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UNC

Unified National Coarse

The standard coarse-pitch American fastener thread, common on flange bolting, clamps, and mounting hardware around piping systems.

Standard
ASME B1.1
Flank angle
60° included
Sealing
None -- a fastening thread.

Thread profile

Pitch line60°Pitch (P)Flat crestFlat root

A 60° included flank angle with a flat-truncated crest and root -- the single fastest way to tell a Unified/American pipe thread from the other family by eye.

Cut straight: the pitch diameter is constant along the full thread length, with no taper.

Size chart

Basic dimensions, UNC · tap drill at 75% thread
NominalTPIPitchMajor ØPitch ØMinor ØTap drill
#4400.0250"0.1120"0.0958"0.0795"#43 (0.0876")
#6320.0313"0.1380"0.1177"0.0974"#36 (0.1076")
#8320.0313"0.1640"0.1437"0.1234"#29 (0.1336")
#10240.0417"0.1900"0.1629"0.1359"#25 (0.1494")
1/4200.0500"0.2500"0.2175"0.1850"#7 (0.2013")
5/16180.0556"0.3125"0.2764"0.2403"F (0.2584")
3/8160.0625"0.3750"0.3344"0.2938"5/16" (0.3141")
7/16140.0714"0.4375"0.3911"0.3447"U (0.3679")
1/2130.0769"0.5000"0.4500"0.4001"27/64" (0.4251")
5/8110.0909"0.6250"0.5660"0.5069"17/32" (0.5364")
3/4100.1000"0.7500"0.6850"0.6201"21/32" (0.6526")
7/890.1111"0.8750"0.8028"0.7307"49/64" (0.7667")
180.1250"1.0000"0.9188"0.8376"7/8" (0.8782")

Tap drill calculator

Calculated live

Tap drill#430.0876" calculated · #43 (0.0876") nearest standard
Pitch
0.0250"
Pitch diameter (basic)
0.0958"
Minor diameter (basic)
0.0795"
Clearance drill (normal)
#27 (0.1432")

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