Web Machinist 3 Wire Thread Measuring Chart
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Instructions:
1. Choose the correct wire size from the charts below for the thread pitch.
2. Align the wires across the threads as shown:
3. Measure the distance across the pins with a micrometer.
4. Subtract the Constant in the charts below from the measurement to obtain the
pitch diameter.
Inch Threads
Threads Per Inch:
48
44
40
36
32
28
Wire Size:
.018
.018
.018
.018
.024
.024
Constant:
.03596
.03432
.03235
.02994
.04494
.04107
27
24
20
18
16
14
13
12
11.5
11
10
9
8
7.5
7
6
5.5
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
.024
.029
.029
.032
.040
.040
.045
.055
.055
.055
.055
.063
.072
.081
.081
.092
.108
.120
.127
.143
.185
.185
.03992
.05092
.04370
.04789
.06587
.05814
.06838
.09283
.08969
.08627
.07840
.09277
.10775
.12753
.11928
.13166
.16654
.18679
.18855
.21249
.30756
.26632
Metric Threads
Thread Pitch MM:
.5
.6
.7
.75
.8
1.0
1.25
1.5
1.75
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
Wire Size (Inch):
.018 (.4572 mm)
.018 (.4572 mm)
.018 (.4572 mm)
.024 (.6096 mm)
.024 (.6096 mm)
.029 (.7366 mm)
.032 (.8128 mm)
.040 (1.016 mm)
.040 (1.016 mm)
.045 (1.143 mm)
.063 (1.6002 mm)
.072 (1.8288 mm)
.081 (2.0574 mm)
.092 (2.3368 mm)
Constant (Millimeters):
.93859
.85198
.76538
1.17928
1.13598
1.34377
1.35586
1.74896
1.53245
1.69694
2.63553
2.88831
3.14110
3.54628
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
8.0
.108 (2.7432 mm)
.120 (3.048 mm)
.127 (3.2258 mm)
.143 (3.6322 mm)
.185 (4.699 mm)
4.33247
4.81335
4.91424
5.70042
7.16876