METRICcoarse60° flankISO 261

M52 × 5 Thread Dimensions

M52 x 5 is a coarse ISO Metric thread. Pitch is 5 mm, equivalent to 5.08 threads per inch. The recommended tap drill leaves roughly 75% thread engagement.

Major Ø52 mm
Pitch5 mm
Threads per inch5.08
Pitch Ø48.75 mm
Tap drill47 mm

Thread profile

millimetres unless stated
Thread profile — M52 x 5d 52d2 48.75d3 45.87mm60°P 5h3 3.067tap ⌀47
M52 × 5 — basic profile60° flank angle · Not to scale

Basic information

Designation
M52 x 5
Thread system
ISO Metric
Series
coarse
Standard
ISO 261
Basic profile
ISO 68-1 basic profile
Flank angle
60°

Dimensions

Major diameter
52 mm
Pitch
5 mm
Threads per inch
5.08
Pitch diameter
48.75 mm
Minor diameter (external)
45.87 mm
Minor diameter (internal)
46.59 mm
Thread depth
3.067 mm
Recommended tap drill
Ø 47 mm

How these values are derived

computed from the basic profile

These figures follow the ISO 68-1 basic profile of ISO 261. A 60° basic profile uses a fundamental triangle height H = 0.866025 × P, with external minor diameter d₃ = d − 1.226869 × P and internal minor diameter D₁ = d − 1.082532 × P; the two differ because the external root is rounded while the internal crest is truncated. A 55° Whitworth profile uses H = 0.960491 × P and a thread height of 0.640327 × P. 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 M52 × 5 yet.

Related

Other pitches at the same 52 mm diameter — a fine pitch on a coarse diameter, or the reverse, is the usual substitution question.

Neighbouring sizes in ISO Metric.