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Metric Screw Sizes, Their Imperial Equivalent and Designation, and Uses

Millimeters Inches / Designation Tap Drill/Pilot Drill Uses
.3429mm .0135" #80
.3683mm .0145" #79
.3969mm .015625" 1/64" #0 Pilot, Soft-Wood
.4064mm .016" #78
.4572mm .018" #77
.5mm .0197"
.508mm .02" #76
.5334mm .021" #75
.5715mm .0225" #74
.6096mm .024" #73
.635mm .025" #72
.6604mm .026" #71
.7112mm .028" #70
.74168mm .0292" #69
.75mm .0295" M1x.25 coarse
.7874mm .031" #68
.7938mm .03125" 1/32" #0 Pilot, Hard-Wood
#1 Pilot, Hard & Soft-Wood
#2 Pilot, Soft-Wood
.8128mm .032" #67
.8382mm .033" #66
.85mm .0335" M1.1x.25 coarse
.889mm .035" #65
.9144mm .036" #64
.9398mm .037" #63
.95mm .0374" M1.2x.25 coarse
.9652mm .038" #62
.9906mm .039" #61
1mm .0394"
1.016mm .04" #60
1.0414mm .041" #59
1.0668mm .042" #58
1.0922mm .043" #57
1.1mm .0433" M1.4x.3 coarse
1.1811mm .0465" #56
1.1906mm .046875" 3/64" #0-80 UNF
#2 Pilot, Hard-wood
#3 Pilot, Soft-Wood
#4 Pilot, Soft-Wood
1.25mm .0492" M1.6x.35 coarse
1.3mm .0512" M1.7x.35 coarse
1.3208mm .052" #55
1.397mm .055" #54
1.45mm .0571" M1.8x.35 coarse
1.5mm .0591"
1.5113mm .0595" #53 #1-64 UNC
#1-72 UNF
1.5875mm .0625" 1/16" #0 Wood Shank Hole
#3 Pilot Hard-Wood
#4 Pilot; Hard-wood
#5 Pilot, Soft-wood
#6 Pilot, Soft-wood
#7 Pilot Soft-wood
1.6mm .063" M2x.4 coarse
1.6129mm .0635" #52
1.7018mm .067" #51
1.75mm .0689" M2.2x.45 coarse
1.778mm .07" #50 #2-64 UNF
#2-56 UNC
1.8542mm .073" #49
1.9304mm .076" #48
1.9844mm .078125" 5/64" #1 Wood Shank Hole
#5 Pilot Hard-wood
#6 Pilot; Hard-wood
#8 Pilot Soft-wood
#9 Pilot Soft-wood
1.9939mm .0785" #47 #3-48 UNC
2mm .0787"
2.05mm .0807" M2.5x.45 coarse
2.0574mm .081" #46
2.0828mm .082" #45 #3-56 UNF
2.1844mm .086" #44
2.2606mm .089" #43 #4-40 UNC
2.3749mm .0935" #42 #4-48 UNF
2.3813mm .09375" 3/32" #2 Wood Shank Hole
#7 Pilot Hard-wood
#8 Pilot Hard-wood
#10 Pilot Soft-wood
#11 Pilot Soft-wood
2.4384mm .096" #41
2.4892mm .098" #40
2.5mm .0984"

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