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Table 329 - Machine Screw Sizes
Size
 
Threads Per Inch
 


 
Basic
Pitch
Dia.

Pitch Diameter Limits
NC NF NS Major Diameter H1 Limit H2 Limit H3 Limit H7 Limit
UNC UNF UNS Basic Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.
0
1
1
2
2

 
–
64
–
56
–
80
–
72
–
64
–
–
–
–
–

 
.0600
.0730
.0730
.0860
.0860
.0605
.0736
.0736
.0867
.0866
.0616
.0750
.0748
.0883
.0880

 
.0519
.0629
.0640
.0744
.0759
.0519
.0629
.0640
.0744
–
.0524
.0634
.0645
.0749
–
.0524
.0634
.0645
.0749
.0764
.0529
.0639
.0650
.0754
.0769
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
3
4
4
4
48
–
–
40
–
–
56
–
–
48
–
–
36
–
–
.0990
.0990
.1120
.1120
.1120
.0999
.0997
.1135
.1133
.1129
.1017
.1013
.1156
.1152
.1147
.0855
.0874
.0940
.0958
.0985
.0855
.0874
–
.0958
.0985
.0860
.0879
–
.0963
.0990
.0860
.0879
.0945
.0963
.0990
.0865
.0884
.0950
.0968
.0995
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
6
6
8
40
–
32
–
32
–
44
–
40
–
–
–
–
–
–
.1250
.1250
.1380
.1380
.1640
.1263
.1263
.1401
.1393
.1661
.1282
.1280
.1421
.1412
.1681
.1088
.1102
.1177
.1218
.1437
.1088
–
.1177
.1218
.1437
.1093
–
.1182
.1223
.1442
.1093
.1107
.1182
.1223
.1442
.1098
.1112
.1187
.1228
.1447
–
–
.1187
–
.1447
–
–
.1192
–
.1452
–
–
.1207
–
.1467
–
–
.1212
–
.1472
8
10
10
12
12
–
24
–
24
–
36
–
32
–
28
–
–
–
–
–
.1640
.1900
.1900
.2160
.2160
.1655
.1927
.1921
.2187
.2183
.1676
.1954
.1941
.2214
.2206
.1460
.1629
.1697
.1889
.1928
–
.1629
.1697
–
–
–
.1634
.1702
–
–
.1465
.1634
.1702
–
–
.1470
.1639
.1707
–
–
–
.1639
.1707
.1899
.1938
–
.1644
.1712
.1904
.1943
–
.1659
.1727
–
–
–
.1664
.1732
–
–


Table 327 - Fractional Sizes
Size
 
Threads Per Inch
 


 
Basic
Pitch
Dia.

Pitch Diameter Limits
NC NF NS Major Diameter H1 Limit H2 Limit H3 Limit H4 Limit H5 Limit H6 Limit
UNC UNF UNS Basic Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max. Min. Max.
1/4
1/4
5/16
5/16
3/8

 
20
–
18
–
16
–
28
–
24
–
–
–
–
–
–

 
.2500
.2500
.3125
.3125
.3750
.2533
.2523
.3161
.3152
.3790
.2565
.2546
.3197
.3179
.3831

 
.2175
.2268
.2764
.2854
.3344
.2175
.2268
.2764
.2854
.3344
.2180
.2273
.2769
.2859
.3349
.2180
.2273
.2769
.2859
.3349
.2185
.2278
.2774
.2864
.3354
.2185
.2278
.2774
.2864
.3354
.2190
.2283
.2779
.2869
.3359
–
.2283
–
.2869
–
–
.2288
–
.2874
–
.2195
–
.2784
–
.3364
.2200
–
.2789
–
.3369
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3/8
7/16
7/16
1/2
1/2
–
14
–
13
–
24
–
20
–
20
–
–
–
–
–
.3750
.4375
.4375
.5000
.5000
.3777
.4422
.4408
.5050
.5033
.3804
.4468
.4440
.5100
.5065
.3479
.3911
.4050
.4500
.4675
.3479
–
–
.4500
.4675
.3484
–
–
.4505
.4680
.3484
.3916
–
.4505
.4680
.3489
.3921
–
.4510
.4685
.3489
.3921
.4060
.4510
.4685
.3494
.3926
.4065
.4515
.4690
.3494
–
–
–
–
.3499
–
–
–
–
–
.3931
.4070
.4520
.4695
–
.3936
.4075
.4525
.4700
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9/16
9/16
5/8
5/8
11/16
12
–
11
–
–
–
18
–
18
–
–
–
–
–
11
.5625
.5625
.6250
.6250
.6875
.5679
.5661
.6309
.6286
.6934
.5733
.5697
.6368
.6322
.6993
.5084
.5264
.5660
.5889
.6285
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.5269
.5665
.5894
–
–
.5274
.5670
.5899
–
.5094
.5274
.5670
.5899
.6295
.5099
.5279
.5675
.5904
.6300
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.5104
.5284
.5680
.5909
–
.5109
.5289
.5685
.5914
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
11/16
3/4
3/4
7/8
7/8
–
10
–
9
–
–
–
16
–
14
16
–
–
–
–
.6875
.7500
.7500
.8750
.8750
.6915
.7565
.7540
.8822
.8797
.6956
.7630
.7581
.8894
.8843
.6469
.6850
.7094
.8028
.8286
–
–
.7094
–
–
–
-
.7099
–
-
–
.6855
.7099
–
.8291
–
.6860
.7099
–
.8296
.6479
.6860
.7104
–
–
.6484
.6865
.7109
–
–
–
–
–
.8043
.8301
–
–
–
.8048
.8306
–
.6870
.7114
–
–
–
.6875
.7119
–
–
–
–
–
.8053
–
–
–
–
.8058
–
1
1
1
8
–
–
–
12
–
–
–
14
1.0000
1.0000
1.0000
1.0081
1.0054
1.0047
1.0162
1.0108
1.0093
.9188
.9459
.9536
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.9203
.9474
.9551
.9208
.9479
.9556
–
–
–
–
–
–
.9213
–
–
.9218
–
–

GENERAL NOTE: All Dimensions are given in inches.
Lead Tolerance: A maximum lead deviation of ±0.0005 in. within any two threads not farther apart than 1 in. is permitted.





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