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National Pipe Thread (NPT) Tap Drill Size

Below is the National Pipe Thread – NPT Tap Drill Size Chart.  It tells us what size hole must be drilled to begin tapping the tapered NPT thread.

Standard NPT Tap Drill Sizes
NPT Size
 Tap Drill Size (in.)
Decimal Equivalent (in.)
1/16 – 27
“C”
0.242
1/8 – 27
“Q”
0.332
1/4 – 18
7/16
0.438
3/8 – 18
9/16
0.562
1/2 – 14
45/64
0.703
3/4 – 14
29/32
0.906
1.0 – 11•1/2
1•9/64
1.141
1•1/4 – 11•1/2
1•31/64
1.484
1•1/2 – 11•1/2
1•23/32
1.719
2.0 – 11•1/2
2•3/16
2.188
2•1/2 – 8
2•39/64
2.609
3.0 – 8
3•15/64
3.234

Metric Tap Drill Sizes
Standard UNC Tap Drill Sizes
Standard UNF Tap Drill Sizes

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Metric Thread – Tap Drill / Clearance Drill

Below is a table for metric tap drill sizes.  It covers both threaded holes (when you are cutting thread) and clearance holes (when you are simply placing a bolt through a hole).


Metric Tap Drill Chart
Tap size Major
Dia (mm)		 Threads
per 		Tap Drill
(mm)		 Tap Drill
(inch)		 Clearance Hole
(mm)		 Clearance Hole
(inch)
M1.6×0.35 1.6 0.35 1.25 #55 1.8 #49
M2x0.4 2.0 0.40 1.60 #52 2.4 #41
M2.5×0.45 2.5 0.45 2.05 #46 2.9 #32
M3x.05 3.0 0.50 2.50 #39 3.4 #29
M3.5×0.6 3.5 0.60 2.90 #32 3.9 #23
M4x0.7 4.0 0.70 3.30 #30 4.5 #16
M5x0.8 5.0 0.80 4.20 #19 5.5 7/32
M6x1 6.0 1.00 5.0 #8 6.6 G
M8x1.25 8.0 1.25 6.8 H 9.0 T
M8x1 8.0 1.00 7.0 J 9.0 T
M10x1.5 10.0 1.50 8.5> R 12.0 31/64
M10x1.25 10.0 1.25 8.8 11/32 12.0 31/64
M12x1.75 12.0 1.75 10.2 13/32 14.0 35/64
M12x1.25 12.0 1.25 10.8 27/64 14.0 35/64
M14x2 14.0 2.00 12.0 15/32 16.0 5/8
M14x1.5 14.0 1.5 12.5 1/2 16.0 5/8
M16x2 16.0 2.00 14.0 35/64 18.0 45/64
M16x1.5 16.0 1.50 14.5 37/64 18.0 45/64
M18x2.5 18.0 2.50 15.5 39/64 20.0 51/64
M18x1.5 18.0 1.50 16.5 21/32 20.0 51/64
M20x2.5 20.0 2.50 17.5 11/16 22.0 7/8
M20x1.5 20.0 1.50 18.5 47/64 22.0 7/8
M22x2.5 22.0 2.50 19.5 49/64 25.0 1
M22x1.5 22.0 1.50 20.5 13/16 25.0 1
M24x3 24.0 3.00 21.0 53/64 27.0 1-5/64
M24x2 24.0 2.00 22.0 7/8 27.0 1-5/64
M27x3 27.0 3.00 24.0 15/16 30.0 1-3/16
M27x2 27.0 2.0 25.0 1 30.0 1-3/16

Standard UNC Tap Drill Sizes
Standard UNF Tap Drill Sizes
Standard NPT Tap Drill Sizes

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Tap Drill Size – UNF

Below is a table of drill and tap sizes for Unified Screw Threads – Fine, UNF.

UNF screws may not always be appropriate.  Depending on the application, you may be better off using UNC fasteners.


INCH SIZES – NATIONAL FINE
TAP SIZE DRILL SIZE
#1-72 #53
#2-64 #50
#3-56 #46
#4-48 #42
#5-44 #37
#6-40 #33
#8-36 #29
#10-32 #21
#12-28 #15
1/4-28 #3
5/16-24 I
3/8-24 Q
7/16-20 W
1/2-20 29/64
9/16-18 33/64
5/8-18 37/64
3/4-16 11/16
7/8-14 13/16
1″-12 15/16
1-1/8-12 1-3/64
1-1/4-12 1-11/64
1-1/2-12 1-27/64
1-3/4-12 1-43/64
2″-12 1-59/64

Metric Tap Drill Sizes
Standard UNC Tap Drill Sizes
Standard NPT Tap Drill Sizes

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Tap Drill Size – UNC

Below is a table of drill and tap sizes for Unified Screw Threads – Course, UNC.

UNC screws may not always be appropriate.  Depending on the application, you may be better off using UNF fasteners.


INCH SIZES – NATIONAL COARSE
TAP SIZE DRILL SIZE
#0-80 3/64″
#1-64 #53
#2-56 #51
#3-48 5/64″
#4-40 #43
#5-40 #39
#6-32 #36
#8-32 #29
#10-24 #25
#12-24 #17
1/4-20 #7
5/16-18 F
3/8-16 5/16
7/16-14 U
1/2-13 27/64
9/16-12 31/64
5/8-11 17/32
3/4-10 21/32
7/8-9 49/64
1″-8 7/8
1-1/8-7 63/64
1-1/4-7 1-7/64
1-1/2-6 1-11/32
1-3/4-5 1-35/64
2″-4-1/2 1-25/32

Metric Tap Drill Sizes
Standard UNF Tap Drill Sizes
Standard NPT Tap Drill Sizes