International Tolerance ( I T G ra d e )

International Tolerance (IT Grade)

IT grades shows a tolerance allowable for difference of the diameters of a hole and a shaft. As the number added after IT increases, the tolerance becomes rough. Depending on the basic size, the tolerance value in each grade varies. In the catalog, IT grades are shown as a guide of dimensional dispersion in the diameters of holes machined with the drill. For information, H8 tolerance for a ø8.0 hole is 0 to + 0.022 mm, the width of the value is the same as that of IT 8. In the Table shown below, tolerance areas attainable with typical drilling tools are distinguished by using different colors. Solid drills are generally used for machining holes of IT 9 to 12. For machining a hole of better than IT 8, fi nishing process such as reaming is required. For a hole better than IT 5, high-precision fi nishing is required. Above description is based on machining of general steel. In practice, the IT grade attained with the tool varies widely depending on the hardness and the composition of the work material.

  • IT (International Tolerance) Grades
Basic sizeInternational tolerancegrade
(mm)IT1IT2IT3IT4IT5IT6IT7IT8IT9IT10IT11IT12IT13IT14IT15IT16IT17IT18
> �(μm)(mm)
- 30.81.2234610142540600.10.140.250.40.611.4
3 611.52.545812183048750.120.180.30.480.751.21.8
6 1011.52.546915223658900.150.220.360.580.91.52.2
10 181.2235811182743701100.180.270.430.71.11.82.7
18 301.52.546913213352841300.210.330.520.841.32.13.3
30 501.52.54711162539621001600.250.390.6211.62.53.9
50 80235813193046741201900.30.460.741.21.934.6
80 1202.5461015223554871402200.350.540.871.42.23.55.4
120 1803.55812182540631001602500.40.6311.62.546.3
180 2504.571014202946721151852900.460.721.151.852.94.67.2
250 315681216233252811302103200.520.811.32.13.25.28.1
315 400791318253657891402303600.570.891.42.33.65.78.9
400 5008101520274063971552504000.630.971.552.546.39.7
500 63091116223244701101752804400.71.11.752.84.4711
630 800101318253650801252003205000.81.2523.25812.5
800 1000111521284056901402303605600.91.42.33.65.6914
1000 12501318243347661051652604206601.051.652.64.26.610.516.5
1250 16001521293955731251953105007801.251.953.157.812.519.5
1600 20001825354665921502303706009201.52.33.769.21523
2000 2500223041557811017528044070011001.752.84.471117.528
2500 3150263650689613521033054086013502.13.35.48.613.52133
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