Hardware Sizes: Unified Inch Screw Thread

This section contains tables of sizes for inch thread hardware.

Bolt Thread Sizes

The following table of thread sizes for coarse and fine thread was adapted from ASME B1.1:

Size Nomin Coarse Thread (UNC) Fine Thread (UNF)

al Threa Tensil Minor Threa Tensil Minor
(Major) ds e Area ds e Area
Diamet Per Stress [in2] Per Stress [in2]
er [in] Inch Area Inch Area
[in2] [in2]
#0 0.0600 --- --- --- 80 0.001 0.001
80 51
#2 0.0860 56 0.003 0.003 64 0.003 0.003
70 10 94 39
#4 0.1120 40 0.006 0.004 48 0.006 0.005
04 96 61 66
#5 0.1250 40 0.007 0.006 44 0.008 0.007
96 72 30 16
#6 0.1380 32 0.009 0.007 40 0.010 0.008
09 45 15 74
#8 0.1640 32 0.014 0.011 36 0.014 0.012
0 96 74 85
#10 0.1900 24 0.017 0.014 32 0.020 0.017
5 50 0 5
1/4" 0.2500 20 0.031 0.026 28 0.036 0.032
8 9 4 6
5/16 0.3125 18 0.052 0.045 24 0.058 0.052
" 4 4 0 4
3/8" 0.3750 16 0.077 0.067 24 0.087 0.080
5 8 8 9
7/16 0.4375 14 0.106 0.093 20 0.118 0.109
" 3 3 7 0
1/2" 0.5000 13 0.141 0.125 20 0.159 0.148
 9 7 9 6
9/16 0.5625 12 0.182 0.162 18 0.203 0.189
"
5/8" 0.6250 11 0.226 0.202 18 0.256 0.240
3/4" 0.7500 10 0.334 0.302 16 0.373 0.351
7/8" 0.8750 9 0.462 0.419 14 0.509 0.480
1" 1.0000 8 0.606 0.551 12 0.663 0.625
1- 1.1250 7 0.763 0.693 12 0.856 0.812
1/8"
1- 1.2500 7 0.969 0.890 12 1.073 1.024
1/4"
1- 1.3750 6 1.155 1.054 12 1.315 1.260
3/8"
1- 1.5000 6 1.405 1.294 12 1.581 1.521
1/2"
1- 1.7500 5 1.90 1.74 --- --- ---
3/4"
2" 2.0000 4.5 2.50 2.30 --- --- ---

Bolt Thread Dimensions

The following equations can be used to calculate dimensions for Unified Inch threads:

Equation, US Units [in] Source

Minor Diameter dm.ext = dnom − 1.299038/TPI Machinery's Handbook
Pitch Diameter dp.ext = dnom − 0.64951905/TPI ASME B1.1, Section 10.1p
Nominal Area
Tensile Stress Area ASME B1.1, Appendix B
Minor Area
(Shear Area)

In the table above, dnom is nominal diameter in inches and TPI is threads per inch.

Minimum Clearance Hole Diameters

The following table of clearance holes was adapted from ASME B18.2.8. The minimum hole
diameters are given.

Bolt Size Bolt Dia. [in] Normal Fit [in] Close Fit [in] Loose Fit [in]
#0 0.0600 0.076 0.067 0.094
#2 0.0860 0.102 0.094 0.116
#4 0.1120 0.128 0.120 0.144
#5 0.1250 0.156 0.141 0.172
#6 0.1380 0.170 0.154 0.185
#8 0.1640 0.196 0.180 0.213
#10 0.1900 0.221 0.206 0.238
1/4" 0.2500 0.281 0.266 0.297
5/16" 0.3125 0.344 0.328 0.359
3/8" 0.3750 0.406 0.391 0.422
7/16" 0.4375 0.469 0.453 0.484
1/2" 0.5000 0.562 0.531 0.609
5/8" 0.6250 0.688 0.656 0.734
3/4" 0.7500 0.812 0.781 0.906
7/8" 0.8750 0.938 0.906 1.031
1" 1.0000 1.094 1.031 1.156
1-1/8" 1.1250 1.219 1.156 1.312
1-1/4" 1.2500 1.344 1.281 1.438
1-3/8" 1.3750 1.500 1.438 1.609
1-1/2" 1.5000 1.625 1.562 1.734

Bolt Thread Length

Per ASME B18.2.1, the nominal thread length of inch-series bolts can be found by:

where L is the total bolt length and dnom is the nominal bolt diameter.

Hex Bolt Head Dimensions

The following table of hex bolt head dimensions was adapted from ASME B18.6.3, Table 29,
"Dimensions of Plain (Unslotted) and Slotted Regular and Large Hex Head Screws." This
table is used for smaller size hardware.

Nominal (Major) Width Across Flats Head Height

Size
Diameter [in] Minimum [in] Maximum [in] Minimum [in] Maximum [in]
#2 0.0860 0.120 0.125 0.040 0.050
#4 0.1120 0.181 0.188 0.049 0.060
#6 0.1380 0.244 0.250 0.080 0.093
#8 0.1640 0.244 0.250 0.096 0.110
#10 0.1900 0.305 0.312 0.105 0.120
1/4" 0.2500 0.367 0.375 0.172 0.190
5/16" 0.3125 0.489 0.500 0.208 0.230
3/8" 0.3750 0.551 0.562 0.270 0.295

The following table of hex bolt head dimensions was adapted from ASME B18.2.1, Table 2,
"Dimensions of Hex Bolts."

Size Nominal (Major) Width Across Flats Head Height

Diameter [in] Nominal [in] Minimum [in] Nominal [in] Minimum [in]
1/4" 0.2500 7/16"(0.438) 0.425 11/64" 0.150
5/16" 0.3125 1/2"(0.500) 0.484 7/32" 0.195
3/8" 0.3750 9/16"(0.562) 0.544 1/4" 0.226
7/16" 0.4375 5/8"(0.625) 0.603 19/64" 0.272
1/2" 0.5000 3/4"(0.750) 0.725 11/32" 0.302
5/8" 0.6250 15/16"(0.938) 0.906 27/64" 0.378
3/4" 0.7500 1-1/8"(1.125) 1.088 1/2" 0.455
7/8" 0.8750 1-5/16"(1.312) 1.269 37/64" 0.531
1" 1.0000 1-1/2"(1.500) 1.450 43/64" 0.591
1-1/8" 1.1250 1-11/16"(1.688) 1.631 3/4" 0.658
1-1/4" 1.2500 1-7/8"(1.875) 1.812 27/32" 0.749
1-3/8" 1.3750 2-1/16"(2.062) 1.994 29/32" 0.810
1-1/2" 1.5000 2-1/4"(2.250) 2.175 1" 0.902
1-5/8" 1.6250 2-7/16"(2.438) 2.356 1-3/32" 0.978
1-3/4" 1.7500 2-5/8"(2.625) 2.538 1-5/32" 1.054
1-7/8" 1.8750 2-13/16"(2.812) 2.719 1-1/4" 1.130
 2" 2.0000 3"(3.000) 2.900 1-11/32" 1.175

Hex Nut Dimensions

The following table of hex nut dimensions was adapted from ASME B18.2.2, Table 1-1,
"Dimensions of Square and Hex Machine Screw Nuts." This table is used for smaller size
hardware.

Nominal (Major) Width Across Flats Thickness

Size
Diameter [in] Nominal [in] Minimum [in] Minimum [in] Maximum [in]
#0 0.060 5/32"(0.156) 0.150 0.043 0.050
#2 0.086 3/16"(0.188) 0.180 0.057 0.066
#4 0.112 1/4"(0.250) 0.241 0.087 0.098
#6 0.138 5/16"(0.312) 0.302 0.102 0.114
#8 0.164 11/32"(0.344) 0.332 0.117 0.130
#10 0.190 3/8"(0.375) 0.362 0.117 0.130
1/4" 0.250 7/16"(0.438) 0.423 0.178 0.193
5/16" 0.312 9/16"(0.562) 0.545 0.208 0.225
3/8" 0.375 5/8"(0.625) 0.607 0.239 0.257

The following table of hex nut dimensions was adapted from ASME B18.2.2, Table 4,
"Dimensions of Hex Nuts and Hex Jam Nuts."

Nominal (Major) Width Across Flats Thickness

Size
Diameter [in] Minimum [in] Maximum [in] Minimum [in] Maximum [in]
1/4" 0.2500 0.428 0.438 0.212 0.226
5/16" 0.3125 0.489 0.500 0.258 0.273
3/8" 0.3750 0.551 0.563 0.320 0.337
7/16" 0.4375 0.675 0.688 0.365 0.385
1/2" 0.5000 0.736 0.750 0.427 0.448
9/16" 0.5625 0.861 0.875 0.473 0.496
5/8" 0.6250 0.922 0.938 0.535 0.559
3/4" 0.7500 1.088 1.125 0.617 0.665
7/8" 0.8750 1.269 1.312 0.724 0.776
1" 1.0000 1.450 1.500 0.831 0.887
1-1/8" 1.1250 1.631 1.688 0.939 0.999
1-1/4" 1.2500 1.812 1.875 1.030 1.094
1-3/8" 1.3750 1.994 2.062 1.138 1.206
1-1/2" 1.5000 2.175 2.250 1.245 1.317
1-5/8" 1.6250 2.350 2.430 1.364 1.416
1-3/4" 1.7500 2.538 2.625 1.460 1.540
1-7/8" 1.8750 2.722 2.813 1.567 1.651
2" 2.0000 2.900 3.000 1.675 1.763

Internal Thread Dimensions

The following equations can be used to calculate internal thread dimensions for Unified Inch
threads:

Equation, US Units [in] Source

Minor Diameter dm.int = dnom − 1.08253175/TPI ASME B1.1, Section 10.1s
Pitch Diameter dp.int = dnom − 0.64951905/TPI ASME B1.1, Section 8.3

In the table above, dnom is nominal diameter in inches and TPI is threads per inch.

Flat Washer Dimensions

The following table of flat washer dimensions was adapted from ASME B18.21.1, Table 11
for Type A Plain Washers. Type A washers come in 2 series: Narrow and Wide.

Inner Dia, Outer Dia, Thickness,

Size Basic Dia. [in] Series
Basic [in] Basic [in] Basic [in]
#0 0.0600 --- 0.078 0.188 0.020
#2 0.0860 --- 0.094 0.250 0.020
#4 0.1120 --- 0.125 0.312 0.032
#6 0.1380 --- 0.156 0.375 0.049
#8 0.1640 --- 0.188 0.438 0.049
#10 0.1900 --- 0.219 0.500 0.049
1/4" 0.2500 Narrow 0.281 0.625 0.065
1/4" 0.2500 Wide 0.312 0.734 0.065
5/16" 0.3125 Narrow 0.344 0.688 0.065
5/16" 0.3125 Wide 0.375 0.875 0.083
3/8" 0.3750 Narrow 0.406 0.812 0.065
3/8" 0.3750 Wide 0.438 1.000 0.083
7/16" 0.4375 Narrow 0.469 0.922 0.065
7/16" 0.4375 Wide 0.500 1.250 0.083
1/2" 0.5000 Narrow 0.531 1.062 0.095
1/2" 0.5000 Wide 0.562 1.375 0.109
9/16" 0.5625 Narrow 0.594 1.156 0.095
9/16" 0.5625 Wide 0.625 1.469 0.109
5/8" 0.6250 Narrow 0.656 1.312 0.095
5/8" 0.6250 Wide 0.688 1.750 0.134
3/4" 0.7500 Narrow 0.812 1.469 0.134
3/4" 0.7500 Wide 0.812 2.000 0.148
7/8" 0.8750 Narrow 0.938 1.750 0.134
7/8" 0.8750 Wide 0.938 2.250 0.165
1" 1.0000 Narrow 1.062 2.000 0.134
1" 1.0000 Wide 1.062 2.500 0.165
1-1/8" 1.1250 Narrow 1.250 2.250 0.134
1-1/8" 1.1250 Wide 1.250 2.750 0.165
1-1/4" 1.2500 Narrow 1.375 2.500 0.165
1-1/4" 1.2500 Wide 1.375 3.000 0.165
1-3/8" 1.3750 Narrow 1.500 2.750 0.165
1-3/8" 1.3750 Wide 1.500 3.250 0.180
1-1/2" 1.5000 Narrow 1.625 3.000 0.165
1-1/2" 1.5000 Wide 1.625 3.500 0.180
1-5/8" 1.6250 --- 1.750 3.750 0.180
1-3/4" 1.7500 --- 1.875 4.000 0.180
1-7/8" 1.8750 --- 2.000 4.250 0.180
2" 2.0000 --- 2.125 4.500 0.180