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CONVERSIONS

PICK WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONVERT FROM THE TOP ROW.
TYPE IN A VALUE AND "CALCULATE" THE OTHERS.
YOU MUST RESET FIELDS AFTER EACH CALCULATION.




• TAP AND DRILL SIZES
• PIPE TAP AND DRILL SIZE
• METRIC TAP AND DRILL SIZE
• SHEET METAL THICKNESS
• WIRE GAUGE

TAP
SIZE
TAP DRILL &
DECIMAL EQU.
BODY DRILL &
DECIMAL EQU.
1-56 54....(0.0550) 48....(0.0760)
1-64 53....(0.0595) 48....(0.0760)
1-72 53....(0.0595) 48....(0.0760)
2-56 50....(0.0700) 43....(0.0890)
2-64 50....(0.0700) 43....(0.0890)
3-48 47....(0.0785) 37....(0.1040)
3-56 45....(0.0820) 37....(0.1040)
4-36 44....(0.0860) 32....(0.1160)
4-40 43....(0.0890) 32....(0.1160)
4-48 42....(0.0935) 32....(0.1160)
5-40 38....(0.1015) 30....(0.1285)
5-44 37....(0.1040) 30....(0.1285)
6-32 36....(0.1065) 27....(0.1440)
6-36 34....(0.1110) 27....(0.1440)
6-40 33....(0.1130) 27....(0.1440)
8-32 29....(0.1360) 18....(0.1695)
8-36 29....(0.1360) 18....(0.1695)
10-24 25....(0.1495) 9....(0.1960)
10-32 21....(0.1590) 9....(0.1960)
12-24 16....(0.1770) 2....(0.2210)
12-28 14....(0.1820) 2....(0.2210)
14-20 10....(0.1935) D....(0.2460)
14-24 7....(0.2010) D....(0.2460)
1/4-20 7....(0.2010) F....(0.2570)
1/4-28 3....(0.2130) F....(0.2570)
5/16-18 F....(0.2570) P....(0.3230)
5/16-24 I....(0.2720) P....(0.3230)
3/8-16 5/16....(0.3125) W....(0.3860)
3/8-24 Q....(0.3320) W....(0.3860)
7/16-14 U....(0.3680) 29/64....(0.4531)
7/16-20 25/64....(0.3906) 29/64....(0.4531)
1/2-13 27/64....(0.4219) 33/64....(0.5156)
1/2-20 29/64....(0.4531) 33/64....(0.5156)
PIPE TAP
SIZE
THREADS
PER INCH
TAP DRILL &
DECIMAL EQU.
1/8 27 R....(0.3390)
1/4 18 7/16....(0.3680)
3/8 18 37/64....(0.5781)
1/2 14 23/32....(0.7187)
3/4 14 59/64....(0.9219)
1 11-1/2 1-5/32....(1.1562)
1-1/4 11-1/2 1-1/2....(1.5000)
1-1/2 11-1/2 1-47/64....(1.7344)
2 11-1/2 2-7/32....(2.2187)
2-1/2 8 2-5/8....(2.6250)
3 8 3-1/4....(3.2500)
3-1/2 8 3-3/4....(3.7500)
4 8 4-1/4....(4.1250)
METRIC
TAP SIZE
METRIC
DRILL SIZE
DECIMAL
EQUIVALENT
M1.6x.35 1.25mm .0492
M2.5x.45 No.48 .0810
M3x.5 2.50mm .0984
M3.5x.6 2.90mm .1142
M4x.7 3.30mm .1299
M4.5x.75 No.25 .1495
M5x.8 No.19 .1660
M6x1 5.00mm .1969
M8x1.25 6.80mm .2677
M10x1.5 8.50mm .3346
M12x1.75 Y .4040
M14x2 12.00mm .4724
M16x2 14.00mm .5512
M18x2 15.50mm .6102
M20x2.5 17.50mm .6890
GAUGE THICKNESS
14 .064
16 .050
18 .040
20 .031
24 .020
26 .015
28 .012
30 .010
GAUGE WIRE SIZE
4/0 .4600
3/0 .4096
2/0 .3648
1/0 .3249
1 .2893
2 .2576
3 .2294
4 .2043
5 .1819
6 .1620
7 .1443
8 .1285
9 .1144
10 .1019
11 .0907
12 .0808
13 .0719
14 .0640
15 .0571
16 .0508
17 .0452
18 .0403
19 .0359
20 .0319
21 .0284
22 .0253
23 .0225
24 .0201
25 .0179
26 .0159
27 .0142
28 .0126
29 .0112
30 .0100
31 .0089
32 .0079
33 .0070
34 .0063
35 .0056
36 .0050
37 .0044
38 .0039
39 .0035
40 .0031
41 .0028
42 .0025
43 .0022
44 .0020
45 .0018
46 .0016
47 .0014
48 .0012
49 .0011
50 .0010

CALCULATE CUTTING SPEED IN RPM

AluminumAll alloys250 and up FPM
Soft BrassHalf hard150-220 FPM
Hard Brass
and Bronze
Hard60-160 FPM
Copper75-100 FPM
Cast IronAll60-100 FPM
Cast SteelAll75-100 FPM
SteelAnnealed
Up to Rc 24
Above Rc 24
100-125 FPM
75-100
40-75
Stainless304 Stainless (tough)
1018 Stainless (mild)
40 80 FPM
80-120 FPM
TitaniumUp to Rc 30
Above Rc 30
45-75 FPM
20-25 FPM


RPM CUTTING SPEED CALCULATOR

Doubble speeds for carbide

Cutting speed in FPM

Stock or Cutter Diameter

Answer: RPM


METALS

MATERIAL
NAME
HARDNESS
ROCKWELL
Y=YIELD T=TENSILE
STRENGTH PSI
MACHIN-
ABILITY
MELTING
POINT
ALUMINUM 2024B69Y 47,000Fair1180 F
ALUMINUM 6061.Y 37-40KGood1080 F
ALUMINUM 6262B69Y 55,000Exccellent1080 F
ALUMINUM 7075B81Y 73,000Good890 F
CAST IRON (Gray)B100T 40,000.2050 F
CAST DUCTILE IRONB98.2T 80,000.2050 F
STEEL 1018 (Low carbon)B72Y 55,000Good2800 F
STEEL 12L14 (Low carbon)B75-90Y 60-80 KExcellent2800 F
STEEL 1045 (Medium carbon)B90Y 77,00065%2800 F
STEEL 1144 (Medium carbon)B97Y 95,000Very Good2750 F
STEEL Alloy 8620 (Medium carbon)B85-97Y 55-95K75%2800 F
TOOL STEEL Grade A2B98-99Y 50-108KFair2300-2600 F
TOOL STEEL Grade A6B93-97Y 110,000Fair2300-2600 F
TOOL STEEL Grade A11C26-29Y 124,00045%2390 F
TOOL STEEL Grade D2C62-65Y 60-111KFair2300 F
STAINLESS STEEL 18-8B80.8-90.7Y 30K-45K..
STAINLESS STEEL 304B80.8-90.7Y 30K-45KGood.
STAINLESS STEEL 316B58-99Y 35-85KGood.
STAINLESS STEEL 321B81Y 35,000Fair.
STAINLESS STEEL 2205C30.5Y 65,000..
STAINLESS STEEL 15-5 PHC35.9Y 145,000..
STAINLESS STEEL 17-4 PHC35.9Y 145,000..
BRASS ALLOY 260B60-77Y 52,00030%1750 F
BRASS ALLOY 360B25-85Y 44-52K100%1650 F
BRONZE ALLOY 316B70Y 57,00080%1900 F
BRONZE ALLOY 932B65Y 18,00070%1790 F


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