ISO metric · fine
M39 × 1.5 tap drill size
For general work, OSG suggests 65–70% of full thread. Harder materials and deep holes want less; the calculator sets it from your material.
Cut tap
37.5 mm
1.4764" · 77% thread
Or 1-31/64 (1.4844") for 67%
Form tap
38.5 mm
1.5157" · 49% thread
Pick your material for its % of thread, tapping RPM and the rigid-tap code.
Thread dimensions
- Major Ø
- 39.000 mm (1.5354")
- Pitch
- 1.5 mm
- Pitch Ø (basic)
- 38.026 mm (1.4971")
- Minor Ø (internal, basic)
- 37.376 mm (1.4715")
- Thread depth (internal)
- 0.812 mm (0.0320")
Basic sizes of the 60° form. Tolerance classes (6H) set the limits around them.
Cut tap drills
For a cutting (fluted or spiral) tap. Every standard drill from 50% to 85% thread; suggested rows are in the 65–70% band.
| Drill | Ø in | Ø mm | Thread |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37.5 mm | 1.4764 | 37.50 | 77% |
| 1-31/64suggested | 1.4844 | 37.70 | 67% |
| 38 mm | 1.4961 | 38.00 | 51% |
Form tap drills
A form (roll) tap displaces metal instead of cutting it, so it needs a bigger hole. Every standard drill from 50% to 85% thread; suggested rows are in the 65–70% band.
| Drill | Ø in | Ø mm | Thread |
|---|
3-wire measurement
- Best wire size
- 0.866 mm (0.0341")
- Over wires, at basic pitch Ø
- 39.325 mm (1.5482")
For the external thread (the screw). The best wire touches the flanks at the pitch diameter.
Sources
- ISO 261 / ISO 262 — ISO general purpose metric screw threads: general plan and selected sizes
- OSG — Tap drill size and pitch diameter limit chart (formula, suggested % of full thread)
- Cutting Tool Engineering — "Threads will roll": form tap hole size = D − 0.0068 × % / TPI
- ASME B94.11M — Twist drills (fractional, number, letter and metric sizes)
- NIST (NBS) Letter Circular 23 and Pratt & Whitney — three-wire thread measurement, best wire size