TAPPING DRILL SIZES

ISO METRIC

METRIC

UNC

UNF

BSW

BSF

(Coarse)

(Fine)

(Unified National Coarse)

(Unified National Fine)

(British Standard Whit)

(British Standard Fine)

Tap
Size

Pitch

Tapping
Drill

Tap
Size

Tapping
Drill

Pitch

mm

M2

0.4

1.6

M8

1.0

M2.5

0.45

2.05

M10

M3

0.5

2.5

M12

M3.5

0.6

2.9

Tap
Size

T.P.I.

Tapping
Drill

mm

M12

7.0

3(.099)

1.25

8.8

1.25

10.8

1.5

10.5

Tap
Size

T.P.I.

3(.099)
4(.112)

48

2.35

5(.125)

44

2.65

40

2.9

3/16

4(.112)

40

2.25

5(.125)

40

2.6
2.75

6(.138)

T.P.I.

Tapping
Drill

Tap
Size

T.P.I.

Tapping
Drill

3/16

32

4.0

mm

mm

2.1

2.0

32

Tap
Size

56

48

6(.138)

Tapping
Drill
mm

mm

*3/32

48

1.9

1/8

40

2.55

1/4

26

5.4

*5/32

32

3.2

5/16

22

6.8

24

3.7

3/8

20

8.3

M4

0.7

3.3

M14

1.5

12.5

8(.164)

32

3.4

8(.164)

36

3.5

*7/32

24

4.5

7/16

18

9.8

M4.5

0.75

3.7

M16*

1.5

14.5

10(.190)

24

4.1

10(.190)

32

4.1

1/4

20

5.1

1/2

16

11.0

M5

0.8

4.2

M18

1.5

16.5

12(.216)

24

4.4

12(.216)

28

4.6

5/16

18

6.5

9/16

16

12.7

32

4.0

3/8

16

8.0

5/8

14

14.0

28

5.5

7/16

14

9.3

3/4

12

16.5
19.5

M6

1.0

5.0

M20*

1.5

18.5

1/4

20

5.1

3/16*

M7

1.0

6.0

M22

1.5

20.5

5/16

18

6.6

1/4

M24

2.0

22.0

3/8

16

8.0

5/16

24

6.9

1/2

12

10.5

7/8

11

7/16

14

9.4

3/8

24

8.5

9/16

12

12.2

10

22.5

1/2

13

10.8

7/16

20

9.8

5/8

11

13.5

1-1/8

25.5

9/16

12

12.2

1/2

20

11.5

3/4

10

16.5

1-1/4

29.0

5/8

11

13.5

9/16

18

12.8

7/8

19.5

1-1/2

34.5

3/4

10

16.5

5/8

18

14.5

22.0

1-3/4

40.5

mm

7/8

19.5

3/4

16

17.5

1-1/8

25.0

1.0

9.0

22.0

7/8

14

20.5

1-1/4

28.0

M12

1.25

10.8

1-1/8

25.0

12

23.5

1-1/2

34.0

19.5

M14

1.25

12.8

1-1/4

28.0

1*

14

24.0

1-3/4

39.0

3.0

21.0

M18

1.5

16.5

1-1/2

34.0

1-1/8

12

26.5

4-1/2

45.0

3.0

24.0

1-1/4

12

29.5

M30

3.5

26.5

1-1/2

12

36.0

M33

3.5

29.5

M36

4.0

32.0

M39

4.0

35.0

M8

1.25

6.8

M9

1.25

7.8

M10

1.5

8.5

M11

1.5

9.5

M12

1.75

10.2

M14

2.0

12.0

M16

2.0

14.0

M18

2.5

15.5

M10

M20

2.5

17.5

M22

2.5

M24
M27

M42

4.5

37.5

M45

4.5

40.5

M48

5.0

43.0

M52

5.0

47.0

* METRIC CONDUIT

SPARK PLUG
Tap
Size

Pitch

Tapping
Drill

Taper pipe threads of improved quality are

obtained when taper is pre-formed.

The tapping drill sizes indicated are

recommended only and should give
approximately 75% of thread depth.

LENGTH
To Convert
Inches to Millimetres
Inches to Centimetres

Pitch

Tap
Size

Pitch

Tapping
Drill

ISO Rc Taper Series

G1/8

28

8.8

Tap
Size

G1/4

19

11.8

G3/8

19

15.5

mm

BSPT

(Taper) DRYSEAL
Tap
Size

* WHIT FORM

* UNS

NPTF

Always wear
eye protection
when using
cutting tools.

BSPF
ISO G Parallel Series

Pitch

Tapping
Drill
mm

Tapping
Drill

Rc1/8

28

8.2

G1/2

14

19.0

mm

Rc1/4

19

10.8

G5/8

14

21.0

(Straight) DRYSEAL

Rc3/8

19

14.5

G3/4

14

24.5
28.5

NPSF

1/8

27

8.4

1/4

18

11.0

3/8

18

14.5

Tap
Size

1/2

14

17.5

1/8

Rc1/2

14

17.5

G7/8

14

mm

Rc3/4

14

23.0

G 1

11

31.0

27

8.5

Rc 1

11

29.5

G1-1/4

11

40.0

11

38.0

G1-1/2

11

45.5

Pitch

Tapping
Drill

3/4

14

23.0

1/4

18

11.0

Rc1-1/4

11-1/2

29.0

3/8

18

14.5

Rc1-1/2

11

43.5

G1-3/4

11

51.5

1-1/4

11-1/2

37.5

1/2

14

18.0

Rc 2

11

55.0

G 2

11

57.0

TYRE PRESSURE

POWER

Multiply by

lbf/in2 = kPa

kPa = lbf/in2

To Convert

25.4

25 = 172.36

155 = 22.48

Foot pounds-force per second into watts

2.54

26 = 179.26

160 = 23.20

Horsepower into watts

0.0254

27 = 186.16

165 = 23.93

Foot pounds-force per second into kilowatts

Feet to Millimetres

304.8

28 = 193.05

170 = 24.66

Horsepower into kilowatts

Feet to Centimetres

30.48

29 = 199.95

175 = 25.38

Horsepower into metric horsepower

180 = 26.11

Inches to Metres

Feet to Metres

0.3048

30 = 206.84

Yards to Metres

0.9144

31 = 213.74

185 = 26.83

Fathoms to Metres

1.8288

32 = 220.63

190 = 27.56

Chains to Metres

20.1168

33 = 227.53

195 = 26.28

Furlongs to Metres

201.168

34 = 234.42

200 = 29.00

Miles to Kilometres

1.609344

35 = 241.31

205 = 29.73

Multiply by
1.35582
745.7
0.001356
0.7457
1.01387