Recommended Tapping Drill Size

ISO Metric Coarse ISO Metric Fine

Size (mm) Pitch (mm) Drill (mm) Size (mm) Pitch (mm) Drill (mm)
M1 .25 .75 M2 .25 1.75
M1.1 .25 .85 M2.2 .25 1.95
M1.2 .25 .95 M2.3 .25 2.05
M1.4 .3 1.1 M2.5 .35 2.15
M1.6 .35 1.25 M2.6 .35 2.25
M1.8 .35 1.45 M3 .35 2.65
M2 .4 1.6 M3.5 .35 3.15
M2.2 .45 1.75 M4 .35 3.65
M2.5 .45 2.05 M4 .5 3.5
M3 .5 2.5 M5 .35 4.65
M3.5 .6 2.9 M5 .5 4.5
M4 .7 3.3 M5 .75 4.25
M4.5 .75 3.75 M5.5 .5 5
M5 .8 4.2 M6 .5 5.5
M6 1 5 M6 .75 5.25
M7 1 6 M7 .75 6.25
M8 1.25 6.75 M8 .5 7.5
M9 1.25 7.75 M8 .75 7.25
M10 1.5 8.5 M8 1 7
M11 1.5 9.5 M9 .75 8.25
M12 1.75 10.2 M9 1 8
M14 2 12 M10 .5 9.5
M16 2 14 M10 .75 9.25
M18 2.5 15.5 M10 1 9
M20 2.5 17.5 M10 1.25 8.75
M22 2.5 19.5 M11 .75 10.25
M24 3 21 M11 1 10
M27 3 24 M11 1.25 9.75
M30 3.5 26.5 M12 .5 11.5
M33 3.5 29.5 M12 .75 11.25
M36 4 32 M12 1 11
M39 4 35 M12 1.25 10.75
M42 4.5 37.5 M12 1.5 10.5
M45 4.5 40.5 M14 1 13
M48 5 43 M14 1.25 12.75
M52 5 47 M14 1.5 12.5
M56 5.5 50.5 M15 .75 14.25
M60 5.5 54.5 M15 1 14
M64 6 58 M15 1.5 13.5
 M68 6 62 M16 .5 15.5
M72 6 66 M16 .75 15.25
M76 6 70 M16 1 15
UNC M16 1.25 14.75
M16 1.5 14.5
Size No. Pitch
Drill (mm) M17 1 16
or inch TPI
#1 64 1.55 M17 1.5 15.5
#2 56 1.85 M18 .75 17.25
#3 48 2.1 M18 1 17
#4 40 2.35 M18 1.25 16.75
#5 40 2.65 M18 1.5 16.5
#6 32 2.85 M18 2 16
#8 32 3.5 M19 1 18
#10 24 3.9 M20 1 19
#12 24 4.5 M20 1.5 18.5
1/4 20 5.1 M20 2 18
5/16 18 6.6 M22 1 21
3/8 16 8 M22 1.5 20.5
7/16 14 9.4 M22 2 20
1/2 13 10.8 M24 1 23
9/16 12 12.2 M24 1.5 22.5
5/8 11 13.5 M24 2 22
3/4 10 16.5 M25 1 24
7/8 9 19.5 M25 1.5 23.5
1 8 22.25 M25 2 23
1 1/8 7 25 M27 1 26
1 1/4 7 28 M27 1.5 25.5
1 3/8 6 30.75 M27 2 25
1 1/2 6 34 M28 1 27
1 3/4 5 39.5 M28 1.5 26.5
2 4.5 45 M28 2 26
2 1/4 4.5 51.5 M30 1 29
2 1/2 4 57.25 M30 1.5 28.5
2 3/4 4 63.5 M30 2 28
3 4 70 M30 3 27
M32 1 31
M32 1.5 30.5
M32 2 30
M33 1.5 31.5
M33 2 31
M33 3 30
M35 1.5 33.5
M35 2 33
M35 3 32
 M36 1 35
M36 1.5 34.4
M36 2 34
M36 3 33
M38 1 37
UNF M38 1.5 36.5

Size No. Pitch M38 2 36

Drill (mm)
or inch TPI M39 1.5 37.5
#0 80 1.25 M39 2 37
#1 72 1.55 M39 3 36
#2 64 1.9 M40 1 39
#3 56 2.15 M40 1.5 38.5
#4 48 2.4 M40 3 37
#5 44 2.7 M42 1.5 40.5
#6 40 2.95 M42 2 40
#8 36 3.5 M42 3 39
#10 32 4.1 M42 4 38
#12 28 4.7 M45 1.5 43.5
1/4 28 5.5 M45 2 43
5/16 24 6.9 M45 3 42
3/8 24 8.5 M48 1.5 46.5
7/16 20 9.9 M48 2 46
1/2 20 11.5 M48 3 45
9/16 18 12.9 M48 4 44
5/8 18 14.5 M50 1.5 48.5
3/4 16 17.5 M50 2 48
7/8 14 20.4 M50 3 47
1 12 23.25 M52 1.5 50.5
1 1/8 12 26.5 M52 2 50
1 1/4 12 29.5 M52 3 49
1 3/8 12 32.75 M52 4 48
1 1/2 12 36 M56 2 54
M56 4 52