What is the tap drill size for 1/2-14 NPTF?

The tap drill for 1/2-14 NPTF is 23/32 — 0.7188 in (18.256 mm). Taper pipe threads are tapped with a taper tap and sealed with compound or tape.

What is the pitch diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF?

The basic pitch diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.7784 in (19.772 mm).

What is the minor diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF?

The basic minor diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.7213 in (18.321 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 1/2-14 NPTF?

1/2-14 NPTF has 14 threads per inch, a pitch of 0.0714 in (1.814 mm).

What is the hand-tight engagement length (L₁) of 1/2-14 NPTF?

The hand-tight engagement length L₁ for 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.3200 in (8.128 mm), on a pipe outside diameter of 0.8400 in (21.336 mm).

NPTF Dryseal Pipe Thread · 1/2-14 NPTF

1/2-14 NPTF Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance

https://shopmath.org/threads/nptf/1-2 · data verified August 1, 2026

The tap drill for 1/2-14 NPTF taper pipe thread is 23/32 — 0.7188 in (18.256 mm). Basic pitch diameter is 0.7784 in (19.772 mm) and basic minor diameter is 0.7213 in (18.321 mm).

Series: NPTF Dryseal Pipe Thread
Designation: 1/2-14 NPTF
TPI: 14
Standard: ASME B1.20.1, ASME B1.20.3; public-domain primary FED-STD-H28/7A

Tap drill · taper pipe tap

23/32

Drill Ø: 0.7188in
Drill Ø: 18.256mm

NPT and NPTF holes are drilled straight and cut with a taper tap. The standard assumes a sealing compound or tape on the joint.

Basic Thread Dimensions for 1/2-14 NPTF

Basic thread dimensions — 1/2-14 NPTF
Property	Inch	Millimetre
Basic major diameter	0.8400	21.336
Threads per inch	14	—
Pitch	0.0714	1.814
Basic pitch diameter	0.7784	19.772
Basic minor diameter	0.7213	18.321
Sharp V thread height (H)	0.0619	1.571

Threads per inch has no millimetre counterpart — metric threads are specified by pitch instead. Basic dimensions are the theoretical values before any tolerance class is applied.

Taper Pipe Thread Geometry for 1/2-14 NPTF

1/2-14 NPTF is a taper thread: the diameter changes along the thread, so every diameter below is stated at a named plane. The taper is 0.7500 in per foot on diameter.

Taper pipe thread geometry — 1/2-14 NPTF
Property	Inch	Millimetre
Pipe outside diameter	0.8400	21.336
Taper on diameter, per foot	0.7500	19.050
Pitch Ø at end of pipe (E₀)	0.7584	19.264
Pitch Ø at hand-tight plane (E₁)	0.7784	19.772
Pitch Ø at effective plane (E₂)	0.7918	20.111
Hand-tight engagement (L₁)	0.3200	8.128
Effective thread length (L₂)	0.5337	13.556
Overall external thread length (L₄)	0.7815	19.850
Thread height (h)	0.0571	1.451
Sharp V height (H)	0.0619	1.571
Minor Ø at hand-tight plane	0.7213	18.321

ASME B1.20.1 publishes these dimensions in inches only; the millimetre column is an exact conversion (1 in = 25.4 mm by definition). L₁ is the hand-tight engagement length and is tabulated in the standard, not derived.

Other Thread Pitches in the Same Size as 1/2-14 NPTF

A 1/2 fastener is not always 1/2-14 NPTF. These are the other standard pitches cut on the same nominal size.

Other standard pitches at nominal size 1/2
Thread	Series	Pitch	Tap drill
1/2-14 NPT	NPT Taper Pipe Thread	14 TPI	23/32

Sources and Method for 1/2-14 NPTF

Basic dimensionscomputed+compiled

ASME B1.20.1 taper pipe thread formulas; E0 and L2 reproduced to 5 decimals in docs/research/data-sourcing.md §3.3. Public-domain primary: FED-STD-H28/7A (1984).; pipe OD / tpi / L1 / L4: ASME B1.20.1 pipe OD / tpi / L1 / L4 via Wikipedia National pipe thread (CC BY-SA 4.0); OD and tpi cross-checked against FreeCAD FeatureHole.cpp NPT block (LGPL-2.1+). NPTF shares the NPT taper geometry; dryseal crest/root truncation limits are NOT included (single-source only — see generator header).

Verified against Wikipedia National pipe thread standard-sizes table (CC BY-SA 4.0) — 98 checks passed to 1e-5 in

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

Taper pipe geometrycomputed+compiled

Verified against Wikipedia National pipe thread standard-sizes table (CC BY-SA 4.0) — 98 checks passed to 1e-5 in

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

Assumptions

NPT threads are not a seal on their own — the standard assumes a sealing compound or tape on the joint.
Dataset scope: L1 is tabulated, not derivable (data-sourcing.md §3.3). EXCLUDED: NPTF crest/root truncation limits (single-sourced), NPSM/NPSC/NPSF straight pipe threads, BSPT/BSPP.

Data last verified

August 1, 2026

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How to Cite This 1/2-14 NPTF Reference

Citation

ShopMath. "1/2-14 NPTF Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance." ShopMath, verified August 1, 2026, https://shopmath.org/threads/nptf/1-2

BibTeX

@misc{shopmath-threads-nptf-1-2,
  title        = {1/2-14 NPTF Thread — Dimensions, Tap Drill & Clearance},
  author       = {{ShopMath}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://shopmath.org/threads/nptf/1-2}},
  note         = {Data verified 2026-08-01}
}

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Common Questions About 1/2-14 NPTF

What is the tap drill size for 1/2-14 NPTF?: The tap drill for 1/2-14 NPTF is 23/32 — 0.7188 in (18.256 mm). Taper pipe threads are tapped with a taper tap and sealed with compound or tape.
What is the pitch diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF?: The basic pitch diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.7784 in (19.772 mm).
What is the minor diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF?: The basic minor diameter of 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.7213 in (18.321 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 1/2-14 NPTF?: 1/2-14 NPTF has 14 threads per inch, a pitch of 0.0714 in (1.814 mm).
What is the hand-tight engagement length (L₁) of 1/2-14 NPTF?: The hand-tight engagement length L₁ for 1/2-14 NPTF is 0.3200 in (8.128 mm), on a pipe outside diameter of 0.8400 in (21.336 mm).

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