Thread pitch, or pitch, in short, is the distance between the same point on two adjacent threads. Thread pitch can be the length between two crests or two roots of a thread.

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As long as we measure two identical points on two threads next to each other, we are measuring the thread pitch. Thread pitch also tells us how wide a threaded fastener's thread is. You can refer to the illustration below to see what a thread pitch can be:

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This thread pitch calculator will help you find the pitch of your threaded fastener. This tool also works as a TPI, or threads per inch, calculator and a number of threads calculator. In this calculator, you will learn:

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The easiest way to measure thread pitch with a ruler (or with a caliper for a more precise measurement) is by measuring the distance between two crests. Match a thread's crest to your ruler's zero-mark and read the length to the next crest, as shown in the diagram below:

Taking a closer look at this equation, we can see that TPI is simply the reciprocal of the thread pitch. With that said, we can find thread pitch by taking the reciprocal of TPI as shown in this equation:

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If we measure the thread length in inches and divide the total number of threads by the thread length in inches, we get the threads per inch (TPI) value of a given thread. We can also express this statement in equation form, as shown below:

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Now that we know how to find thread pitch using the thread pitch formula and the TPI of a thread, why don't we learn how to use the thread pitch calculator? ?

You can measure the thread pitch using millimeters or inches. If you notice that all the threads sit on the millimeters scale like in the illustration above (a 5-millimeter thread pitch), you must have a metric thread. Learn more about metric threads with our thread calculator.

However, there are times that threads don't match either the millimeter or inch scale. That's when knowing how to calculate thread pitch comes in handy. Learn how in the next section of this text.

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You can also use our calculator to find the number of threads on your threaded fastener. Just enter the thread length and a value for either TPI or thread pitch, and you'll get the total number of threads.

It is very easy to calculate the thread pitch of any thread. First, measure the entire length of the thread you want to check. Then, count the threads along that length. This is the same as knowing how many times this fastener has to rotate to engage all its threads. Check the illustration below to understand better what to measure and count:

Besides rulers and calipers, we can also use thread pitch gauges to find the thread pitch of a threaded fastener. Thread pitch gauges come in sets of toothed shims that we match with a thread to find the thread's pitch. Each toothed shims has a particular thread pitch that we can also see etched on its face.

Metric thread pitch is the distance between two threads of an ISO metric thread, and we usually express metric thread pitches in millimeters. In a metric thread callout (or the label of a threaded fastener), the metric thread pitch is the number after the × symbol. For example, an M10 × 1.25 bolt has a 1.25-millimeter thread pitch.

For a M36 × 4 metric thread callout, the second number 4 represents the threaded fastener's 4 millimeters thread pitch. On the other hand, for a 3/4" - 10 UNC unified coarse thread callout, the value 10 is the threads per inch value of the thread. By dividing 1 inch by this value of 10 threads per inch, we get a value of 0.1-inch thread pitch.

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