UNCcoarse60° flankASME B1.1

#3-48 UNC Thread Dimensions

#3-48 UNC is a Unified National Coarse thread. There are 48 threads per inch on a 0.099 in major diameter, giving a metric-equivalent pitch of 0.529 mm. The recommended tap drill is nominal diameter minus pitch.

Major Ø0.099 in
Threads per inch48
Pitch (metric)0.529 mm
Pitch Ø0.0854 in
Tap drill0.0781 in

Thread profile

millimetres unless stated
Thread profile — #3-48 UNCd 2.515d2 2.17d3 1.87mm60°P 0.529h3 0.325tap ⌀1.985
#3-48 UNC — basic profile60° flank angle · Not to scale

Basic information

Designation
#3-48 UNC
Thread system
Unified National Coarse
Series
coarse
Standard
ASME B1.1
Basic profile
Unified basic profile
Flank angle
60°

Dimensions

Major diameter
0.099 in / 2.515 mm
Pitch (metric equivalent)
0.529 mm
Threads per inch
48
Pitch diameter
0.0854 in / 2.17 mm
Minor diameter (external)
0.0736 in / 1.87 mm
Minor diameter (internal)
0.0764 in / 1.94 mm
Thread depth
0.0128 in / 0.325 mm
Recommended tap drill
Ø 0.0781 in / 1.985 mm

How these values are derived

computed from the basic profile

These figures follow the Unified basic profile of ASME B1.1. A 60° basic profile has a fundamental triangle height H = 0.866025 × P, with pitch diameter d₂ = d − 0.649519 × P, external minor diameter d₃ = d − 1.226869 × P and internal minor diameter D₁ = d − 1.082532 × P; the two minor diameters differ because the external root is rounded while the internal crest is truncated. The recommended tap drill is given as nominal diameter minus pitch, which approximates 75% thread engagement — adjust it for tough materials or deep holes.

Compatible parts0 specification pages

No specification in this database uses #3-48 UNC yet.

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