The table shows the sizes of straight shank drills.
In the United States, three different systems for designating twist drill sizes are used:
The lengths in the table are “jobber’s lengths”. Very long twist drills, (“aircraft drills” or “electrician’s drill”) are available in 6, 12, and even 24-inch lengths.
Size | Long Length | Regular Length | Short Length | ||||
Size | Flute Length | Flute Length | Overall Length | Overall Length | Dec. | Flute Length | Overall Length |
1/64 | 5/16 | 3/16 | 3/4 | 1-1/2 | 0.0156 | ||
1/32 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1-3/8 | 2 | 0.0312 | ||
3/64 | 1-1/8 | 3/4 | 1-3/4 | 2-1/4 | 0.0469 | 1/2 | 1-3/8 |
1/16 | 1-3/4 | 7/8 | 1-7/8 | 3 | 0.0625 | 5/8 | 1-5/8 |
5/64 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-3/4 | 0.0781 | 11/16 | 1-11/16 |
3/32 | 2-1/4 | 1-1/4 | 2-1/4 | 4-1/4 | 0.0937 | 3/4 | 1-3/4 |
7/64 | 2-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 2-5/8 | 4-5/8 | 0.1094 | 13/16 | 1-13/16 |
1/8 | 2-3/4 | 1-5/8 | 2-3/4 | 5-1/8 | 0.1250 | 7/8 | 1-7/8 |
9/64 | 3 | 1-3/4 | 2-7/8 | 5-3/8 | 0.1406 | 15/16 | 1-15/16 |
5/32 | 3 | 2 | 3-1/8 | 5-3/8 | 0.1562 | 1 | 2-1/16 |
11/64 | 3-3/8 | 2-1/8 | 3-1/4 | 5-3/4 | 0.1719 | 1-1/16 | 2-1/8 |
3/16 | 3-3/8 | 2-5/16 | 3-1/2 | 5-3/4 | 0.1875 | 1-1/8 | 2-3/16 |
13/64 | 3-5/8 | 2-7/16 | 3-5/8 | 6 | 0.2031 | 1-3/16 | 2-1/4 |
7/32 | 3-5/8 | 2-1/2 | 3-3/4 | 6 | 0.2188 | 1-1/4 | 2-3/8 |
15/64 | 3-3/4 | 2-5/8 | 3-7/8 | 6-1/8 | 0.2344 | 1-5/16 | 2-7/16 |
1/4 | 3-3/4 | 2-3/4 | 4 | 6-1/8 | 0.2500 | 1-3/8 | 2-1/2 |
17/64 | 3-7/8 | 2-7/8 | 4-1/8 | 6-1/4 | 0.2656 | 1-7/16 | 2-5/8 |
9/32 | 3-7/8 | 2-15/16 | 4-1/4 | 6-1/4 | 0.2812 | 1-1/2 | 2-11/16 |
19/64 | 4 | 3-1/16 | 4-3/8 | 6-3/8 | 0.2969 | 1-9/16 | 2-3/4 |
5/16 | 4 | 3-3/16 | 4-1/2 | 6-3/8 | 0.3125 | 1-5/8 | 2-13/16 |
21/64 | 4-1/8 | 3-5/16 | 4-5/8 | 6-1/2 | 0.3281 | 1-11/16 | 2-15/16 |
11/32 | 4-1/8 | 3-7/16 | 4-3/4 | 6-1/2 | 0.3438 | 1-11/16 | 3 |
23/64 | 4-1/4 | 3-1/2 | 4-7/8 | 6-3/4 | 0.3594 | 1-3/4 | 3-1/16 |
3/8 | 4-1/4 | 3-5/8 | 5 | 6-3/4 | 0.3750 | 1-13/16 | 3-1/8 |
25/64 | 4-3/8 | 3-3/4 | 5-1/8 | 7 | 0.3906 | 1-7/8 | 3-1/4 |
13/32 | 4-3/8 | 3-7/8 | 5-1/4 | 7 | 0.4062 | 1-15/16 | 3-5/16 |
27/64 | 4-5/8 | 3-15/16 | 5-3/8 | 7-1/4 | 0.4219 | 2 | 3-3/8 |
7/16 | 4-5/8 | 4-1/16 | 5-1/2 | 7-1/4 | 0.4375 | 2-1/16 | 3-7/16 |
29/64 | 4-3/4 | 4-3/16 | 5-5/8 | 7-1/2 | 0.4531 | 2-1/8 | 3-9/16 |
15/32 | 4-3/4 | 4-5/16 | 5-3/4 | 7-1/2 | 0.4688 | 2-1/8 | 3-5/8 |
31/64 | 4-3/4 | 4-3/8 | 5-7/8 | 7-3/4 | 0.4844 | 2-3/16 | 3-11/16 |
1/2 | 4-3/4 | 4-1/2 | 6 | 7-3/4 | 0.5000 | 2-1/4 | 3-3/4 |
33/64 | 4-3/4 | 4-13/16 | 6-5/8 | 8 | 0.5156 | 2-3/8 | 3-7/8 |
17/32 | 4-3/4 | 4-13/16 | 6-5/8 | 8 | 0.5312 | 2-3/8 | 3-7/8 |
35/64 | 4-7/8 | 4-1316 | 6-5/8 | 8-1/4 | 0.5469 | 2-1/2 | 4 |
9/16 | 4-7/8 | 4-13/16 | 6-5/8 | 8-1/4 | 0.5625 | 2-1/2 | 4 |
37/64 | 4-7/8 | 4-13/16 | 6-5/8 | 8-3/4 | 0.5781 | 2-5/8 | 4-1/8 |
19/32 | 4-7/8 | 5-3/16 | 7-1/8 | 8-3/4 | 0.5938 | 2-5/8 | 4-1/8 |
39/64 | 4-7/8 | 5-3/16 | 7-1/8 | 8-3/4 | 0.6094 | 2-3/4 | 4-1/4 |
5/8 | 4-7/8 | 5-3/16 | 7-1/8 | 8-3/4 | 0.6250 | 2-3/4 | 4-1/4 |
41/64 | 5-1/8 | 5-3/16 | 7-1/8 | 9 | 0.6406 | 2-7/8 | 4-1/2 |
21/32 | 5-1/8 | 5-3/16 | 7-1/8 | 9 | 0.6562 | 2-7/8 | 4-1/2 |
43/64 | 5-3/8 | 5-5/8 | 7-5/8 | 9-1/4 | 0.6719 | 2-7/8 | 4-5/8 |
11/16 | 5-3/8 | 5-5/8 | 7-5/8 | 9-1/4 | 0.6875 | 2-7/8 | 4-5/8 |
45/64 | 5-5/8 | 9-1/2 | 0.7031 | 3 | 4-3/4 | ||
23/32 | 5-5/8 | 9-1/2 | 0.7188 | 3 | 4-3/4 | ||
47/64 | 5-7/8 | 9-3/4 | 0.7344 | 3-1/8 | 5 | ||
3/4 | 5-7/8 | 9-3/4 | 0.7500 | 3-1/8 | 5 | ||
49/64 | 6 | 9-7/8 | 0.7656 | 3-1/4 | 5-1/8 | ||
25/32 | 6 | 9-7/8 | 0.7812 | 3-1/4 | 5-1/8 | ||
51/64 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.7969 | 3-3/8 | 5-1/4 | ||
13/16 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8125 | 3-3/8 | 5-1/4 | ||
53/64 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8281 | 3-1/2 | 5-3/8 | ||
27/32 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8438 | 3-1/2 | 5-3/8 | ||
55/64 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8594 | 3-1/2 | 5-1/2 | ||
7/8 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8750 | 3-1/2 | 5-1/2 | ||
57/64 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.8906 | 3-5/8 | 5-5/8 | ||
29/32 | 6-1/8 | 10 | 0.9062 | 3-5/8 | 5-5/8 | ||
59/64 | 6-1/8 | 10-3/4 | 0.9219 | 3-3/4 | 5-3/4 | ||
15/16 | 6-1/8 | 10-3/4 | 0.9375 | 3-3/4 | 5-3/4 | ||
61/64 | 6-3/8 | 11 | 0.9531 | 3-7/8 | 5-7/8 | ||
31/32 | 6-3/8 | 11 | 0.9688 | 3-7/8 | 5-7/8 | ||
63/64 | 6-3/8 | 11 | 0.9844 | 4 | 6 | ||
1 | 6-3/8 | 11 | 10.000 | 4 | 6 | ||
1-1/8 | 7-1/8 | 11-3/4 | 10.125 | 4 | 6-3/8 |