0.082 43 0.089
0.0813 43 0.089 41 0.096
32 0.116 30 0.1285
0.0864 42 0.0935 40 0.098
0.0943 38 0.1015 Jul-64 0.1094
30 0.1285 29 0.136
0.0971 37 0.104 35 0.11
0.0997 36 0.1065 32 0.116
27 0.144 25 0.1495
0.1073 33 0.113 31 0.12
0.1257 29 0.136 27 0.144
18 0.1695 16 0.177
0.1299 29 0.136 26 0.147
0.1389 25 0.1495 20 0.161
9 0.196 7 0.201
0.1517 21 0.159 18 0.1695
0.1649 16 0.177 12 0.189
0.1722 14 0.182 10 0.1935 2 0.221 1 0.228
0.1777 13 0.185 9 0.196
0.1887 7 0.201 Jul-32 0.2188
0.2062 3 0.213 1 0.228 F 0.257 H 0.266
0.2117 Jul-32 0.2188 1 0.228
0.2443 F 0.257 J 0.277
0.2614 I 0.272 Sep-32 0.2812 P 0.323 Q 0.332
0.2742 Sep-32 0.2812 L 0.29
0.2983 16-May 0.3125 Q 0.332
0.3239 Q 0.332 S 0.348 W 0.386 X 0.397
0.3367 Nov-32 0.3438 T 0.358
0.3499 U 0.368 25/64 0.3906
0.3762 25/64 0.3906 13/32 0.4062 29/64 0.4531 15/32 0.4687
0.3937 Y 0.404 Z 0.413
0.4056 27/64 0.4219 29/64 0.4531
0.4387 29/64 0.4531 15/32 0.4688 33/64 0.5156 17/32 0.5312
0.4562 15/32 0.4688 15/32 0.4688
0.4603 31/64 0.4844 33/64 0.5156
0.4943 33/64 0.5156 17/32 0.5312 37/64 0.5781 19/32 0.5938
0.5114 33/64 0.5156 17/32 0.5312
0.5135 17/32 0.5312 16-Sep 0.5625
41/64 0.6406 21/32 0.6562
 0.5568 37/64 0.5781 19/32 0.5938 41/64 0.6406 21/32 0.6562
0.5739 37/64 0.5781 19/32 0.5938
0.6364 41/64 0.6406 21/32 0.6562 45/64 0.7031 23/32 0.6562
0.6273 21/32 0.6562 16-Nov 0.6875
0.6733 16-Nov 0.6875 45/64 0.7031 49/64 0.7656 25/32 0.7812
0.6887 45/64 0.7031 23/32 0.7188
0.7512 49/64 0.7656 25/32 0.7812 53/64 0.8281 27/32 0.8438
0.7387 49/64 0.7656 51/64 0.7969
0.7874 13/16 0.8125 53/64 0.8281 57/64 0.8906 29/32 0.9062
0.8137 53/64 0.8281 27/32 0.8438
0.8762 57/64 0.8906 29/32 0.9062 61/64 0.9531 31/32 0.9688
0.8466 8-Jul 0.875 59/64 0.9219
0.8978 15/16 0.9375 61/64 0.9531 1/1/1964 1.0156 1/1/1932 1.0313
0.9387 61/64 0.9531 31/32 0.9688
0.9943 1 1 1/1/1964 1.0156 1/5/1964 1.0781 1/3/1932 1.0938
0.9497 63/64 0.9844 1/1/1932 1.0313
1.0228 1/3/1964 1.0469 1/5/1964 1.0781 1/9/1964 1.1406 1/5/1932 1.1562
1.0568 1/1/2016 1.0625 1/5/1964 1.0781
1.1193 1/1/2008 1.125 1/9/1964 1.1406 1/13/1964 1.2031 1/7/1932 1.2188
1.0747 1/7/1964 1.1094 1/5/1932 1.1562
1.1478 1/11/1964 1.1719 1/13/1964 1.2031 1/17/1964 1.2656 1/9/1932 1.2812
1.1818 1/3/2016 1.1875 1/13/1964 1.2031
1.2443 1/1/2004 1.25 1/17/1964 1.2656 1/21/1964 1.3281 1/11/1932 1.3438
1.1705 1/7/1932 1.2187 1/17/1964 1.2656
1.2728 1/19/1964 1.2969 1/21/1964 1.3281 1/25/1964 1.3906 1/13/1932 1.4062
1.3068 1/5/2016 1.3125 1/21/1964 1.3281
1.3693 1/3/2008 1.375 1/25/1964 1.3906 1/29/1964 1.4531 1/15/1932 1.4688
1.2955 1/11/1932 1.3437 1/25/1964 1.3906
1.3978 1/27/1964 1.4219 1/7/2016 1.4375 1-33/64 1.5156 1/17/1932 1.5312
1.4318 1/7/2016 1.4375 1/29/1964 1.4531
1.4943 12-Jan 1.5 1-33/64 1.5156 1-37/64 1.5781 1/19/1932 1.5938
1.5568 1/9/2016 1.5625 1-37/64 1.5781 1-41/64 1.6406 1/21/1932 1.6562
1.6193 1/5/2008 1.625 1-41/64 1.6406 1-45/64 1.7031 1/23/1932 1.7188
1.5046 1/9/2016 1.5625 1/5/2008 1.625 1-49/64 1.7659 1/25/1932 1.7812

Tap Drill Tap Drill Clearance Clearance

(mm) (inch) (mm) (inch)

1.25 #55 1.8 #49
1.6 #52 2.4 #41
2.05 #46 2.9 #32
2.5 #39 3.4 #29
2.9 #32 3.9 #23
3.3 #30 4.5 #16
 4.2 #19 5.5 Jul-32
5 #8 6.6 G
6.8 H 9T
7J 9T
8.5> R 12 31/64
8.8 Nov-32 12 31/64
10.2 13/32 14 35/64
10.8 27/64 14 35/64
12 15/32 16 8-May
12.5 2-Jan 16 8-May
14 35/64 18 45/64
14.5 37/64 18 45/64
15.5 39/64 20 51/64
16.5 21/32 20 51/64
17.5 16-Nov 22 8-Jul
18.5 47/64 22 8-Jul
19.5 49/64 25 1
20.5 13/16 25 1
21 53/64 27 1/5/1964
22 8-Jul 27 1/5/1964
24 15/16 30 1/3/2016
25 1 30 1/3/2016

British Standard
Threads
NPS Drill size
per inch
4-Jan 28 G
S 28 Nov-32
29/64 19 15/32
19/32 19 39/64
47/64 14 4-Mar
- 14 53/64
15/16 14 31/32
- 14 1/7/1964
1/3/2016 11 1/7/1932