NATIONAL PIPE TAPERED THREAD (NPT)

NPT Thread - American Standard Taper Pipe Thread (ANSI/ASME B1.20.1), Taper 1:16
Thread Form Data - Basic Dimensions of American National Standard Taper Threads, NPT (National Pipe Tapered)

Pitch
Diameter at Effective
Beginning of Thread,
Pitch diameter at plane Length from end of pipe External External
Number of threads Depth of of hand-tight to plane of hand-tight Length of washout Thread Start Diameter
Nominal Pipe Size (inch) per inch Outside Diameter (inch) Outside Diameter (mm) Pitch of thread thread engagement engagement Length of useful thread thread (inch) (inch)
P h E L1 L2
in mm in in mm in Threads in Threads in Threads
1⁄16 27 0.3125 7.938 0.03704 0.941 0.02963 0.28118 0.16 0.2611 0.1285 3.47 0.27118 0.2875
1/8" 27 0.405 10.287 0.03704 0.941 0.02963 0.3736 9.489 0.162 4.36 0.2639 7.12 0.1285 3.47 0.36351 0.38
1/4" 18 0.54 13.716 0.05556 1.411 0.04444 0.49163 12.487 0.228 4.1 0.4018 7.23 0.1928 3.47 0.47739 0.5025
3/8" 18 0.675 17.145 0.05556 1.411 0.04444 0.62701 15.926 0.24 4.32 0.0478 7.34 0.1928 3.47 0.61201 0.6375
1/2" 14 0.84 21.336 0.07143 1.814 0.05714 0.77843 19.772 0.32 4.48 0.5337 7.47 0.2478 3.47 0.75843 0.79179
3/4" 14 1.05 26.67 0.07143 1.814 0.05714 0.98887 25.117 0.339 4.75 0.5457 7.64 0.2478 3.47 0.96768 1.00179
1" 11.5 1.315 33.401 0.08696 2.209 0.06957 1.23863 31.461 0.4 4.6 0.6828 7.85 0.3017 3.47 1.21363 1.2563
1-1/4" 11.5 1.66 42.164 0.08696 2.209 0.06957 1.58338 40.218 0.42 4.83 0.7068 8.13 0.3017 3.47 1.55713 1.6013
1-1/2" 11.5 1.9 48.26 0.08696 2.209 0.06957 1.82234 46.287 0.402 4.83 0.7235 8.32 0.3017 3.47 1.79609 1.8413
2" 11.5 2.375 60.325 0.08696 2.209 0.06957 2.29627 58.325 0.436 5.01 0.7565 8.7 0.3017 3.47 2.26902 2.3163
2-1/2" 8 2.875 73.025 0.125 3.175 0.1 2.76215 70.159 0.682 5.46 1.1375 9.1 0.4337 3.47 2.71953 2.79062
3" 8 3.5 88.9 0.125 3.175 0.1 3.3885 86.068 0.766 6.13 1.2 9.6 0.4337 3.47 3.34062 3.41562
3-1/2" 8 4 101.6 0.125 3.175 0.1 3.88881 98.776 0.821 6.57 1.25 10 0.4337 3.47 3.8375 3.91562
4" 8 4.5 114.3 0.125 3.175 0.1 4.38712 111.433 0.844 6.75 1.3 10.4 0.4337 3.47 4.33438 4.41562
5" 8 5.563 141.3 0.125 3.175 0.1 5.44929 138.412 0.937 7.5 1.4063 11.25 0.4337 3.47 5.39073 5.47862
6" 8 6.625 168.275 0.125 3.175 0.1 6.50597 165.252 0.958 7.66 1.5125 12.1 0.4337 3.47 6.44609 6.54062
8" 8 8.625 219.075 0.125 3.175 0.1 8.50003 215.901 1.63 8.5 1.7125 13.7 0.4337 3.47 8.43359 8.54062
10" 8 10.75 273.05 0.125 3.175 0.1 10.62094 296.772 1.21 9.58 1.925 15.4 0.4337 3.47 10.54531 10.66562
12" 8 12.75 323.85 0.125 3.175 0.1 12.61781 320.493 1.36 10.88 2.125 17 0.4337 3.47 12.53281 12.66562
14" 8 14 355.6 0.125 3.175 0.1 13.87262 352.365 1.562 12.5 2.25 18 0.4337 3.47 13.775 13.91562
16" 8 16 406.4 0.125 3.175 0.1 15.87575 403.244 1.812 14.5 2.45 19.6 0.4337 3.47 15.7625 15.91562
18" 8 18 457.2 0.125 3.175 0.1 17.875 454.025 2 16 2.65 21.2 0.4337 3.47 17.75 17.91562
20" 8 20 508 0.125 3.175 0.1 19.87031 504.706 2.125 17 2.85 22.8 0.4337 3.47 19.7375 19.91562
24" 8 24 609.6 0.125 3.175 0.1 23.68094 606.066 2.375 19 3.25 26 0.4337 3.47 23.7125 23.91562
 Number of threads Tapping Drills: Taper
Nominal Pipe Size (inch) per inch Tapping Drills: Taper NPT with Reamer * NPT without Reamer
Equivalents Equivalents Equivalents
Drill Size Equivalents (in) (mm) Drill Size (in) (mm)
1⁄16 27 15/64" 0.2344 5.9531 C 0.242 6.35
1/8" 27 21/64" 0.3281 8.3344 Q 0.332 8.7313
1/4" 18 27/64" 0.4219 10.7156 7/16" 0.4375 11.1125
3/8" 18 9/16" 0.5625 14.2875 37/64" 0.5781 15.0813
1/2" 14 11/16" 0.6875 17.4625 45/64" 0.7031 18.2563
3/4" 14 57/64" 0.8906 22.6219 29/32" 0.9063 23.8125
1" 11.5 1-1/8" 1.125 28.575 1-9/32" 1.2813 29.3688

1-1/4" 11.5 1-15/32" 1.4688 37.3063 1-31/64" 1.4844 38.1

1-1/2" 11.5 1-23/32" 1.7188 43.6563 1-23/32" 1.7188 44.45

2" 11.5 2-5/32" 2.1563 54.7688 2-3/16" 2.1875 55.5625
2-1/2" 8 2-25/32" 2.7813 70.6438 2-5/8" 2.625 66.675
3" 8 3-9/32" 3.2813 83.3438 3-1/4" 3.25 82.55
3-1/2" 8 3-3/4" 3.75 95.25 3-3/4" 3.75 95.25
4" 8 4-1/4" 4.25 107.95 4-1/4" 4.25 107.95
5" 8 5-1/4" 5.25 133.35 5-9/32" 5.2813 134.9375

6" 8 6-1/4" 6.25 158.75 6-11/32" 6.3438 161.925

Notes:
* Ream the hole before tapping with a reamer having a taper of 3/4 inch per foot. Pipe Size
is the accepted industry designation and does not refer to either the inside or the outside
diameter (ID or OD) of a pipe or a fitting. Dimensions in Inches except where stated

E=
**'=Pitch diameter
Truncation fromat point
hand-tight plane.
of thread This is
triangle to also the shown
flat (not pitch diameter at the
in diagram). gauge plane.
Minimum = 0.033P for all pitches. See table for
maximum.
Tolerances:
When using L1 gauges to check threads, the thread is within permissible tolerance if the ring
gauge face, or plug gauge notch, is +/- 1 turn from being flush with the end of the thread.

Example designation:
3/8 - 18 NPT where
3/8 = nominal pipe size
18 = number of threads per inch
NPT = symbol for the thread series and
form (i.e., National (American)Standard Pipe, Taper)

Note- Basic dimensions are given to four or five decimal places to eliminate errors when
calculating gauge dimensions, they do not imply a greater degree of precision than is normally
obtainable.

L1= Length of normal hand-tight engagement. This is also the L1 gauge length.
(Longer thread engagement may be used in special applications, such as flanges
for high pressure use. In such cases the pitch diameter, E, remains as specified
and the diameter at the end of the pipe is proportionally smaller.)

L2= Effective Length of thread

PENN MACHINE
MANUFACTURED PER ASME B1.20.1(1983)
PIPE THREAD STANDARDS
FOR TAPER THREAD FITTINGS

ASME STANDARD, B1.20.1* TAPER PIPE THREAD DIMENSIONS**

PITCH
OUTSIDE DIAMETER AT
NUMBER DIAMETER BEGINNING OF LENGTH
OF EFFECTIVE
EXTERNAL THREAD,
NOMINAL OF THREADS OF PIPE THREAD EXTERNAL
PIPE SIZE PER INCH D E F
1/8" 27 0.405 0.36351 0.2639
1/4" 18 0.54 0.47739 0.4018
3/8" 18 0.675 0.61201 0.4078
1/2" 14 0.84 0.75843 0.5337
3/4" 14 1.05 0.96768 0.5457
1" 11.5 1.315 1.21363 0.6828
1-1/4" 11.5 1.66 1.55713 0.7068
 1-1/2" 11.5 1.9 1.79609 0.7235
2" 11.5 2.375 2.26902 0.7565
2-1/2" 8 2.875 2.71953 1.1375
3" 8 3.5 3.34062 1.2
3-1/2" 8 4 3.8375 1.25
4" 8 4.5 4.33438 1.3

*For more information on the complete ASME specification consult your penn
machine representative.

**ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES.

**The dimensions given here do not allow for variations in tapping or

threading. Standard gaging tolerance equals plus or minus one thread on
both male and female threads