{"id":2261,"date":"2022-09-28T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T03:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/?p=2261"},"modified":"2022-09-29T16:48:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:48:16","slug":"metric-vs-saeinch-threads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/28\/metric-vs-saeinch-threads\/","title":{"rendered":"Metric vs. SAE(Inch) Threads"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Metric vs. SAE(Inch) Threads<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Metric vs. SAE(Inch) Threads.The major difference between metric and SAE(Inch) is in how threads are specified. When it comes to fasteners that use threading, an extra measurement called &#8220;thread pitch&#8221; is added after the diameter measurement. Examples of metric fasteners would be M6x1.0, M10x1.5, and M18x2.5; Examples of SAE(Inch) fasteners would be 1\/4-20, 1\/4-28, and 3\/8-16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Metric thread pitch<\/strong> is the distance between teeth. For example, an M18x2.5 thread means the diameter of the nut or bolt is 18 mm and that there are 2.5mm between the threads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Metric-Thread-Pitch.jpg\" alt=\"Metric-Thread-Pitch\" width=\"918\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Metric-Thread-Pitch.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Metric-Thread-Pitch-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Metric-Thread-Pitch-768x134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>SAE(Inch) thread pitch<\/strong> is how many threads there are per inch. For example, a 1\/4-20 thread means the diameter of the nut or bolt is 1\/4 inch and that there are 20 threads per inch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-Threads-Per-InchTPI.jpg\" alt=\"US-Threads-Per-Inch(TPI)\" width=\"918\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-Threads-Per-InchTPI.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-Threads-Per-InchTPI-300x52.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.top-ti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/US-Threads-Per-InchTPI-768x134.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Table 1 &#8211; Standard Thread Pitch for Metric Bolts<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #e0dede; border-spacing: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" border=\"1\" width=\"612\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 49.5pt; width: 115pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"153\" height=\"66\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Bolt Diameter (mm)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; width: 345pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"459\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Thread Pitch (distance between threads, mm)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24.75pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"33\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Standard<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Fine<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Super Fine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">0.4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">0.45<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">0.7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">0.8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">12<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">1.5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">30<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e0dede; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">\/<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Table 2 &#8211; Threads Per Inch (TPI) for SAE(Inch) Bolts and Machine Screws<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; border-spacing: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" border=\"1\" width=\"549\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 49.5pt; width: 137pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"2\" width=\"183\" height=\"66\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Bolt Size or Diameter<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; width: 274pt; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"366\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Threads Per Inch (TPI)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24.75pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24.75pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"33\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Coarse Thread (UNC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Fine Thread (UNF)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">#2 (0.0860&#8243;)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">56<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">64<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">#3 (0.0990&#8243;)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">48<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">56<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">#4 (0.1120&#8243;)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">48<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18.0pt;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18pt; border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\" height=\"24\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">#5 (0.1250&#8243;)<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #d6d4d4; 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When it comes to fasteners that use threading, an extra measurement called &#8220;thread pitch&#8221; is added after the diameter measurement. Examples of metric fasteners would be M6x1.0, M10x1.5, and M18x2.5; Examples of SAE(Inch) fasteners would be 1\/4-20, 1\/4-28, and 3\/8-16. &nbsp; Metric thread pitch is the distance between teeth. For example, an M18x2.5 thread means the diameter of the nut or bolt is 18 mm and that there are 2.5mm between the threads. &nbsp; SAE(Inch) thread pitch is how many threads there are per inch. For example, a 1\/4-20 thread means the diameter of the nut or bolt is 1\/4 inch and that there are 20 threads per inch. &nbsp; Table 1 &#8211; Standard Thread Pitch for Metric Bolts Bolt Diameter (mm) Thread Pitch (distance between threads, mm) Standard Fine Super Fine 2 0.4 \/ \/ 2.5 0.45 \/ \/ 3 0.5 \/ \/ 4 0.7 \/ \/ 5 0.8 \/ \/ 6 1 \/ \/ 7 1 \/ \/ 8 1.25 1 \/ 10 1.5 1.25 1 12 1.75 1.5 1.25 14 2 1.5 \/ 16 2 1.5 \/ 18 2.5 2 1.5 20 2.5 2 1.5 22 2.5 2 1.5 24 3 2 \/ 27 3 2 \/ 30 3.5 2 \/ 33 3.5 2 \/ 36 4 3 \/ &nbsp; Table 2 &#8211; Threads Per Inch (TPI) for SAE(Inch) Bolts and Machine Screws Bolt Size or Diameter Threads Per Inch (TPI) Coarse Thread (UNC) Fine Thread (UNF) #2 (0.0860&#8243;) 56 64 #3 (0.0990&#8243;) 48 56 #4 (0.1120&#8243;) 40 48 #5 (0.1250&#8243;) 40 44 #6 (0.1380&#8243;) 32 40 #8 (0.1640&#8243;) 32 36 #10 (0.1900&#8243;) 24 32 #12 (0.2160&#8243;) 24 28 \u00a0 1\/4 20 28 \u00a0 5\/16 18 24 \u00a0 3\/8 16 24 \u00a0 7\/16 14 20 \u00a0 1\/2 13 20 \u00a0 9\/16 12 18 \u00a0 5\/8 11 18 \u00a0 3\/4 10 16 \u00a0 7\/8 9 14 1 8 14<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[258,257,256,254,255,253],"class_list":["post-2261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-titanium-knowledge","tag-imperial-threads","tag-inch-tpi-thread","tag-inch-threads","tag-metric-threads","tag-sae-threads","tag-thread-pitch"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Metric vs. SAE(Inch) Threads -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to distinguish between Metric vs. SAE(Inch) threads? 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