ISO metric · fine
M39 × 3 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
36.5 mm
1.4370" · 64% thread
Form tap
37.5 mm
1.4764" · 74% 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
- 3 mm
- Pitch Ø (basic)
- 37.051 mm (1.4587")
- Minor Ø (internal, basic)
- 35.752 mm (1.4076")
- Thread depth (internal)
- 1.624 mm (0.0639")
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-13/32 | 1.4063 | 35.72 | 84% |
| 36 mm | 1.4173 | 36.00 | 77% |
| 1-27/64 | 1.4219 | 36.12 | 74% |
| 36.5 mm | 1.4370 | 36.50 | 64% |
| 1-7/16 | 1.4375 | 36.51 | 64% |
| 1-29/64 | 1.4531 | 36.91 | 54% |
| 37 mm | 1.4567 | 37.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-15/32 | 1.4688 | 37.31 | 83% |
| 37.5 mm | 1.4764 | 37.50 | 74% |
| 1-31/64 | 1.4844 | 37.70 | 64% |
3-wire measurement
- Best wire size
- 1.732 mm (0.0682")
- Over wires, at basic pitch Ø
- 39.650 mm (1.5610")
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