| Nominal Size | Machine Screw Length, L | These Lengths or Shorter Are Undercut | Head Diameter, A | Head Height, H, Ref. | Slot Width, J | Slot Depth, T | Protrusion Above Gaging Diameter, F | Gaging Diameter, G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A & AB Tapping Screws | Other Types of Tapping Screws | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |||||
| #0000 | 0.533 | - | - | - | 1.016 | 0.889 | 0.279 | 0.203 | 0.102 | 0.178 | 0.076 | - | - | - |
| #000 | 0.864 | - | - | - | 1.524 | 1.397 | 0.406 | 0.279 | 0.178 | 0.229 | 0.127 | - | - | - |
| #00 | 1.194 | - | - | - | 2.210 | 2.032 | 0.711 | 0.432 | 0.254 | 0.356 | 0.229 | - | - | - |
| #0 | 1.524 | 3.175 | 4.763 | 3.175 | 2.845 | 2.438 | 0.889 | 0.584 | 0.406 | 0.381 | 0.254 | 0.660 | 0.406 | 1.981 |
| #1 | 1.854 | 3.175 | 4.763 | 2.381 | 3.480 | 3.048 | 1.092 | 0.660 | 0.483 | 0.483 | 0.305 | 0.711 | 0.406 | 2.565 |
| #2 | 2.184 | 3.175 | 4.763 | 4.763 | 4.115 | 3.658 | 1.295 | 0.787 | 0.584 | 0.584 | 0.381 | 0.737 | 0.432 | 3.150 |
| #3 | 2.515 | 3.175 | 5.556 | 5.556 | 4.750 | 4.242 | 1.499 | 0.889 | 0.686 | 0.686 | 0.432 | 0.787 | 0.457 | 3.759 |
| #4 | 2.845 | 4.763 | 6.350 | 6.350 | 5.385 | 4.851 | 1.702 | 0.991 | 0.787 | 0.762 | 0.508 | 0.813 | 0.483 | 4.369 |
| #5 | 3.175 | 4.763 | 6.350 | 6.350 | 6.020 | 5.461 | 1.905 | 1.092 | 0.889 | 0.864 | 0.559 | 0.864 | 0.508 | 4.978 |
| #6 | 3.505 | 4.763 | 7.938 | 7.938 | 6.655 | 6.045 | 2.108 | 1.219 | 0.991 | 0.965 | 0.610 | 0.914 | 0.533 | 5.588 |
| #7 | 3.835 | - | 9.525 | 9.525 | 7.290 | 6.655 | 2.311 | 1.219 | 0.991 | 1.041 | 0.686 | 0.940 | 0.559 | 6.172 |
| #8 | 4.166 | 6.350 | 11.113 | 11.113 | 7.925 | 7.239 | 2.540 | 1.372 | 1.143 | 1.143 | 0.737 | 0.991 | 0.584 | 6.782 |
| #10 | 4.826 | 7.938 | 12.700 | 12.700 | 9.195 | 8.458 | 2.946 | 1.524 | 1.270 | 1.346 | 0.864 | 1.067 | 0.635 | 7.950 |
| #12 | 5.486 | 9.525 | 14.288 | 14.288 | 10.465 | 9.652 | 3.353 | 1.702 | 1.422 | 1.524 | 0.991 | 1.143 | 0.686 | 9.195 |
| #14 | 6.147 | - | 15.875 | - | 11.735 | 10.846 | 3.759 | 1.905 | 1.626 | 1.727 | 1.118 | 1.245 | 0.737 | 10.414 |
| 1/4 | 6.350 | 11.113 | 15.875 | 15.875 | 12.116 | 11.227 | 3.886 | 1.905 | 1.626 | 1.778 | 1.168 | 1.270 | 0.737 | 10.770 |
| #16 | 6.807 | - | 19.050 | - | 13.005 | 12.065 | 4.166 | 1.905 | 1.626 | 1.905 | 1.245 | 1.321 | 0.787 | 11.608 |
| #18 | 7.468 | - | 20.638 | - | 14.249 | 13.259 | 4.572 | 2.134 | 1.829 | 2.108 | 1.372 | 1.397 | 0.838 | 12.827 |
| 5/16 | 7.938 | 12.700 | 20.638 | 15.875 | 15.164 | 14.122 | 4.851 | 2.134 | 1.829 | 2.235 | 1.473 | 1.448 | 0.864 | 13.691 |
| #20 | 8.128 | - | 20.638 | - | 15.519 | 14.453 | 4.978 | 2.134 | 1.829 | 2.286 | 1.499 | 1.473 | 0.889 | 14.046 |
| #24 | 9.449 | - | 25.400 | - | 18.059 | 16.866 | 5.791 | 2.388 | 2.057 | 2.667 | 1.753 | 1.651 | 0.991 | 16.459 |
| 3/8 | 9.525 | 14.288 | - | 15.875 | 18.212 | 17.018 | 5.842 | 2.388 | 2.057 | 2.692 | 1.778 | 1.651 | 0.991 | 16.586 |
| 7/16 | 11.113 | 15.875 | - | 19.050 | 19.304 | 18.161 | 5.664 | 2.388 | 2.057 | 2.616 | 1.676 | 1.854 | 1.118 | 17.526 |
| 1/2 | 12.700 | 19.050 | - | 19.050 | 20.701 | 19.431 | 5.664 | 2.692 | 2.311 | 2.616 | 1.651 | 2.057 | 1.245 | 18.771 |
| 9/16 | 14.288 | - | - | - | 23.673 | 22.301 | 6.604 | 2.997 | 2.591 | 3.048 | 1.956 | 2.261 | 1.346 | 21.615 |
| 5/8 | 15.875 | - | - | - | 26.670 | 25.146 | 7.569 | 3.378 | 2.946 | 3.480 | 2.235 | 2.464 | 1.473 | 24.435 |
| 3/4 | 19.050 | - | - | - | 32.639 | 30.861 | 9.449 | 3.785 | 3.327 | 4.343 | 2.819 | 2.845 | 1.702 | 30.124 |
| Nominal Size | Machine Screw Length, L | These Lengths or Shorter Are Undercut | Head Diameter, A | Head Height, H, Ref. | Slot Width, J | Slot Depth, T | Protrusion Above Gaging Diameter, F | Gaging Diameter, G | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type A & AB Tapping Screws | Other Types of Tapping Screws | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | Min. | |||||
| #0000 | 0.0210 | - | - | - | 0.040 | 0.035 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.004 | 0.007 | 0.003 | - | - | - |
| #000 | 0.0340 | - | - | - | 0.060 | 0.055 | 0.016 | 0.011 | 0.007 | 0.009 | 0.005 | - | - | - |
| #00 | 0.0470 | - | - | - | 0.087 | 0.080 | 0.028 | 0.017 | 0.010 | 0.014 | 0.009 | - | - | - |
| #0 | 0.0600 | 1/8 | 3/16 | 1/8 | 0.112 | 0.096 | 0.035 | 0.023 | 0.016 | 0.015 | 0.010 | 0.026 | 0.016 | 0.078 |
| #1 | 0.0730 | 1/8 | 3/16 | 5/32 | 0.137 | 0.120 | 0.043 | 0.026 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.012 | 0.028 | 0.016 | 0.101 |
| #2 | 0.0860 | 1/8 | 3/16 | 3/16 | 0.162 | 0.144 | 0.051 | 0.031 | 0.023 | 0.023 | 0.015 | 0.029 | 0.017 | 0.124 |
| #3 | 0.0990 | 1/8 | 7/32 | 7/32 | 0.187 | 0.167 | 0.059 | 0.035 | 0.027 | 0.027 | 0.017 | 0.031 | 0.018 | 0.148 |
| #4 | 0.1120 | 3/16 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0.212 | 0.191 | 0.067 | 0.039 | 0.031 | 0.030 | 0.020 | 0.032 | 0.019 | 0.172 |
| #5 | 0.1250 | 3/16 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0.237 | 0.215 | 0.075 | 0.043 | 0.035 | 0.034 | 0.022 | 0.034 | 0.020 | 0.196 |
| #6 | 0.1380 | 3/16 | 5/16 | 5/16 | 0.262 | 0.238 | 0.083 | 0.048 | 0.039 | 0.038 | 0.024 | 0.036 | 0.021 | 0.220 |
| #7 | 0.1510 | - | 3/8 | 3/8 | 0.287 | 0.262 | 0.091 | 0.048 | 0.039 | 0.041 | 0.027 | 0.037 | 0.022 | 0.243 |
| #8 | 0.1640 | 1/4 | 7/16 | 7/16 | 0.312 | 0.285 | 0.100 | 0.054 | 0.045 | 0.045 | 0.029 | 0.039 | 0.023 | 0.267 |
| #10 | 0.1900 | 5/16 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0.362 | 0.333 | 0.116 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.053 | 0.034 | 0.042 | 0.025 | 0.313 |
| #12 | 0.2160 | 3/8 | 9/16 | 9/16 | 0.412 | 0.380 | 0.132 | 0.067 | 0.056 | 0.060 | 0.039 | 0.045 | 0.027 | 0.362 |
| #14 | 0.2420 | - | 5/8 | - | 0.462 | 0.427 | 0.148 | 0.075 | 0.064 | 0.068 | 0.044 | 0.049 | 0.029 | 0.410 |
| 1/4 | 0.2500 | 7/16 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 0.477 | 0.442 | 0.153 | 0.075 | 0.064 | 0.070 | 0.046 | 0.050 | 0.029 | 0.424 |
| #16 | 0.2680 | - | 3/4 | - | 0.512 | 0.475 | 0.164 | 0.075 | 0.064 | 0.075 | 0.049 | 0.052 | 0.031 | 0.457 |
| #18 | 0.2940 | - | 13/16 | - | 0.561 | 0.522 | 0.180 | 0.084 | 0.072 | 0.083 | 0.054 | 0.055 | 0.033 | 0.505 |
| 5/16 | 0.3125 | 1/2 | 13/16 | 5/8 | 0.597 | 0.556 | 0.191 | 0.084 | 0.072 | 0.088 | 0.058 | 0.057 | 0.034 | 0.539 |
| #20 | 0.3200 | - | 13/16 | - | 0.611 | 0.569 | 0.196 | 0.084 | 0.072 | 0.090 | 0.059 | 0.058 | 0.035 | 0.553 |
| #24 | 0.3720 | - | 1 | - | 0.711 | 0.664 | 0.228 | 0.094 | 0.081 | 0.105 | 0.069 | 0.065 | 0.039 | 0.648 |
| 3/8 | 0.3750 | 9/16 | - | 5/8 | 0.717 | 0.670 | 0.230 | 0.094 | 0.081 | 0.106 | 0.070 | 0.065 | 0.039 | 0.653 |
| 7/16 | 0.4375 | 5/8 | - | 3/4 | 0.760 | 0.715 | 0.223 | 0.094 | 0.081 | 0.103 | 0.066 | 0.073 | 0.044 | 0.690 |
| 1/2 | 0.5000 | 3/4 | - | 3/4 | 0.815 | 0.765 | 0.223 | 0.106 | 0.091 | 0.103 | 0.065 | 0.081 | 0.049 | 0.739 |
| 9/16 | 0.5625 | - | - | - | 0.932 | 0.878 | 0.260 | 0.118 | 0.102 | 0.120 | 0.077 | 0.089 | 0.053 | 0.851 |
| 5/8 | 0.6250 | - | - | - | 1.050 | 0.990 | 0.298 | 0.133 | 0.116 | 0.137 | 0.088 | 0.097 | 0.058 | 0.962 |
| 3/4 | 0.7500 | - | - | - | 1.285 | 1.215 | 0.372 | 0.149 | 0.131 | 0.171 | 0.111 | 0.112 | 0.067 | 1.186 |