Drill Bit Conversion

Use the data below to identify various drill bit sizes and convert each wire number/letter size to its decimal equivalent. Because of differences in numbering systems, some conversions are approximate.


Drill Decimal Drill Decimal Drill Decimal Drill Decimal Drill Decimal
80 .0135 49 .0730 20 .1610 I .2720 35/64 .5469
79 .0145 48 .0760 19 .1660 J .2770 9/16 .5625
1/64 .0156 5/64 .0781 18 .1695 K .2810 37/64 .5781
78 .0160 47 .0785 11/64 .1719 9/32 .2812 19/32 .5938
77 .0180 46 .0810 17 .1730 L .2900 39/64 .6094
76 .0200 45 .0820 16 .1770 M .2950 5/8 .6250
75 .0210 44 .0860 15 .1800 19/32 .2969 41/64 .6406
74 .0225 43 .0890 14 .1820 N .3020 21/32 .6562
73 .0240 42 .0935 13 .1850 5/16 .3125 43/64 .6719
72 .0250 3/32 .0938 3/16 .1875 O .3160 11/16 .6875
71 .0260 41 .0960 12 .1890 P .3230 45/64 .7031
70 .0280 40 .0980 11 .1910 21/64 .3281 23/32 .7188
69 .0292 39 .0995 10 .1935 Q .3320 17/64 .7344
68 .0310 38 .1015 9 .1960 R .3390 3/4 .7500
1/32 .0313 37 .1040 8 .1990 11/32 .3438 49/64 .7656
67 .0320 36 .1065 7 .2010 S .3480 25/32 .7812
66 .0330 7/64 .1094 13/64 .2031 T .3580 51/64 .7969
65 .0350 35 .1100 6 .2040 23/64 .3594 13/16 .8125
64 .0360 34 .1110 5 .2055 U .3680 53/64 .8281
63 .0370 33 .1130 4 .2090 3/8 .3750 27/32 .8438
62 .0380 32 .1160 3 .2130 V .3770 55/64 .8594
61 .0390 31 .1200 7/32 .2188 W .3860 7/8 .8750
60 .0400 1/8 .1250 2 .2210 25/64 .3906 57/64 .8906
59 .0410 30 .1285 1 .2280 X .3970 29/32 .9062
58 .0420 29 .1360 A .2340 Y .4040 59/64 .9219
57 .0430 28 .1405 15/64 .2344 13/32 .4062 15/16 .9375
56 .0465 9/64 .1406 B .2380 Z .4130 61/64 .9531
3/64 .0469 27 .1440 C .2420 27/64 .4219 31/32 .9688
55 .0520 26 .1470 D .2460 7/16 .4375 63/64 .9844
54 .0550 25 .1495 E .2500 29/64 .4531 1 1.000
53 .0595 24 .1520 1/4 .2500 15/32 .4688
1/16 .0625 23 .1540 F .2570 31/64 .4844
52 .0635 5/32 .1562 G .2610 1/2 .5000
51 .0670 22 .1570 17/64 .2656 33/64 .5156
50 .0700 21 .1590 H .2660 17/32 .5313