
■ Recommended Bored Hole Size Table for American Dryseal Taper Pipe Threads (NPTF) (Refer to ANSI B1.20.3-1976, re-confirmed in 1982) unit: mm
| Minor D | iameter | Bored Hole Size (reference) | reference Tap | |||||||||
| Size | L1 | L3 (3P) | L1+L3+1P | (Basic | Pipe End Diameter Pos | ition) | ( | Position of L1+L3+1P) | Maximum Size of | Basic Diameter | ||
| Maximum Value | Minimum Value | Tolerance | Maximum Value | Minimum Value | Tolerance | Straight Bored Hole | Position ℓg | |||||
| ① | ② | ③ | ④ | ⑤ | ⑥ | ⑦ | ⑧ | ⑨ | ⑩ | ⑪ | ⑫ | |
| NPTF | 1/16- 27 | 4.064 | 2.822 | 7.827 | 6.505 | 6.414 | 0.091 | 6.015 | 5.923 | 0.091 | 5.99 | 12.00 |
| NPTF | 1/8- 27 | 4.102 | 2.822 | 7.865 | 8.852 | 8.761 | 0.091 | 8.362 | 8.270 | 0.091 | 8.34 | 12.05 |
| NPTF | 1/4- 18 | 5.786 | 4.234 | 11.431 | 11.484 | 11.397 | 0.086 | 10.770 | 10.684 | 0.086 | 10.75 | 17.45 |
| NPTF | 3/8- 18 | 6.096 | 4.234 | 11.741 | 14.923 | 14.836 | 0.086 | 14.189 | 14.103 | 0.086 | 14.17 | 17.65 |
| NPTF | 1/2- 14 | 8.128 | 5.443 | 15.386 | 18.419 | 18.333 | 0.086 | 17.459 | 17.373 | 0.086 | 17.44 | 22.85 |
| NPTF | 3/4- 14 | 8.611 | 5.443 | 15.868 | 23.764 | 23.678 | 0.086 | 22.773 | 22.687 | 0.086 | 22.75 | 22.95 |
| NPTF | 1 - 11.5 | 10.160 | 6.627 | 18.996 | 29.812 | 29.726 | 0.086 | 28.625 | 28.538 | 0.086 | 28.60 | 27.40 |
| NPTF | 11/4- 11.5 | 10.668 | 6.627 | 19.504 | 38.569 | 38.483 | 0.086 | 37.350 | 37.263 | 0.086 | 37.33 | 28.10 |
| NPTF | 11/2- 11.5 | 10.668 | 6.627 | 19.504 | 44.639 | 44.552 | 0.086 | 43.420 | 43.334 | 0.086 | 43.40 | 28.40 |
| NPTF | 2 - 11.5 | 11.074 | 6.627 | 19.910 | 56.677 | 56.590 | 0.086 | 55.432 | 55.345 | 0.086 | 55.41 | 28.00 |
HAND ENGAGEMENT(L1)+L3 + ONE TURN FULL THREAD Remarks 1. Pipe End is Basic Diameter Position (E1).
L 3 3p L1 Remarks 2. Effective Thread Length is the length away from Pipe End
by (L1+L3+1P). NPTF INTERNAL THREAD Remarks 3. Concerning bored hole shape, considering load on taps, taper bored hole is recommended. NPTF EXTERNAL THREAD Remarks 4. When applying taper bored hole, by referring to values
before reaming by taking reamer's margin into account.
shown in column ⑪, select drill diameter.
internal Basic Major Dia. − Hole Size Before Tapping threads
As shown above, when the thread height increases, the amount of material to be removed increases rapidly, so it is an advantage to tap users to keep the hole size (thread minor diameter) as large as possible.