U.S.

Tap and Drill Bit Size

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Tap
0-80
1-64
2-56
3-48
4-40
5-40
6-32
8-32
10-24
10-32
12-24
1/4-20
1/4-28
5/16-18
5/16-24
3/8-16
3/8-24
7/16-14
7/16-20
1/2-13
1/2-20
9/16-12
9/16-18
5/8-11
5/8-18
3/4-10
3/4-16

Fractional Number Drill Letter Drill

Drill Bit
Bit
Bit
3/64
3/32
7/64
5/32
5/32
11/64
13/64
7/32
17/64
5/16
21/64
23/64
25/64
27/64
29/64
31/64
33/64
17/32
37/64
21/32
11/16

Drill sizes are for 75% depth of thread.

53
50
47
43
38
35
29
25
21
16
7
3
-

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Wood Screw Pilot Hole Size

Screw
Size
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
24

Hard Wood

Soft Wood

Tapered Straight Tapered Straight

Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
3/32
1/16
5/64
1/16
7/64
5/64
3/32
1/16
7/64
5/64
3/32
1/16
1/8
3/32
7/64
5/64
9/64
7/64
1/8
3/32
5/32
7/64
9/64
3/32
11/64
1/8
5/32
7/64
3/16
9/64
11/64
1/8
13/64
9/64
3/16
1/8
7/32
5/32
13/64
9/64
1/4
11/64
15/64
5/32
9/32
3/16
17/64
11/64
5/16
7/32
19/64
13/64
21/64
15/64
5/16
7/32
3/8
17/64
3/8
1/4

Countersink
Size
1/4
1/4
1/4
5/16
5/16
5/16
3/8
3/8
7/16
7/16
1/2
9/16
5/8
3/4
3/4

US Recommended Bolt Torque

Recommended Torque
Size
#4*
#6*
#8*
#10*
1/4
5/16
3/8
7/16
1/2
9/16
5/8
3/4
7/8
1

Grade 5
Grade 8
18-8 S/S
Bronze
Brass
Coarse Fine Coarse Fine Coarse Fine Coarse Fine Coarse Fine
5.2
4.8
4.3
9.6
8.9
7.9
19.8
18.4
16.2
22.8
31.7
21.2
29.3
18.6
25.9
8
10
12
14
6.3
7.8
5.7
7.3
5.1
6.4
17
19
24
27
11
11.8
10.3
10.9
8.9
9.7
31
35
44
49
20
22
18
20
16
18
49
55
70
78
31
33
29
31
26
27
75
85
105
120
43
45
40
42
35
37
110
120
155
170
57
63
53
58
47
51
150
170
284
323
93
104
86
96
76
85
270
295
510
568
128
124
104
102
118
115
395
435
813
902
194
193
178
178
159
158
590
660
905
1030
287
289
265
240
235
212

* Sizes from 4 to 10 are in in.-lbs.

Sizes from 1/4 up are in Ft. -lbs.

Metric Recommended Bolt

Torque
Diameter
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
20

Recommended Torque (N*m)

Class 8.8
7
12
30
55
100
160
245
480

Class 10.9
9
16
40
75
135
215
335
650

Metric Tap and Drill

Bit Size
Tap

Metric Drill

US Drill

3mm x 0.6
4mm x 0.7
5mm x 0.8
6mm x 1.0
7mm x 1.0
8mm x 1.25
8mm x 1.0
10mm x 1.5
10mm x 1.25
10mm x 1.0
12mm x 1.75
12mm x 1.5
14mm x 2.0
14mm x 1.5
16mm x 2.0
16mm x 1.5

2.5mm
3.4mm
4.3mm
5.2mm
6.1mm
6.9mm
7.1mm
8.7mm
8.9mm
9.1mm
10.5mm
10.7mm
12.2mm
12.7mm
14.2mm
14.7mm

15/64
17/64
11/32
27/64
35/64
-

Drill sizes are for 75% depth of thread.

US to Metric Conversion
US
Metric
millimeters (Nearest
32nd)
2
2.5
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
25
30
35
40
45
50

3/32
3/32
1/8
5/32
3/16
1/4
5/16
13/32
15/32
9/16
5/8
23/32
25/32
1
1-3/16
1-3/8
1-9/16
1-3/4
2

US
Metric
millimeters (Nearest
32nd)
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
170
180
190

2-3/16
2-3/8
2-9/16
2-3/4
2-15/16
3-1/8
3-3/8
3-9/16
3-3/4
3-15/16
4-5/16
4-3/4
5-1/8
5-1/2
5-7/8
6-6/16
6-11/16
7-1/16
7-1/2

US Threads Per Inch

Threads Per Inch (TPI)
Bolt Size
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#8
#10
#12
1/4
5/16
3/8
7/16
1/2
9/16
5/8
3/4
7/8
1
1-1/8
1-1/4
1-1/2

Coarse Thread
UNC

Fine Thread
UNF

56
48
40
40
32
32
24
24
20
18
16
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
6

32
28
24
24
20
20
18
18
16
14
14
12
12
12

Metric Thread Pitch

Thread Pitch

Bolt
Diameter

Standard

Fine

2
2.5
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
14
16
18
20

.4
.45
.5
.7
.8
1.0
1.0
1.25
1.5
1.75
2
2
2.5
2.5

1
1.25
1.5
1.5
-

Extra or
Super Fine
1
1.25
-

JIS
.4
.45
.5
.7
.8
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.25
1.25
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5