What is the tap drill size for M48×5?

The tap drill for M48×5 is 25 mm — 0.9842 in (25.000 mm). That leaves 354.1% thread engagement with a cut tap.

What is the pitch diameter of M48×5?

The basic pitch diameter of M48×5 is 1.7619 in (44.752 mm). For a class 6H thread it runs 1.7619 in (44.752 mm) to 1.7751 in (45.087 mm).

What is the minor diameter of M48×5?

The basic minor diameter of M48×5 is 1.6766 in (42.587 mm). That is the theoretical root of the internal thread, not the drilled hole size — see the tap drill table for the hole to drill.

What is the thread pitch of M48×5?

M48×5 has a pitch of 5.000 mm, the distance from one thread crest to the next.

What size clearance hole does a M48×5 fastener need?

close fit 25 mm (1.9685 in (50.000 mm)), normal fit 25 mm (2.0472 in (52.000 mm)), loose fit 25 mm (2.2047 in (56.000 mm)). The normal fit is the general-assembly default.

What is the tensile stress area of M48×5?

The tensile stress area of M48×5 is 2.28339 in² (1473.15 mm²). Multiply it by the fastener material's allowable stress to get a load.

ISO Metric Coarse · M48×5

M48×5 Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance

https://shopmath.org/threads/metric-coarse/m48x5 · data verified August 1, 2026

The tap drill for M48×5 is 25 mm — 0.9842 in (25.000 mm) — which leaves 354.1% thread engagement with a cut tap. Basic pitch diameter is 1.7619 in (44.752 mm) and basic minor diameter is 1.6766 in (42.587 mm). Tapped-hole figures on this page assume a class 6H thread; drill sizes for 50–85% engagement are in the tap drill table below.

Series: ISO Metric Coarse
Designation: M48×5
Pitch: 5.000 mm
Standard: ISO 68-1, ISO 261, ISO 262, ISO 965-1, ISO 898-1

Tap drill · 354.1% thread · cut tap

25 mm

Drill Ø: 0.9842in
Drill Ø: 25.000mm
Clearance (normal): 25 mm

Assumes 75% thread engagement with a cut tap and a class 6H hole. That drill actually leaves 354.1% thread.

Basic Thread Dimensions for M48×5

Basic thread dimensions — M48×5
Property	Inch	Millimetre
Basic major diameter	1.8898	48.000
Pitch	0.1968	5.000
Basic pitch diameter	1.7619	44.752
Basic minor diameter	1.6766	42.587
External thread root diameter	1.6483	41.866
Sharp V thread height (H)	0.1705	4.330

Basic dimensions are the theoretical values before any tolerance class is applied.

Tap Drill Sizes for M48×5

Cut taps, from 50% to 85% thread engagement. The shop default is 75% — a 25 mm drill. Deeper engagement means more holding strength and more torque on the tap.

Tap drill sizes by thread engagement — M48×5, cut tap
Property	Target hole Ø		Nearest standard drill			Property
Thread %	in	mm	Drill	in	mm	Actual thread %
50%	1.7619	44.752	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
60%	1.7363	44.103	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
65%	1.7235	43.778	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
70%	1.7107	43.453	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
75%default	1.6980	43.129	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
80%	1.6852	42.804	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1
85%	1.6724	42.479	25 mm	0.9843	25.000	354.1

Target hole Ø is the theoretical hole for the stated engagement. The drill column is the nearest size in the standard number/letter/fractional/metric index, and actual thread % is what that real drill produces — the number that matters at the machine. Values are for cut taps. Tapped-hole figures assume a class 6H hole.

Clearance Hole Sizes for M48×5

The through-hole a M48×5 fastener passes freely, not the tapped hole.

Clearance hole sizes — M48×5
Property	Property	Hole Ø		Property
Fit	Drill	in	mm	Use
Close	25 mm	1.9685	50.000	Located joints, dowelled assemblies
Normal	25 mm	2.0472	52.000	General assembly — the default
Loose	25 mm	2.2047	56.000	Slotted or adjustable joints, weldments

Clearance holes per ISO 273 (metric) and ASME B18.2.8 (inch). The drill column is the nearest standard drill at or above the specified hole diameter.

Thread Class Limits for M48×5

Manufacturing limits for classes 6H. A gauge reading outside these bands is a reject, not a judgement call.

Internal thread (nut / tapped hole) limits — M48×5
Property	Class 6H
Limit	in	mm
Major Ø min	1.8898	48.000
Pitch Ø max	1.7751	45.087
Pitch Ø min	1.7619	44.752
Pitch Ø tolerance	—	0.335
Minor Ø max	1.7046	43.297
Minor Ø min	1.6766	42.587

Tensile Stress Area of M48×5

The effective cross-section used to size a M48×5 fastener against a load. Multiply it by the material's allowable stress — the area itself carries no strength assumption.

Tensile stress area — M48×5
Property	in²	mm²
Tensile stress area	2.28339	1473.15

The formula this value comes from is in the sources section below.

Other Thread Pitches in the Same Size as M48×5

A M48 fastener is not always M48×5. These are the other standard pitches cut on the same nominal size.

Other standard pitches at nominal size M48
Thread	Series	Pitch	Tap drill
M48×3	ISO Metric Fine	3.000 mm	25 mm

Sources and Method for M48×5

Basic dimensionscomputed+compiled

ISO 68-1 basic profile and ISO 898-1 tensile stress area; verified in docs/research/data-sourcing.md §3.2; diameter/pitch pairs: ISO 261 / ISO 262 diameter-pitch pairs via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); cross-checked against threadlib metric_thread.csv (BSD-3) and FreeCAD CAM metric-internal-6H.csv (LGPL-2.1+); clearance holes: ISO 273 (metric) and ASME B18.2.8 (inch) via FreeCAD FeatureHole.cpp (LGPL-2.1+), cross-checked against bd_warehouse clearance_hole_sizes.csv (Apache-2.0)

Verified against threadlib metric_thread.csv (BSD-3-Clause) and FreeCAD CAM metric-internal-6H.csv (LGPL-2.1+), agreeing cell-for-cell — 215 checks passed at 0.001 mm

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

Tap drill sizescomputed

Machinery's Handbook %-thread formula (geometry-derived); nearest-standard-drill-to-75% rule verified at 36/39 published chart rows in docs/research/data-sourcing.md §3.4

Verified against D-P rule verified as exactly the 77.0% thread case

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

Class limitscompiled

threadlib metric_thread.csv (BSD-3-Clause) and FreeCAD CAM metric-internal-6H.csv (LGPL-2.1+), agreeing cell-for-cell

Verified against two independent published datasets agreeing cell-for-cell to 0.001 mm; ISO 965-1 formulas not located, so these are compiled not computed

Compiled from independent public sources that agree cell-for-cell.

Formula

Tap drill hole diameter, metric threads

hole Ø  =  D − (%thread ÷ 100) × 1.29904 × P

  D = basic major diameter (mm)
  P = pitch (mm)

1.29904 = 2 × 0.64952, twice the engaged thread height per side on the 60° ISO profile.

Actual thread engagement of the chosen drill

%thread  =  (D − drill Ø) ÷ (1.29904 × P) × 100

The drill column rounds to a real drill; this is the engagement that drill actually leaves.

Tensile stress area, ISO metric threads

As  =  (π ÷ 4) × ((d₂ + d₃) ÷ 2)²

  d₂ = basic pitch diameter
  d₃ = external thread root diameter

ISO 898-1 form, evaluated on unrounded intermediates — recomputing it from the rounded diameters shown above lands within 0.01%.

Assumptions

The headline tap drill assumes 75% thread engagement, the general shop default. Every other engagement from 50% to 85% is in the tap drill table — change the assumption and the number moves.
Tap drill figures are for cut taps. Drill diameters are nominal; a worn or run-out drill cuts oversize and reduces engagement further.
Tapped-hole figures assume a class 6H internal thread, the general-purpose fit.
Dataset scope: EXCLUDED: ISO 965-1 tolerance-grade formulas (not located — data-sourcing.md open item 2), 6g external limits (single-sourced), form tap drills, M68-M100 (verified demand cliff at M64).

Data last verified

August 1, 2026

How this data is built and checked →

How to Cite This M48×5 Reference

Citation

ShopMath. "M48×5 Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance." ShopMath, verified August 1, 2026, https://shopmath.org/threads/metric-coarse/m48x5

BibTeX

@misc{shopmath-threads-metric-coarse-m48x5,
  title        = {M48×5 Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance},
  author       = {{ShopMath}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://shopmath.org/threads/metric-coarse/m48x5}},
  note         = {Data verified 2026-08-01}
}

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Common Questions About M48×5

What is the tap drill size for M48×5?: The tap drill for M48×5 is 25 mm — 0.9842 in (25.000 mm). That leaves 354.1% thread engagement with a cut tap.
What is the pitch diameter of M48×5?: The basic pitch diameter of M48×5 is 1.7619 in (44.752 mm). For a class 6H thread it runs 1.7619 in (44.752 mm) to 1.7751 in (45.087 mm).
What is the minor diameter of M48×5?: The basic minor diameter of M48×5 is 1.6766 in (42.587 mm). That is the theoretical root of the internal thread, not the drilled hole size — see the tap drill table for the hole to drill.
What is the thread pitch of M48×5?: M48×5 has a pitch of 5.000 mm, the distance from one thread crest to the next.
What size clearance hole does a M48×5 fastener need?: close fit 25 mm (1.9685 in (50.000 mm)), normal fit 25 mm (2.0472 in (52.000 mm)), loose fit 25 mm (2.2047 in (56.000 mm)). The normal fit is the general-assembly default.
What is the tensile stress area of M48×5?: The tensile stress area of M48×5 is 2.28339 in² (1473.15 mm²). Multiply it by the fastener material's allowable stress to get a load.

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