TAP DRILL SIZES

Recommended tap drill sizes (for appx. 75% thread) — INCH and METRIC

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
   

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"-14 
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
   

TAPER PIPE SIZES - NPT

TAP SIZE 
DRILLSIZE
1/8-27 
R
1/4-18 
7/16
3/8-18 
37/64
1/2-14 
23/32
3/4-14 
59/64
1"-11-1/2 
1-5/32
1-1/4-11-1/2 
1-1/2
1-1/2-11-1/2 
1-47/64
2"-11-1/2
 2-7/32
2-1/2-8 
2-5/8
3"-8 
3-1/4
3-1/2-8 
3-3/4
4"-8 
4-1/4
   

STRAIGHT PIPE SIZES - NPS

TAP SIZE 
Drill SIZE
1/8-27 
S
1/4-18 
29/64
3/8-18 
19/32
1/2-14 
47/64
3/4-14 
15/16
1"-11-1/2 
1-3/16
1-1/4-11-1/2 
1-33/64
1-1/2-11-1/2
1-3/4
2"-11-1/2
2-7/32
2-1/2-8 
2-21/32
3"-8 
3-9/32
3-1/2-8 
3-25/32
4"-8 
4-9/32

METRIC COARSE SIZES

TAP SIZE
DRILL SIZE
1mm x .25
.75mm
1.1 x .25
.85
1.2 x .25
.95
1.4 x .3
1.1
1.6 x .35
1.25
1.7 x .35
1.3
1.8 x .35
1.45
2 x .4
1.6
2.2 x .45
1.75
2.5 x .45
2.05
3 x .5
2.5
3.5 x .6
2.9
4 x .7
3.3
4.5 x .75
3.7
5 x .8
4.2
6 x 1
5
7 x 1
6
8 x 1.25
6.8
9 x 1.25
7.8
10 x 1.5
8.5
11 x 1.5
9.5
12 x 1.75
10.2
14 x 2
12
16 x 2
14
18 x 2.5
15.5
20 x 2.5
17.5
22 x 2.5
19.5
24 x 3
21
27 x 3
24
30 x 3.5
26.5
33 x 3.5
29.5
36 x 4
32
39 x 4
35
   

METRIC FINE SIZES

TAP SIZE
DRILL SIZE
4 mm x .35
3.6mm
4 x .5
3.5
5 x .5
4.5
6 x .5
5.5
6 x .75
5.25
7 x .75
6.25
8 x .5
7.5
8 x .75
7.25
8 x 1
7
9 x 1
8
10 x .75
9.25
10 x 1
9
10 x 1.25
8.8
11 x 1
10
12 x .75
11.25
12 x 1
11
12 x 1.5
10.5
14 x 1
13
14 x 1.25
12.8
14 x 1.5
12.5
16 x 1
15
16 x 1.5
14.5
18 x 1
17
18 x 2
16
20 x 1
19
20 x 1.5
18.5
20 x 2
18
22 x 1
21
22 x 1.5
20.5
22 x 2
20
24 x 1.5
22.5
24 x 2
22
26 x 1.5
24.5
27 x 1.5
25.5
27 x 2
25
28 x 1.5
26.5
30 x 1.5
28.5
30 x 2
28
33 x 2
31
36 x 3
33
39 x 3
36