Metric Tap &

Clearance Drill
Sizes

Tap Drill
75% Thread for
Aluminum, Brass,
& Plastics

Screw Size
(mm)

Thread
Pitch (mm)

Drill Size
(mm)

M1.5
M1.6
M 1.8

0.35
0.35
0.35
0.45
0.40
0.45
0.45
0.60
0.50
0.60
0.75
0.70
0.75
1.00
0.90
0.80
0.90
1.00
0.75
1.00
0.75
1.25
1.00
1.25
1.00
1.50
1.25
1.00
1.50
1.75
1.50
1.25
2.00
1.50
1.25
1.50
2.00
1.50
1.50
2.50
2.00
1.50
2.50
2.50
2.00
1.50

1.15
1.25
1.45
1.55
1.60
1.75
2.05
2.40
2.50
2.90
3.25
3.30
3.75
4.00
4.10
4.20
4.60
5.00
5.25
6.00
6.25
6.80
7.00
7.80
8.00
8.50
8.80
9.00
9.50
10.30
10.50
10.80
12.10
12.50
12.80
13.50
14.00
14.50
15.50
15.50
16.00
16.50
16.50
17.50
18.00
18.50

M2
M 2.2
M 2.5
M3
M 3.5
M4
M 4.5
M5
M 5.5
M6
M7
M8
M9
M 10
M 11
M 12

M 14
M 15
M 16
M 17
M 18
M 19
M 20

Closest
American
Drill
56
55
53
1/16
52
50
46
41
39
32
30
30
25
21
20
19
14
8
4
B
D
H
J
N
O
R
11/32
T
3/8
13/32
Z
27/64
15/32
1/2
1/2
17/32
35/64
37/64
39/64
39/64
5/8
21/32
21/32
11/16
45/64
47/64

Clearance Drill
50% Thread for
Steel, Stainless,
& Iron

Drill Size
(mm)
1.25
1.35
1.55
1.70
1.75
1.90
2.20
2.60
2.70
3.10
3.50
3.50
4.00
4.40
4.40
4.50
4.90
5.40
5.50
6.40
6.50
7.20
7.40
8.20
8.40
9.00
9.20
9.40
10.00
10.90
11.00
11.20
12.70
13.00
13.20
14.00
14.75
15.00
16.00
16.50
16.75
17.00
17.50
18.50
18.50
19.00

Closest
American
Drill
55
54
1/16
51
50
48
44
37
36
31
28
28
22
11/64
17
16
10
4
7/32
E
F
J
L
P
21/64
T
23/64
U
X
27/64
7/16
7/16
1/2
33/64
33/64
35/64
37/64
19/32
5/8
41/64
21/32
43/64
11/16
23/32
47/64
3/4

Close Fit

Standard Fit

1.60
1.70
1.90

Closest
American
Drill
1/16
51
49

1.65
1.75
2.00

Closest
American
Drill
52
50
5/64

2.10

45

2.20

44

2.30
2.65

3/32
37

2.40
2.75

41
7/64

3.15

1/8

3.30

30

3.70

27

3.85

24

4.20

19

4.40

17

4.75

13

5.00

5.25

5.50

7/32

5.80

6.10

6.30

6.60

7.40

7.70

8.40

8.80

9.50

3/8

9.90

25/64

10.50

11.00

7/16

11.60

29/64

12.10

15/32

12.60

1/2

13.20

33/64

14.75

37/64

15.50

39/64

15.75

5/8

16.50

21/32

16.75

21/32

17.50

11/16

18.00

45/64

18.50

47/64

19.00

3/4

20.00

25/32

20.00

25/32

21.00

53/64

21.00

53/64

22.00

55/64

Drill Size
(mm)

Drill Size
(mm)

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Tap & Clearance Drill Sizes

Screw
Size

Major
Diameter

Threads
Per Inch

Minor
Diameter

.0600

.0730

.0860

.0990

.1120

.125

.138

.1640

10

.1900

12

.2160

1/4

.2500

5/16

.3125

3/8

.3750

7/16

.4375

1/2

.5000

9/16

.5625

5/8

.6250

11/16

.6875

3/4

.7500

13/16

.8125

7/8

.8750

15/16

.9375

1.000

80
64
72
56
64
48
56
40
48
40
44
32
40
32
36
24
32
24
28
32
20
28
32
18
24
32
16
24
32
14
20
28
13
20
28
12
18
24
11
18
24
24
10
16
20
20
9
14
20
20
8
12
20

.0447
.0538
.0560
.0641
.0668
.0734
.0771
.0813
.0864
.0943
.0971
.0997
.1073
.1257
.1299
.1389
.1517
.1649
.1722
.1777
.1887
.2062
.2117
.2443
.2614
.2742
.2983
.3239
.3367
.3499
.3762
.3937
.4056
.4387
.4562
.4603
.4943
.5114
.5135
.5568
.5739
.6364
.6273
.6733
.6887
.7512
.7387
.7874
.8137
.8762
.8466
.8978
.9387

Tap Drill
75% Thread for
Aluminum, Brass, &
Plastics
Drill Size Dec. Eq.
3/64
.0469
53
.0595
53
.0595
50
.0700
50
.0700
47
.0785
45
.0820
43
.0890
42
.0935
38
.1015
37
.1040
36
.1065
33
.1130
29
.1360
29
.1360
25
.1495
21
.1590
16
.1770
14
.1820
13
.1850
7
.2010
3
.2130
7/32
.2188
F
.2570
I
.2720
9/32
.2812
5/16
.3125
Q
.3320
11/32
.3438
U
.3680
25/64
.3906
Y
.4040
27/64
.4219
29/64
.4531
15/32
.4688
31/64
.4844
33/64
.5156
33/64
.5156
17/32
.5312
37/64
.5781
37/64
.5781
41/64
.6406
21/32
.6562
11/16
.6875
45/64
.7031
49/64
.7656
49/64
.7656
13/16
.8125
53/64
.8281
57/64
.8906
7/8
.8750
15/16
.9375
61/64
.9531

50% Thread for

Steel, Stainless,
& Iron
Drill Size Dec. Eq.
55
.0520
1/16
.0625
52
.0635
49
.0730
48
.0760
44
.0860
43
.0890
41
.0960
40
.0980
7/64
.1094
35
.1100
32
.1160
31
.1200
27
.1440
26
.1470
20
.1610
18
.1695
12
.1890
10
.1935
9
.1960
7/32
.2188
1
.2280
1
.2280
J
.2770
9/32
.2812
L
.2900
Q
.3320
S
.3480
T
.3580
25/64
.3906
13/32
.4062
Z
.4130
29/64
.4531
15/32
.4688
15/32
.4688
33/64
.5156
17/32
.5312
17/32
.5312
9/16
.5625
19/32
.5938
19/32
.5938
21/32
.6562
11/16
.6875
45/64
.7031
23/32
.7188
25/32
.7812
51/64
.7969
53/64
.8281
27/32
.8438
29/32
.9062
59/64
.9219
61/64
.9531
31/32
.9688

Clearance Drill
Close Fit

Free Fit

Drill Size
52

Dec. Eq.
.0635

Drill Size
50

Dec. Eq.
.0700

48

.0760

46

.0810

43

.0890

41

.0960

37

.1040

35

.1100

32

.1160

30

.1285

30

.1285

29

.1360

27

.1440

25

.1495

18

.1695

16

.1770

.1960

.2010

.2210

.2280

.2570

.2660

.3230

.3320

.3860

.3970

29/64

.4531

15/32

.4687

33/64

.5156

17/32

.5312

37/64

.5781

19/32

.5938

41/64

.6406

21/32

.6562

45/64

.7031

23/32

.6562

49/64

.7656

25/32

.7812

53/64

.8281

27/32

.8438

57/64

.8906

29/32

.9062

61/64

.9531

31/32

.9688

1-1/64

1.0156

1-1/32

1.0313