What is bigger 5/16 or m8?

Joe Ford

What is bigger 5/16 or m8?

A lot of tool manufacturers consider 5/16 and 8mm interchangeable. 5/16 is roughly 2 thousandths of an inch smaller, 0.06096mm but on a hardened Allen bolt that should not be significant, and I have never stripped the interior socket of a harden steel Allen bolt. Click to see full answer.

What size bolt has a 16mm head?

Metric Shoulder Bolt Dimensions

Shoulder Diameter (A) Thread (C) Head Diameter (E)
10mm 8mm x 1.25 16mm
12mm 10mm x 1.5 18mm
16mm 12mm x 1.75 24mm
20mm 16mm x 2.0 30mm

What size bolt has a 9/16 head?

US Bolt Head/Wrench Size

Bolt Diameter Head and Wrench Size
Hex Bolt – Lag Bolt – Square Bolt Heavy Hex Bolt
3/8″ 9/16″ –
7/16″ 5/8″ –
1/2″ 3/4″ 7/8″

What are standard bolt sizes?

US Standard Thread Length for Bolts

Bolt Diameter Standard Thread Length (in.) *
Bolts 6 inches and shorter Bolts longer than 6 inches
7/16″ 1-1/8″ 1-3/8″
1/2″ 1-1/4″ 1-1/2″
5/8″ 1-1/2″ 1-3/4″

What size bolt does a 14mm wrench fit?

Whatever the case may be, our wrench conversion chart will give you the best-fitting standard or metric wrench for a given bolt size….SAE & Metric Wrench Conversions.

SAE Wrench Size Bolt Size (SI) Metric Wrench Size
7/16″ 1/4″ 11 mm
1/2″ 5/16″ 13 mm
9/16″ 3/8″ 14 mm
5/8″ 7/16″ 16 mm

What size Bolt uses a 7/16 wrench?

Hex Bolt, Lag Bolt, Square Bolt and Heavy Hex Bolt

US Bolts
Bolt Diameter (in) Head and Wrench Size (in)
1/4 7/16 or 3/8
5/16 1/2
3/8 9/16

What are the most common metric bolt sizes?

Re: Most common metric bolt sizes Used to be (back in the 70’s and 80’s) that European manufacturers used the 13mm and 10mm fasteners the most; followed by the 14, 17, and 19mm. The Asian manufacturers used the 12mm and 10mm as the most common, followed by the 15, 17 and 19mm.

What is the most common wrench size?

Most common are the 1/4-inch, 3/8-inch and ½-inch ratchet drivers, but ¾-inch and 1-inch sets are available for heavy-duty work.

What wrench sizes do I need?

Wrench Size Chart for Bolts

Bolt Diameter Wrench Size (Standard) Wrench Size (Metric)
1/8″ 5/16″ 8mm
3/16″ 3/8″ 10mm
1/4″ 7/16″ 11mm
5/16″ 1/2″ 13mm

How do I figure out my wrench size?

Multiply the first number which is the bolt size in inches or millimeters, by 1.5 using a pocket calculator, if necessary. For example, for the numbers in Step 1, 1/2 x 1.5 = . 75 or 3/4, which is the wrench size needed for this standard-sized bolt.

What is equivalent to a 15 mm wrench?

SAE to metric wrench and spanner converter chart

Standard SAE US Wrench/Spanner Size (inches) Metric Wrench/Spanner Size (mm)
15
19/32 15.08
5/8 15.88
16

What is the next size down from 5 16?

SAE to Metric Conversion Chart

SAE Size Metric Size Inches Decimal
9/32″ 0.281
5/16″ 0.313
8mm 0.315
11/32″ 0.344

Why do wrench sets skip sizes?

Re: Why do wrench sets have missing sizes?! It depends on which set you get. Sometimes they omit sizes that aren’t often used. That way, they look good in the sales flyer because they span from, say, 1/4′ to 7/8″. But what they don’t tell you is that they don’t have every single size.

What is equivalent to a 24mm wrench?

Metric / Standard Wrench Conversion Chart

Bolt Diameter Metric Standard
22mm 7/8″
5/8″ 24mm 15/16″
25mm 1″
3/4″ 29mm 1-1/8″

Is there a 16 mm wrench?

16mm is not an extremely common size but it’s nice to have a wrench instead of a socket. The chrome finish is not as smooth but it is just a wrench.

What is equivalent to a 20 mm socket?

SAE to Metric Conversion Chart

SAE Metric Inch
20mm 0.787
13/16″ 0.813
21mm 0.827
27/32″ 0.844

What’s equivalent to a 10mm socket?

3/8

What’s equivalent to a 30 mm socket?

Wrench Size And Conversion Table

Inches Millimeters Spanner
1.063 27mm 1 1/16 AF; 27mm
1.100 5/16 Wworth; 11/16 BSF
1.125 1 1/8 AF
1.181 30mm 30mm

Is there a 23 mm socket?

There was no 23 mm wrenches or sockets in the entire store, and it has a pretty good selection. Even the larger socket sets skipped from 22 to 24.