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Inch thread and tap drill chart

Unified inch threads. USS/Coarse is UNC and SAE/Fine is UNF. Tap drills are for about 75% thread.

Size Diameter (in) Coarse TPI (UNC) Coarse tap drill Fine TPI (UNF) Fine tap drill
#0 0.060 80 3/64
#1 0.073 64 #53 72 #53
#2 0.086 56 #50 64 #50
#3 0.099 48 #47 56 #45
#4 0.112 40 #43 48 #42
#5 0.125 40 #38 44 #37
#6 0.138 32 #36 40 #33
#8 0.164 32 #29 36 #29
#10 0.190 24 #25 32 #21
#12 0.216 24 #16 28 #14
1/4 0.250 20 #7 28 #3
5/16 0.3125 18 F 24 I
3/8 0.375 16 5/16 24 Q
7/16 0.4375 14 U 20 25/64
1/2 0.500 13 27/64 20 29/64
9/16 0.5625 12 31/64 18 33/64
5/8 0.625 11 17/32 18 37/64
3/4 0.750 10 21/32 16 11/16
7/8 0.875 9 49/64 14 13/16
1 1.000 8 7/8 12 59/64
1-1/8 1.125 7 63/64 12 1-3/64
1-1/4 1.250 7 1-7/64 12 1-11/64
1-3/8 1.375 6 1-7/32 12 1-19/64
1-1/2 1.500 6 1-11/32 12 1-27/64
1-3/4 1.750 5 1-9/16
2 2.000 4-1/2 1-25/32

Reading inch sizes

A size like 1/2-13 x 2 means 1/2" diameter, 13 threads per inch, 2" long. Part numbers ending in -F are fine thread.