Numb

Nomin
Outside
er of
Outside
al Pipe
Diamet
thread
Diamet
Size
er
s per
er (mm)
(inch)
(inch)
inch

Pitch of
thread

Depth of
thread

Truncation,
max.**

Pitch diameter
at plane of
hand-tight
engagement

in

mm

in

mm

in

mm

in

mm

Length from
end of pipe
to plane of
hand-tight
engagement

Length of
useful thread

L1

L2

in

Thread
s

in

Thread
s

Effectiv
e
Thread,
External
Diamete
r (inch)

in

Thread
s

0.128
5

3.47

0.27118 0.28750

116

27

0.3125

7.938

0.0370 0.94 0.0296 0.75

4
1
3
3

1/8"

27

0.405

10.287

0.0370 0.94 0.0296 0.75 0.0036 0.09

4
1
3
3
0
1 0.37360 9.489

0.16
2

4.36

0.263
9

7.12

0.128
5

3.47

0.36351 0.38000

1/4"

18

0.540

13.716

0.0555 1.41 0.0444 1.12 0.0049 0.12

0.22
6
1
4
9
0
4 0.49163 12.487 8

4.10

0.401
8

7.23

0.192
8

3.47

0.47739 0.50250

3/8"

18

0.675

17.145

0.0555 1.41 0.0444 1.12 0.0049 0.12

0.24
6
1
4
9
0
4 0.62701 15.926 0

4.32

0.407
8

7.34

0.192
8

3.47

0.61201 0.63750

1/2"

14

0.840

21.336

0.0714 1.81 0.0571 1.45 0.0056 0.14

0.32
3
4
4
1
0
2 0.77843 19.772 0

4.48

0.533
7

7.47

0.247
8

3.47

0.75843 0.79179

1.050

0.0714 1.81 0.0571 1.45 0.0056 0.14

0.33
26.670
3
4
4
1
0
2 0.98887 25.117 9

4.75

0.545
7

7.64

0.247
8

3.47

0.96768 1.00179

4.60

0.682
8

7.85

0.301
7

3.47

1.21363 1.25630

3/4"

14

0.28118

0.261
1

Length of
washout
thread

Pitch
Diamete
r at
Beginnin
g of
External
Thread
Start
(inch)

0.16

1"

11.5

1.315

0.0869 2.20 0.0695 1.76 0.0063 0.16

0.40
33.401
6
9
7
7
0
0 1.23863 31.461 0

1-1/4"

11.5

1.660

42.164

0.0869 2.20 0.0695 1.76 0.0063 0.16

0.42
6
9
7
7
0
0 1.58338 40.218 0

4.83

0.706
8

8.13

0.301
7

3.47

1.55713 1.60130

1-1/2"

11.5

1.900

48.260

0.0869 2.20 0.0695 1.76 0.0063 0.16

0.40
6
9
7
7
0
0 1.82234 46.287 2

4.83

0.723
5

8.32

0.301
7

3.47

1.79609 1.84130

2"

11.5

2.375

60.325

0.0869 2.20 0.0695 1.76 0.0063 0.16

0.43
6
9
7
7
0
0 2.29627 58.325 6

5.01

0.756
5

8.70

0.301
7

3.47

2.26902 2.31630

2.875

0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

0.68
73.025
0
5
0
0
0
8 2.76215 70.159 2

5.46

1.137
5

9.10

0.433
7

3.47

2.71953 2.79062

6.13

1.200
0

9.60

0.433
7

3.47

3.34062 3.41562

2-1/2"

3"

3.500

0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

0.76
88.900
0
5
0
0
0
8 3.38850 86.068 6

3-1/2"

101.60 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

0.82
0
0
5
0
0
0
8 3.88881 98.776 1

6.57

1.250
0

10.00

0.433
7

3.47

3.83750 3.91562

4"

4.5

0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

111.43 0.84
0
5
0
0
0
8 4.38712
3
4

6.75

1.300
0

10.40

0.433
7

3.47

4.33438 4.41562

5"

5.563

141.30 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

138.41 0.93
0
0
5
0
0
0
8 5.44929
2
7

7.50

1.406
3

11.25

0.433
7

3.47

5.39073 5.47862

6"

6.625

168.27 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

165.25 0.95
5
0
5
0
0
0
8 6.50597
2
8

7.66

1.512
5

12.10

0.433
7

3.47

6.44609 6.54062

8.50

1.712
5

13.70

0.433
7

3.47

8.43359 8.54062

9.58

1.925

15.40

0.433

3.47

10.5453 10.6656

114.300

8"

8.625

219.07 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19

215.90 1.63
5
0
5
0
0
0
8 8.50003
1
0

10"

10.750

273.05 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19 10.6209 296.77 1.21

0
12"

12.750

24
18

323.85 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078 0.19 12.6178 320.49 1.36
0
0
5
0
0
0
8
1
3
0

Tapping
Drills: Taper
with2.54
Reamer
*
Nominal 8 Number
14"
14 of 355.60
0.1250
3.17 NPT
0.1000
0.0078
Pipe Size threads per
0
0
5
0
0
0
(inch)
inch
16"
8
16
406.40 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078
0
0
5
0
0
0
Equivalents
Equivalents
Drill
Size
(in)
(mm)
18"
8
18
457.20 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078
0
0
5
0
0
0
116
27
15/64"
0.2344
5.9531
20"
8
20
508.00 0.1250 3.17 0.1000 2.54 0.0078
1/8"
27
0.3281
021/64" 0
5
0
08.3344 0
24"1/4"

0
10.88

2.125
0

Tapping
Drills: Taper
NPT1.56
without
Reamer
0.19 13.8726
352.36
12.50
2.250
8
2
5
2
0

7
17.00

0.433
7

1
3.47

12.5328 12.6656
1
2

Straight
NPS 13.9156
18.00Tapping
0.433Drills:
3.47
13.7750
7
0
2

0.19 15.8757 403.24 1.81 14.50 2.450 19.60 0.433 3.47 15.7625 15.9156
8
5
4
2
0
7
0
2
Equivalents
Equivalents
Equivalents
Equivalents
Drill
Size
(in)
(mm)
Drill
Size
(in)
(mm)
0.19 17.8750 454.02 2.00 16.00 2.650 21.20 0.433 3.47 17.7500 17.9156
8
0
5
0
0
7
0
2
C
0.242
6.1468
1/4"
0.25
6.35
0.19 19.8703 504.70 2.12 17.00 2.850 22.80 0.433 3.47 19.7375 19.9156
0.332
8.4328 0
11/32"
8 Q
1
6
5
7 0.3438
0 8.7313 2

609.60
0.1250 3.17
0.1000 2.54
0.0078 0.19
23.6809 606.06
27/64"
0.4219
10.7156
7/16"
0.4375 2.37
0
0
5
0
0
0
8
4
6
5
9/16"
0.5625
14.2875
37/64"
0.5781

19.00
3.47
11.11253.250 26.00
7/16" 0.433 0.4375
0
7
14.6844
19/32"
0.5938

23.7125
23.9156
11.1125
0
2
15.0813

3/8"

18

1/2"

14

11/16"

0.6875

17.4625

45/64"

0.7031

17.8594

23/32"

0.7188

18.2563

3/4"

14

57/64"

0.8906

22.6219

29/32"

0.9063

23.0188

15/16"

0.9375

23.8125

1"

11.5

1-1/8"

1.125

28.575

1-9/32"

1.2813

32.5438

1-5/32"

1.1563

29.3688

1-1/4"

11.5

1-15/32"

1.4688

37.3063

1-31/64"

1.4844

37.7031

1-1/2"

1.5

38.1

1-1/2"

11.5

1-23/32"

1.7188

43.6563

1-23/32"

1.7188

43.6563

1-3/4"

1.75

44.45

2"

11.5

2-5/32"

2.1563

54.7688

2-3/16"

2.1875

55.5625

2-3/16"

2.1875

55.5625

2-1/2"

2-25/32"

2.7813

70.6438

2-5/8"

2.625

66.675

2-5/8"

2.625

66.675

3"

3-9/32"

3.2813

83.3438

3-1/4"

3.25

82.55

3-1/4"

3.25

82.55

3-1/2"

3-3/4"

3.75

95.25

3-3/4"

3.75

95.25

3-3/4"

3.75

95.25

4"

4-1/4"

4.25

107.95

4-1/4"

4.25

107.95

4-1/4"

4.25

107.95

5"

5-1/4"

5.25

133.35

5-9/32"

5.2813

134.1438

5-5/16"

5.3125

134.9375

6"

6-1/4"

6.25

158.75

6-11/32"

6.3438

161.1313

6-3/8"

6.375

161.925

Notes:
* Ream the hole before tapping with a reamer having a taper of 3/4 inch per foot. Pipe Size
is the accepted industry designation and does not refer to either the inside or the outside
diameter (ID or OD) of a pipe or a fitting. Dimensions in Inches except where stated
E= Pitch diameter at hand-tight plane. This is also the pitch diameter at the gauge plane.
**'= Truncation from point of thread triangle to flat (not shown in diagram). Minimum = 0.033P for all pitches. See table for maximum.
Tolerances:
When using L1 gauges to check threads, the thread is within permissible tolerance if the ring
gauge face, or plug gauge notch, is +/- 1 turn from being flush with the end of the thread.
Example designation:
3/8 - 18 NPT where
3/8 = nominal pipe size
18 = number of threads per inch
NPT = symbol for the thread series and
form (i.e., National (American)Standard Pipe, Taper)
Note- Basic dimensions are given to four or five decimal places to eliminate errors when
calculating gauge dimensions, they do not imply a greater degree of precision than is normally
obtainable.

L1= Length of normal hand-tight engagement. This is also the L1 gauge length.
(Longer thread engagement may be used in special applications, such as flanges
for high pressure use. In such cases the pitch diameter, E, remains as specified
and the diameter at the end of the pipe is proportionally smaller.)
L2= Effective Length of thread