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Metric drill · 20.75 mm

20.75 mm Drill Bit Size — Decimal Inch, Millimetre and Tap Sizes

A 20.75 mm drill bit is 0.8169 in (20.750 mm) in diameter. The nearest fractional size is 13/16" at 0.8125 in. Diameters are nominal.

Series
Metric
Designation
20.75 mm
Inch
0.8169
mm
20.750
Standard
ANSI/ASME B94.11M

Metric Drill · 20.75 mm · nominal diameter

0.8169 in

Millimetre
20.750mm

Nominal diameter. A worn or run-out drill cuts oversize, which leaves less thread in a tapped hole than the table says.

20.75 mm Drill Bit Size in Inches and Millimetres

The nominal diameter of a 20.75 mm drill bit. Drill sizes are nominal — a worn drill, run-out or a soft material that closes in behind the cut all move the finished hole.

20.75 mm drill bit — decimal inch and millimetre diameter
PropertyValue
Diameter, decimal inch0.8169 in
Diameter, millimetre20.750 mm
Cross-sectional area0.52415 in²

1 in = 25.4 mm exactly, so the two columns are the same value in different units, not two measurements.

Threads a 20.75 mm Drill Bit Taps

Every thread in this reference whose tap drill is the 20.75 mm drill bit, and the thread engagement it leaves. The engagement asked for and the engagement the drill actually produces are different numbers — that gap is why both columns are here.

Threads tapped with a 20.75 mm drill bit, by thread engagement
ThreadSeriesThread % asked forThread % this drill leaves
M22×1.5ISO Metric Fine60%64.1
M22×1.5ISO Metric Fine65%64.1
M22×1.5ISO Metric Fine70%64.1
M22×2ISO Metric Fine50%48.1
M24×3ISO Metric Coarse85%83.4

Values are for cut taps. Rows marked default are the shop-default engagement for that thread.

Fasteners That Pass Through a 20.75 mm Drill Bit Hole

A hole drilled with a 20.75 mm drill bit is the standard clearance hole for these fasteners — the through-hole the bolt passes freely, not the tapped hole.

Fasteners whose clearance hole is drilled with a 20.75 mm drill bit
FastenerSeriesClearance class
M18×1.5ISO Metric Fineloose
M18×2ISO Metric Fineloose
M18×2.5ISO Metric Coarseloose
M20×1.5ISO Metric Fineclose
M20×2ISO Metric Fineclose
M20×2.5ISO Metric Coarseclose

Clearance classes per ISO 273 (metric) and ASME B18.2.8 (inch): close for located joints, normal for general assembly, loose for slotted or adjustable joints.

20.75 mm Drill Bit Equivalents in Every Other Drill Series

The closest size to the 20.75 mm drill bit in each of the other three indexes, with the difference in inches. None of them is the same drill — check the difference before substituting one into a tapped hole.

Nearest number, letter, fractional and metric equivalents to a 20.75 mm drill bit
PropertyPropertyDiameterProperty
DrillSeriesinmmDifference, in
#1Number0.22805.791−0.5889
ZLetter0.413010.490−0.4039
13/16"Fractional0.812520.637−0.0044

A positive difference means the equivalent drill is larger, which leaves less thread in a tapped hole. Sizes without a link are stored for the nearest-drill calculation but do not carry their own page.

Drill Sizes Either Side of the 20.75 mm Drill Bit

Ordered by diameter across all four indexes, so the next size up may be a letter, a fraction or a metric drill rather than the next one in this series.

Standard drill sizes adjacent to a 20.75 mm drill bit, by diameter
PropertyPropertyDiameter
DrillSeriesinmm
20.5 mmMetric0.807120.500
13/16"Fractional0.812520.637
20.75 mmMetric0.816920.750
21 mmMetric0.826821.000
53/64"Fractional0.828121.034

Sources and Method for the 20.75 mm Drill Bit Size

Drill diametercomputed

Number/letter: bd_warehouse drill_sizes.csv (Apache-2.0) cross-checked against Wikipedia Drill bit sizes (CC BY-SA 4.0). Fractional: computed 1/64 in steps per ANSI B94.11M. Metric: computed BS 328 increment pattern.

Verified against Wikipedia Drill bit sizes (CC BY-SA 4.0); 31/31 checks passed

Computed from the standard's formulas, then checked against published tables.

Tap drill usagecomputed+compiled

bd_warehouse drill_sizes.csv (Apache-2.0) + Wikipedia Drill bit sizes (CC BY-SA 4.0); fractional and metric computed from ANSI B94.11M / BS 328 increment patterns

Verified against drills: 31 checks passed across 1 harness(es)

Part computed from the standard's formulas, part compiled from agreeing public sources.

Assumptions
  • Diameters are nominal. Drill manufacturing tolerance, wear and run-out all cut oversize, and every one of those moves a tapped hole toward less thread than the table says.
  • Dataset scope: Number sizes #61-#80 are stored but tagged demandTier 'extended' — query-space-map.md Appendix A found the tail thinning in the 60s. Sizes below #80 and metric sizes above 25.0 mm excluded.
Data last verified
August 1, 2026
How this data is built and checked →

How to Cite This 20.75 mm Drill Bit Reference

Citation

ShopMath. "20.75 mm Drill Bit Size — Decimal Inch, Millimetre and Tap Sizes." ShopMath, verified August 1, 2026, https://shopmath.org/drills/metric/20-75mm

BibTeX

@misc{shopmath-drills-metric-20-75mm,
  title        = {20.75 mm Drill Bit Size — Decimal Inch, Millimetre and Tap Sizes},
  author       = {{ShopMath}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://shopmath.org/drills/metric/20-75mm}},
  note         = {Data verified 2026-08-01}
}

Permanent URL

https://shopmath.org/drills/metric/20-75mm

Common Questions About the 20.75 mm Drill Bit

What size is a 20.75 mm drill bit?

A 20.75 mm drill bit is 0.8169 in in diameter, which is 20.750 mm.

What fraction is a 20.75 mm drill bit closest to?

A 20.75 mm drill bit (0.8169 in) sits closest to the 13/16" fractional drill at 0.8125 in, a difference of 0.0044 in.

What bolt fits through a 20.75 mm drill bit hole?

A hole drilled with a 20.75 mm drill bit is the standard loose clearance hole for M18×1.5, and a clearance hole for 5 other fastener sizes listed on this page.

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