METRICcoarse60° flankISO 261

M60 × 5.5 Thread Dimensions

M60 x 5.5 is a coarse ISO Metric thread. Pitch is 5.5 mm, equivalent to 4.62 threads per inch. The recommended tap drill leaves roughly 75% thread engagement.

Major Ø60 mm
Pitch5.5 mm
Threads per inch4.62
Pitch Ø56.43 mm
Tap drill54.5 mm

Thread profile

millimetres unless stated
Thread profile — M60 x 5.5d 60d2 56.43d3 53.25mm60°P 5.5h3 3.374tap ⌀54.5
M60 × 5.5 — basic profile60° flank angle · Not to scale

Basic information

Designation
M60 x 5.5
Thread system
ISO Metric
Series
coarse
Standard
ISO 261
Basic profile
ISO 68-1 basic profile
Flank angle
60°

Dimensions

Major diameter
60 mm
Pitch
5.5 mm
Threads per inch
4.62
Pitch diameter
56.43 mm
Minor diameter (external)
53.25 mm
Minor diameter (internal)
54.05 mm
Thread depth
3.374 mm
Recommended tap drill
Ø 54.5 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 M60 × 5.5 yet.

Related

Other pitches at the same 60 mm diameter — a fine pitch on a coarse diameter, or the reverse, is the usual substitution question.

Neighbouring sizes in ISO Metric.