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Size Major Dia Threads Per Inch Pitch Dia Minor Dia Externala Minor Dia Internalb Minor Dia Area Tensile Stress Area
# inch tpi inch inch inch sq. inch sq. inch
#0 0.06 80 0.0519 0.0451 0.0465 0.00151 0.0018
#1* 0.073 72 0.064 0.0565 0.058 0.00237 0.00278
#2 0.086 64 0.0759 0.0674 0.0691 0.00339 0.00394
#3* 0.099 56 0.0874 0.0778 0.0797 0.00451 0.00523
#4 0.112 48 0.0985 0.0871 0.0894 0.00566 0.00661
#5 0.125 44 0.1102 0.0979 0.1004 0.00716 0.0083
#6 0.138 40 0.1218 0.1082 0.1109 0.00874 0.01015
#8 0.164 36 0.146 0.1309 0.1339 0.01285 0.01474
#10 0.19 32 0.1697 0.1528 0.1562 0.0175 0.02
#12* 0.216 28 0.1928 0.1734 0.1773 0.0226 0.0258
1/4 0.25 28 0.2268 0.2074 0.2113 0.0326 0.0364
5/16 0.3125 24 0.2854 0.2629 0.2674 0.0524 0.058
3/8 0.375 24 0.3479 0.3254 0.3299 0.0809 0.0878
7/16 0.4375 20 0.405 0.378 0.3834 0.109 0.1187
1/2 0.5 20 0.4675 0.4405 0.4459 0.1486 0.1599
9/16 0.5625 18 0.5264 0.4964 0.5024 0.189 0.203
5/8 0.625 18 0.5889 0.5589 0.5649 0.24 0.256
3/4 0.75 16 0.7094 0.6763 0.6823 0.351 0.373
7/8 0.875 14 0.8286 0.79 0.7977 0.48 0.509
1 1 12 0.9459 0.9001 0.9098 0.625 0.663
1-1/8 1.125 12 1.0709 1.0258 1.0348 0.812 0.856
1¼ 1.25 12 1.1959 1.1508 1.1598 1.024 1.073
1-3/8 1.375 12 1.3209 1.2758 1.2848 1.26 1.315
1½ 1.5 12 1.4459 1.4008 1.4098 1.521 1.581
# inch tpi inch inch inch sq. inch sq. inch
Size Major Dia Threads Per Inch Pitch Dia Minor Dia External a Minor Dia Internalb Minor Dia Area Tensile Stress Area
* Secondary Size aForm for UNR thread bBasic Minor Diameter
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