Twist Drill Diameter Chart

This chart gives the decimal equivalent of fractional, number, letter, and metric sizes in order of increasing size.

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FRACTION# SIZELETTERMETRICDECIMAL INCHES
#800.0135
#790.0145
1/640.0156
#780.0160
#770.0180
0.5mm0.0197
#760.0200
#750.0210
#740.0225
#730.0240
#720.0250
#710.0260
#700.0280
#690.0292
0.75mm0.0295
#680.0310
1/320.0312
#670.0320
#660.0330
#650.0350
#640.0360
#630.0370
#620.0380
#610.0390
1mm0.0394
#600.0400
#590.0410
#580.0420
#570.0430
#560.0465
3/640.0469
1.25mm0.0492
#550.0520
#540.0550
1.5mm0.0591
#530.0595
1/160.0625
#520.0635
#510.0670
1.75mm0.0689
#500.0700
#490.0730
#480.0760
5/640.0781
#470.0785
2mm0.0787
#460.0810
#450.0820
#440.0860
2.25mm0.0886
#430.0890
#420.0935
3/320.0938
#410.0960
#400.0980
2.5mm0.0984
#390.0995
#380.1015
#370.1040
#360.1065
2.75mm0.1083
7/640.1094
#350.1100
#340.1110
#330.1130
#320.1160
3mm0.1181
#310.1200
1/80.1250
3.25mm0.1280
#300.1285
#290.1360
3.5mm0.1378
#280.1405
9/640.1406
#270.1440
#260.1470
3.75mm0.1476
#250.1495
#240.1520
#230.1540
5/320.1562
#220.1570
4mm0.1575
#210.1590
#200.1610
#190.1660
4.25mm0.1673
#180.1695
11/640.1719
#170.1730
#160.1770
4.5mm0.1772
#150.1800
#140.1820
#130.1850
4.75mm0.1870
3/160.1875
#120.1890
#110.1910
#100.1935
#90.1960
5mm0.1969
#80.1990
#70.2010
13/640.2031
#60.2040
#50.2055
5.25mm0.2067
#40.2090
#30.2130
5.5mm0.2165
7/320.2188
#20.2210
5.75mm0.2264
#10.2280
A0.2340
15/640.2344
6mm0.2362
B0.2380
C0.2420
D0.2460
6.25mm0.2461
1/4E0.2500
6.5mm0.2559
F0.2570
G0.2610
17/640.2656
6.75mm0.2657
H0.2660
I0.2720
7mm0.2756
J0.2770
K0.2810
9/320.2812
7.25mm0.2854
L0.2900
M0.2950
7.5mm0.2953
19/640.2969
N0.3020
7.75mm0.3051
5/160.3125
8mm0.3150
O0.3160
P0.3230
8.25mm0.3248
21/640.3281
Q0.3320
8.5mm0.3346
R0.3390
11/320.3438
8.75mm0.3445
S0.3480
9mm0.3543
T0.3580
23/640.3594
9.25mm0.3642
U0.3680
9.5mm0.3740
3/80.3750
V0.3770
9.75mm0.3839
W0.3860
25/640.3906
10mm0.3937
X0.3970
Y0.4040
13/320.4063
Z0.4130
10.5mm0.4134
27/640.4219
11mm0.4331
7/160.4375
11.5mm0.4528
29/640.4531
15/320.4688
12mm0.4724
31/640.4844
12.5mm0.4921
1/20.5000
13mm0.5118
33/640.5156
17/320.5312
13.5mm0.5315
35/640.5469
14mm0.5512
9/160.5625
14.5mm0.5709
37/640.5781
15mm0.5906
19/320.5938
39/640.6094
15.5mm0.6102
5/80.6250
16mm0.6299
41/640.6406
16.5mm0.6496
21/320.6562
17mm0.6693
43/640.6719
11/160.6875
17.5mm0.6890
45/640.7031
18mm0.7087
23/320.7188
18.5mm0.7283
47/640.7344
19mm0.7480
3/40.7500
49/640.7656
19.5mm0.7677
25/320.7813
20mm0.7874
 51/640.7969
20.5mm0.8071
13/160.8125
21mm0.8268
53/640.8281
27/320.8438
21.5mm0.8465
55/640.8594
22mm0.8661
7/80.8750
22.5mm0.8858
57/640.8906
23mm0.9055
29/320.9062
59/640.9219
23.5mm0.9252
15/160.9375
24mm0.9449
61/640.9531
24.5mm0.9646
31/320.9688
25mm0.9843
63/640.9844
1 inch1.0000

For design, see:

  • ASME B94.11 – Twist Drills
    • This Standard covers nomenclature, definitions, sizes and tolerances of High Speed Steel, Straight and Taper Shank Drills, and Combined Drills and Countersinks, Plain and Bell Type. It covers both inch and metric size drills.
  • ASME B18.2.8 – Clearance holes for bolts, screws and studs
    • This Standard covers the recommended clearance hole sizes for #0 through 1.5 in. and M1.6 through M100 metric fasteners in three classes of clearance using a close-, normal-, and loose-fit category.