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MARYLAND METRICS THREAD IDENTIFICATION CHART

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INTRODUCTION
SOME HELPFUL NOTES ABOUT THREADS
THREAD MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES
SECTION A -- FOR MAJOR DIAMETERS FROM 0.3 mm TO 7.7 mm
SECTION A (continuation) -- FOR MAJOR DIAMETERS FROM 7.8 mm TO 64 mm
SECTION B -- PITCH CONVERSION TABLE
CHART I -- HOW THE 3 MOST POPULAR THREADS ARE IDENTIFIED and CHART II -- DESIGNATION
EXAMPLES
OF VARIOUS THREADS and TABLE III -- DIAGRAMS IV THRU VII -- THREAD ANGLES
DIAGRAM VIII -- THREAD ANGLE 47.5 DEG. vs 60 DEG.
DIAGRAMS II and III -- RULER & MICROMETER PIX
CHART IV -- TAP DRILL FORMULA FOR METRIC THREADS
CHART VIII -- HOW TO CALCULATE THE MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE METRIC MALE THREAD WHEN ONLY
THE
FEMALE THREAD IS KNOWN.

INTRODUCTION
TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN THREAD, CERTAIN TOOLS AND DATA ARE NECESSARY. INCLUDED IN THESE
CHARTS ARE A HELPFUL COMPILATION OF THE DATA NEEDED FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MOST
EXTERNAL (MALE) THREADS FROM THE THREE MOST POPULAR THREAD SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD, METRIC
STANDARDS, U.S.A.(INCH) STANDARDS, AND THE BRITISH (INCH) STANDARDS. ALSO THIS CHART WILL
OUTLINE THE USEFUL TOOLS AND PROCEDURES IN ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFY AN UNKNOWN THREAD.
THESE ARE THE THREE BASIC STEPS TO IDENTIFY A THREAD:
1. MEASURE THE MAJOR DIAMETER OF THE MALE THREAD. {THE MAJOR DIAMETER IS THE OUTSIDE
DIAMETER (OD) OF THE MALE THREAD}. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO IDENTIFY AN INTERNAL (FEMALE) THREAD
THESE DATA CHARTS WILL NOT CONTAIN SUFFICIENT INFORMATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
MEASURING INTERNAL (FEMALE) THREADS; SEE THE INSTRUCTIONS IN CHART VIII.
2. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH {OR THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER CENTIMETER
(cm)}. SEE SECTION (B) FOR CONVERSIONS FROM PITCH TO THREADS PER INCH, AND/OR THREADS PER
CENTIMETER. AN IDEAL WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MEASUREMENT IS WITH PITCH GAGES OR WITH
THREAD GAGES (Note: PITCH GAGES ARE QUITE INEXPENSIVE). HOWEVER, USING A RULE AND TAKING A
CAREFUL COUNT OF THREADS IS NORMALLY ACCEPTABLE.
3. COMPARE YOUR MEASUREMENTS WITH THE DATA CHARTS IN SECTION (A).

CHART I

CHART II

NOTE: CLASS OF FIT - SUCH AS THE U.S.A. '2A/2B' OR THE METRIC '6G/6h'
ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE DATA INCLUDED IN THESE CHARTS.

TABLE III
THREAD ANGLE DIAGRAMS

SOME HELPFUL NOTES ABOUT THREADS;

1. THE METRIC THREAD DESIGNATION USES PITCH IN PLACE OF THE MORE FAMILIAR U.S.A. METHOD OF
THREADS PER INCH. PITCH IS THE DISTANCE IN mm FROM ANY ONE POINT ON A THREAD TO A
CORRESPONDING POINT ON THE NEXT THREAD, WHEN MEASURED PARALLEL TO ITS AXIS.
2. METRIC COARSE THREAD DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE PITCH SPECIFIED. THE ABSENCE OF THE PITCH
SPECIFICATION INDICATES THAT THE THREAD WILL BE FROM THE COARSE THREAD SERIES.
3. THE NOMINAL DIAMETER OF METRIC PIPE THREADS, BOTH TAPERED AND PARALLEL IS THE SAME AS
THE MAJOR DIAMETER (OD) OF THE THREAD. HOWEVER, THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE NOMINAL
PIPE THREAD DIAMETERS CORRESPOND TO THE APPROXIMATE INSIDE DIAMETER (ID) OF THE PIPE OR
TUBE. IN SECTION (A), ALL THE THREADS ARE LISTED IN ASCENDING MAJOR DIAMETER SIZE ORDER. THIS
PLACES THE U.S.A., BRITISH AND JAPANESE PIPE THREADS AMONG THREAD DIAMETERS WHICH ARE
LARGER THAN THEIR NOMINAL SIZE.
4. MOST METRIC COUNTRIES IN EUROPE AND ASIA USE THE BRITISH BASED INCH SYSTEM (ISO) FOR
MEASURING NON-HYDRAULIC/PNEUMATIC PIPE AND TUBING THREADS. SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE
THREAD DESIGNATIONS FOLLOW:
THREADS EQUIVALENT TO BSPP/BSPF (BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - PARALLEL) ARE DESIGNATED IN
GERMANY AS: G 1/4; IN FRANCE: G 1/4 cyl; IN JAPAN: PF 1/4; IN BRITAIN: R 1/4 Tr.
THREADS EQUIVALENT TO BSPT (BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - TAPERED) ARE DESIGNATED IN GERMANY AS:
R 1/4 keg; IN FRANCE: G 1/4 co; IN JAPAN: PT 1/4; IN BRITAIN: R 1/4.
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R228 PARALLEL PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY DIN 259; BRITAIN - BS 2779; JAPAN - JIS B 0202
THE REFERENCE STANDARDS FOR ISO R7 TAPERED PIPE THREAD ARE DESIGNATED AS: GERMANY - DIN
2999; BRITAIN - BS 21; JAPAN - JIS B 0203
5. IN THE BRITISH SYSTEM THERE IS NO NEED TO INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. EACH OF
THE BRITISH THREAD SERIES HAVE ONLY ONE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH ALLOCATED WITHIN ITS
SERIES AND NOMINAL DIAMETER.
6. THE U.S.A. MINIATURE THREAD SERIES (UNM) IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE CORRESPONDING SIZES
OF ISO METRIC THREADS WHERE THE NOMINAL DIAMETERS ARE EQUAL.
7. A FEW ADDITIONAL HINTS TO THREAD SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION ARE AS FOLLOWS: GENERALLY, BOLT
HEADS WITH NUMERICAL MARKINGS SUCH AS 8.8, 9.8, 10.9, 12.9, WILL PROBABLY BE METRIC; AND BOLT
HEADS WITH LINE/SLASH MARKINGS WILL PROBABLY BE FROM THE U.S.A. GRADE MARKING SYSTEM.

MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES:
1. BY USING A MICROMETER OR CALIPER; DETERMINE THE MAJOR DIAMETER (ACTUAL OUTSIDE
DIAMETER) OF THE MALE SCREW THREAD. THE MAJOR DIAMETER MAY BE MEASURED IN DECIMAL INCHES
OR MILLIMETERS. NOTE THAT THE MAJOR DIAMETER VALUE IS SLIGHTLY UNDERSIZED FOR FEMALE
THREAD CLEARANCE, BUT THE MAJOR DIAMETER IS NEVER GREATER THAN THE NOMINAL SIZE OF THE
MALE THREAD. (SEE DIAGRAM III).

2. BY USING A RULE OR CALIPER, DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF THREADS PER INCH. (SEE DIAGRAM II). OR
IF AVAILABLE, A MORE ACCURATE METHOD IS TO USE A PITCH GAGE OR A THREAD GAGE.

NOTE: TO PROPERLY IDENTIFY A THREAD, YOU MUST HAVE BOTH A DIAMETER MEASUREMENT AND A
PITCH VALUE, OR THREAD PER INCH VALUE.
3. GO TO THE APPROPRIATE SIZE RANGE OF SECTION (A). CHECK THE BASIC MAJOR DIAMETER
COLUMNS; LOCATE THE CLOSEST MEASUREMENT IN EITHER THE APPROPRIATE MILLIMETER (mm) OR
DECIMAL INCH COLUMN FOR THE NOMINAL DIAMETER THAT YOU HAVE MEASURED IN STEP ONE. MOVE
ACROSS THE ROW UNTIL YOU HAVE FOUND A MATCH FOR THE THREADS PER INCH OR PITCH
MEASUREMENT FROM STEP TWO.
4. IF THERE IS ONLY ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW WITH YOUR PITCH OR THREAD PER INCH VALUE, THEN THE
THREAD IS NOW IDENTIFIED. HOWEVER, IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE THREAD IN THIS ROW, YOU WILL
HAVE TO DETERMINE THE ANGLE OF THE THREAD FOR A FINAL IDENTIFICATION (SEE DIAGRAM VIII BELOW
PLUS DIAGRAMS IV THROUGH VII FOR THREAD ANGLES). FOR EXAMPLE, A METRIC SCREW PITCH GAGE
WILL READILY SHOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THREAD ANGLES BETWEEN 'BA' (47 1/2 DEGREE) THREADS AND
METRIC (60 DEGREE) THREADS.

(CHART IV): TAP DRILL FORMULA FOR METRIC 60 DEG. THREADS;

NOMINAL O.D. OF THREAD (MAJOR DIAMETER) - PITCH = TAP DRILL SIZE.
(Note: This formula will yield approximately 68% - 77% of thread.)
Example: TO FIND THE TAP DRILL SIZE FOR AN M10 x 1.5 THREAD.
10 (O.D.) - 1.5 (PITCH) = 8.5 mm (TAP DRILL SIZE).
(CHART VIII): HOW TO CALCULATE THE APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (O.D.) OF THE METRIC
MALE (EXTERNAL) THREAD WHEN ONLY THE FEMALE (INTERNAL) METRIC THREAD IS AVAILABLE FOR
MEASUREMENT.
1. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE PITCH (P) USING A THREAD PITCH GAGE, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF
MEASURING TOOL WHICH WILL GIVE AN ACCURATE READING FOR PITCH.
2. MULTIPLY THE FACTOR VALUE: (F)=1.0825 BY THE PITCH (P) WHICH YIELDS RESULT (R). F x P = R.
Example: 1.0825 (F) X 1.75 (P) = 1.8944 (R)
3. MEASURE VERY CAREFULLY THE (I.D.) INSIDE DIAMETER (MINOR DIAMETER) OF THE FEMALE METRIC
THREAD USING AN INTERNAL MICROMETER, INTERNAL CALIPER, OR GAGE PIN.
4. ADD THE MEASURED VALUE FOR THE INSIDE DIAMETER (I.D.) TO THE RESULT (R) WHICH WILL YIELD THE
NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER (O.D.) OF THE FEMALE THREAD. I.D. + R = O.D. Example: ASSUME MEASURED
VALUE 10.1036 (I.D.) + 1.8944 (R) = 12 (O.D. OR APPROXIMATE NOMINAL MAJOR DIAMETER).

SECTION (B)

PITCH CONVERSION TABLE

APPROXIMATE
APPROXIMATE
THREADS per INCH PITCH mm THREADS per cm
338 1/2

0.075

133.33

317 1/2

0.08

125.00

282 1/4

0.09

111.11

254

0.1

100.00

203 1/4

0.125

80.00

169 1/4

0.15

66.67

145 1/4

0.175

57.14

127

0.2

50.00

101 1/2

0.25

40.00

84 3/4

0.3

33.33

72 1/2

0.35

28.57

63 1/2

0.4

25.00

56 1/2

0.45

22.22

50 3/4

0.5

20.00

42 1/4

0.6

16.67

36 1/4

0.7

14.29

33 3/4

0.75

13.33

31 3/4

0.8

12.50

28 1/4

0.9

11.11

25 1/2

10.00

20 1/4

1.25

8.00

17

1.5

6.67

14 1/2

1.75

5.71

12 3/4

5.00

10 1/4

2.5

4.00

8 1/2

3.33

7 1/4

3.5

2.86

6 1/4

2.50

5 3/4

4.5

2.22

2.00

4 1/2

5.5

1.82

4 1/4

1.67

NOTES: [ P=PITCH ] [ 1cm=10mm ] [10/P=Threads/cm ] [25.4/P=Threads/inch ]

CHART III -- DEFINITIONS OF SECTION (A) COLUMN HEADINGS

METRIC

AMERICAN

BRITISH

M - COARSE AND FINE

UNC - UNIFIED NATIONAL COARSE

BA - BRITISH ASSOCIATION

MF - FINE; alternative prefix

UNF - UNIFIED NATIONAL FINE

BSW- BRITISH STANDARD WHITWORTH

M TAPER-METRIC PIPE TAPERED UNEF- UNIFIED NATIONAL EXTRA FINE

BSF- BRITISH STANDARD FINE

STANDARD REFERENCES

UNM - UNIFIED MINIATURE

BSPF-BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - PARALLEL

I - ISO STD. FIRST CHOICE

NPT - NATIONAL PIPE TAPERED

BSPP-BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - PARALLEL

II -ISO STD. SECOND CHOICE

NPS - NATIONAL PIPE STRAIGHT

BSPT-BRITISH STANDARD PIPE - TAPERED

III-ISO STD. THIRD CHOICE

PF-JAPANESE CALLOUT FOR BSPF/BSPP

D - DIN, GERMAN STANDARD

8UN - 8 PITCH (all sizes= 8 T.P.I.)

PT-JAPANESE CALLOUT FOR BSPT

MARYLAND METRICS -- THREAD IDENTIFICATION CHART: SECTION (A)

(Also see the IMPORTANT notes at the bottom of this table.)
BASIC MAJOR
DIAMETER

NOMINAL
DIAMETER:
METRIC

NOMINAL
DIAMETER:
AMERICAN

STD.
METRIC -- PITCH in mm
REF.

AMERICAN -- PITCH
in THREADS per
UNIFIED
Inch
MINI-ATURE

Inch

mm

mm

COARSE

FINE

0.0098

0.25

0.07

0.0114

0.29

0.08

0.0118

0.30

0.3

0.075

0.0118

0.30

0.3

0.08

0.0130

0.33

0.09

0.0138

0.35

0.35

II

0.09

0.0146

0.37

0.098

0.0157

0.40

0.4

ID

0.1

0.0165

0.42

0.0177

0.45

0.45

II

0.0189

0.48

0.0197

0.50

0.5

0.0209

0.53

0.0213

0.54

0.0217

0.55

0.55

0.0236

0.60

0.6

ID

0.0244

0.62

0.0276

0.70

0.7

0.0311

0.79

0.0315

0.80

0.0340

0.86

0.0354

0.90

UNC UNF

BRITISH
ASSOCIATION

NOMINAL
DIAM-ETER

BRITISH -- PITCH in
THREADS per Inch

UNEF

UNM

BA No.

BRITISH

BA

BSW BSF BSPT

25

363

24

317

0.30 mm

318

0.30

23

282

0.35 mm

282

0.35

22

254

0.40 mm

254

0.40

0.11

21

230.91

0.1

0.45 mm

254

0.45

0.12

20

211.67

ID

0.125

0.50 mm

203

0.50

160

0.14

19

181.43

II

0.125

0.55 mm

203

0.55

0.15

0.60 mm

169

0.60

0.15

18

169.33

II D

0.175

0.70 mm

145

0.70

17

149.41

0.19

16

133.68

0.8

ID

0.2

0.80 mm

127

0.80

120

0.9

II D

0.225

0.90 mm

113

0.90

15

120.95

0.0394

ID

0.25

0.2

1.00 mm

102

1.00

14

110.44

0.0433

1.1

1.1

II

0.25

0.2

1.10 mm

102

1.10

0.0470

1.19

90

0.0472

1.2

1.2

ID

0.25

0.2

1.20 mm

102

1.20

13

101.6

0.0512

1.3

0.28

12

90.71

0.0551

1.4

1.4

II D

0.3

0.2

1.40 mm

85

1.40

0.0591

1.5

1.5

0.31

11

81.93

0.0600 1.524

#0

80

0.0625

1.59

1/16

60

0.0629

1.6

1.6

0.35

0.2

0.0669

1.7

1.7

0.35

0.2,0.25

10

72.57

0.0709

1.8

1.8

II

0.35

0.2,(0.4)

0.0730 1.854

#1

64

72

0.0748

1.9

0.39

65.13

0.0781

1.98

5/64

56

0.0787

ID

0.4

0.25,0.3

0.0860 2.184

#2

56

64

0.0866

2.2

2.2

II

0.45

0.25

59.07

0.0906

2.3

2.3

0.4

0.25,0.35

0.0937

2.38

3/32

48

0.0984

2.5

2.5

0.45

0.35

52.92

#3

48

56

0.45

0.25,0.35

0.0990 2.515
0.1024

2.6

2.6

0.1094

2.78

7/64

48

0.1102

2.8

0.53

47.93

0.1120 2.845

#4

40

48

0.1181

ID

0.5

0.35,(0.6)

0.1250 3.175

#5

40

44

1/8

40

0.1260

3.2

0.59

43.05

0.1380

3.5

3.5

II D

0.6

0.35,0.5

#6

32

40

0.1417

3.6

0.66

38.49

0.1563 3.969

5/32

32

0.1575

ID

0.7

0.5,(0.75)

0.1614

4.1

0.73

34.8

#8

32

36

0.1640 4.166
0.1772

4.5

4.5

II

0.75

0.5

0.1850

4.7

0.81

31.36

0.1875 4.762

3/16

24

32

0.1900 4.826

#10

24

32

0.1969

ID

0.8

0.5,0.75,(0.9)

0.2087

5.3

0.9

28.22

#12

24

28

32

0.2160 5.486
0.2165

5.5

III

0.9

0.5

0.2188 5.556

5.5

7/32

24

28

0.2362

ID

0.5,0.75

25.4

0.2480

6.3

6.3

GM

1/8

28(H)

0.2500

6.35

1/4

20

28

32

1/4

20

26

0.2756

III D

0.5,0.75

0.2812 7.144

9/32

20

26

0.3041 7.723

1/16

28

MARYLAND METRICS -- THREAD IDENTIFICATION CHART: SECTION (A)

Continuation: (Also see the IMPORTANT notes at the bottom of this table.)
BASIC
MAJOR
DIAMETER
Inch

mm

0.3108 7.894

NOMINAL
STD.
DIAMETER
REF.
METRIC

NOMINAL
DIAMETER
AMERICAN

METRIC -- PITCH in mm

mm

COARSE

FINE

SPECIAL
USE
NOTES*

AMERICAN -- PITCH in
THREADS per Inch

M
TAPER FRACTIONS UNC UNF UNEF NPT 8UN
.

1/16

27

*See table
SD

NOMINAL
DIAMETER
BRITISH

BRITISH -- PITCH in
THREADS per Inch

FRACTIONS BSW BSF BSPF BSPT

BSPP

0.3125

7.94

5/16

18

24

32

24(C-J)
24(SAE-F)

5/16

18

22

0.3150

8.00

ID

1.25

0.5,0.75,1

0.3543

9.00

III D

1.25

0.75,1

0.3750

9.53

3/8

16

24

32

24(SAE C-J)

3/8

16

20

0.3830

9.73

1/8

28

28

0.3937 10.00

10

ID

1.5

0.75,1,1.25

0.4044 10.271

1/8

27

0.4331 11.00

11

III D

1.5

0.75,1,1.25

0.4375 11.11

7/16

14

20

28

24(C)
20(SAE J-F)

7/16

14

18

0.4724 12.00

12

ID

1.75

1,1.25,1.5

1.5

0.5000 12.70

1/2

13

20

28

24(C)
20(SAE J-F)

1/2

12

16

0.5180 13.16

1/4

19

19

0.5343 13.571

18

0.5512 14.00

14

II D

1,1.25,1.5

0.5625 14.29

9/16

12

18

24

24(C)
18(SAE-J)

9/16

12

16

0.5906 15.00

15

III D

1,1.5

5/8

11

14

0.6250 15.88

5/8

11

18

24

24(C)
18(SAE-F)

0.6299 16.00

16

ID

1,1.5

1.5

0.6560 16.662

3/8

19

19

0.6693 17.00

17

III D

1,1.5

0.6714 17.054

3/8

18

0.6875 17.46

11/16

24

20(C)
18(SAE-F)

11/16

11

14

0.7087 18.00

18

II D

2.5

1,1.5,2

1.5

0.7500 19.05

3/4

10

16

20

16(SAE-J-F)

3/4

10

12

0.7874 20.00

20

ID

2.5

1,1.5,2

1.5

0.8125 20.64

13/16

20

18(C)

13/16

10

12

0.8250 20.955

1/2

14

14

0.8356 21.222

1/2

14

0.8661 22.00

22

II D

2.5

1,1.5,2

1.5

0.8750 22.23

7/8

14

20

14(SAE-F-J)

7/8

11

0.9020 22.911

5/8

14

14

0.9375 23.81

15/16

20

20(C-J)
16(SAE)

15/16

0.9449 24.00

24

ID

1,1.5,2

0.9843 25.00

25

III D

1,1.5,2

1.0000 25.40

12

20

18(C) 14(NF)

10

1.0236 26.00

26

III D

1.5

1.5

1.0410 26.441

3/4

14

14

1.0460 26.568

3/4

14

1.0625 26.99

1 1/16

18

14(F)
12(SAE-J)

1.0630 27.00

27

II D

1,1.5,2

1.1024 28.00

28

III D

1,1.5,2

1.1250 28.58

1 1/8

12

18

18(C)

1 1/8

1.1811 30.00

30

ID

3.5

1,1.5,2,3

1.1875 30.16

1 3/16

18

12(SAE-J)

1.1890 30.20

7/8

14

14

1.2500 31.75

1 1/4

12

18

12(SAE)

1 1/4

1.2598 32.00

32

III D

1.5,2

1.2992 33.00

33

II D

3.5

1.5,2,3

1.3328 33.228

11
1/2

1.3090 33.249

11

11

1.3125 33.34

1 5/16

18

12(SAE-J)

1.3750 34.93

1 3/8

12

18

1 3/8

1.3780 35.00

35

III D

1.5

SEE TABLE

1.4173 36.00

36

ID

1.5,2,3

SD

1.4375 36.51

1 7/16

18

FOR

1.4920 37.897

SPECIAL

1 1/8

11

1.4961 38.00

38

III D

1.5

USE

1.5000 38.10

1 1/2

12

18

DEFINITIONS

1 1/2

1.5354 39.00

39

II D

1.5,2,3

1.5625 39.69

1 9/16

18

1.5748 40.00

40

III D

1.5,2,3

1.6250 41.28

1 5/8

18

12(SAE-J)

1 5/8

1.6500 41.91

1 1/4

11

11

1.6535 41.99

42

ID

4.5

1.5,2,3,4

1.6600 42.16

1 1/4

11
1/2

1.6875 42.86

1 11/16

18

1.7450 44.32

1 3/8

11

1.7500 44.45

16

1 3/4

16

1 3/4

1.7717 45.00

45

II D

4.5

1.5,2,3,4

1.8750 47.63

1 7/8

12(SAE-J)

1 7/8

4 1/2

1.8820 47.802

1 1/2

11

11

1.8898 48.00

48

ID

1.5,2,3,4

1.8919 48.054

1 1/2

11
1/2

1.9685 50.00

50

III D

1.5,2,3

2.0000 50.80

4
1/2

16

4 1/2

2.0472 52.00

52

II D

1.5,2,3,4

2.1654 55.00

55

III D

1.5,2,3,4

2.2047 56.00

56

ID

5.5

1.5,2,3,4

.
.

2.2500 57.15

2 1/4

4
1/2

2 1/4

2.2835 58.00

58

III D

1.5,2,3,4

2.3470 59.613

11

11

2.3622 60.00

60

II D

5.5

1.5,2,3,4

2.3658 60.094

11
1/2

2.4409 62.00

62

III D

1.5,2,3,4

2.5000 63.50

2 1/2

12(SAE-J)

2 1/2

2.5197 64.00

64

ID

1.5,2,3,4

2.4803 63.00

63

1.5

2.9528 75.00

75

1.5

3.1496 80.00

80

3.3465 85.00

85

3.5433 90.00

90

3.937 100.00

100

2, 3

4.3307 110.00

110

Metric Electrical thread

1. The British thread system is fractionally based, but all thread vee angles are different than the American fractionally or decimally based threads.
Most thread per inch values are different than in the American System.
2. Taper pipe thread major diameters are measured at the guage point.
3. (H)= BSPT copper pipe thread.
4. Dimensions within ( ) in the M FINE column are obsolete French or Japanese threads.
5. Dimensions within ( ) in the BSW column are obsolete British coarse threads.
6. The 6.3 mm dimension; marked GM is an obsolete General Motors thread.

TABLE (SD) -- SPECIAL USE THREAD DEFINITIONS

C=

Compression fittings

J=

JIC 37 degree Flare fittings

F=

JIC 45 degree Flare fittings

SAE =

SAE straight thread

NF =

National Fine thread

E=

Electrical thread

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