The tolerance system refers to the basic profile in accordance with ISO 68-1. The field of application and purpose of ISO 965 can be defined as "ISO 965 specifies a tolerance system for screw threads from 1mm diameter upwards.[3]
Thread tolerances
Limits for standard metric coarse threads according to ISO 965.[4]
Thread size
Engagement length
Major diameter(d)
Pitch diameter(d2)
in mm
from
to
max.
min.
max.
min.
M1
0.6
1.7
1.000
0.933
0.838
0.785
M1.1
0.6
1.7
1.100
1.033
0.938
0.885
M1.2
0.6
1.7
1.200
1.133
1.038
0.985
M1.4
0.7
2
1.400
1.325
1.205
1.149
M1.6
0.8
2.6
1.581
1.496
1.354
1.291
M1.8
0.8
2.6
1.781
1.696
1.554
1.491
M2
1
3
1.981
1.886
1.721
1.654
M2.2
1.3
3.8
2.180
2.080
1.888
1.817
M2.5
1.3
3.8
2.480
2.380
2.118
2.117
M3
1.5
4.5
2.980
2.874
2.655
2.580
M3.5
1.7
5
3.479
3.354
3.089
3.004
M4
2
6
3.978
3.838
3.523
3.433
M5
2.5
7.5
4.976
4.826
4.456
4.361
M6
3
12
5.974
5.794
5.324
5.212
M7
3
3
6.974
6.794
6.324
6.212
M8
4
12
7.972
7.760
7.160
7.042
M10
5
15
9.968
9.732
8.994
8.862
M12
6
18
11.966
11.701
10.829
10.679
M14
8
24
13.962
13.682
12.663
12.503
M16
8
24
15.962
15.682
14.663
14.503
M18
10
30
17.958
17.623
16.334
16.164
M20
10
30
19.958
19.623
18.334
18.164
M22
10
30
21.958
21.623
20.334
20.164
M24
12
36
23.952
23.577
22.003
21.803
M27
12
36
26.952
26.577
25.003
24.803
M30
15
45
29.947
29.522
27.674
27.462
M33
15
45
32.947
32.522
30.674
30.462
M36
18
53
35.940
35.465
33.342
33.118
M39
18
53
38.940
38.465
36.342
36.118
Limits for metric fine threads according to ISO 965:
Thread Size
Engagement length
Major diameter
Pitch diameter
in mm
from
to
max.
min.
max.
min.
M8x1
3
9
7.974
7.794
7.324
7.212
M10x1.25
4
12
9.972
9.760
9.160
9.042
M12x1.25
4.5
13
11.972
11.760
11.160
11.028
M14x1.5
5.6
16
13.968
13.732
12.994
12.854
M16x1.5
5.6
16
15.968
15.732
14.994
14.854
M18x1.5
5.6
16
17.968
17.732
16.994
16.854
M20x1.5
5.6
16
19.968
19.732
18.994
18.854
M22x1.5
5.6
16
21.968
21.732
20.994
20.854
M24x2
8.5
25
23.962
23.682
22.663
22.493
M27x2
8.5
25
26.962
26.682
25.663
25.493
M30x2
8.5
25
29.962
29.682
28.663
28.493
M33x2
8.5
25
32.962
32.682
31.663
31.493
M36x3
12
36
35.952
35.577
34.003
33.803
M39x3
12
36
38.952
38.577
37.003
36.803
Parts
The standard consists of the following parts:
ISO 965-1 Principles and basic data
ISO 965-2 Limits of sizes for general purpose external and internal screw threads – Medium quality
ISO 965-3 Deviations for constructional screw threads
ISO 965-4 Limits of sizes for hot-dip galvanized external screw threads to mate with internal screw threads tapped with tolerance position H or G after galvanizing
ISO 965-5 Limits of sizes for internal screw threads to mate with hot-dip galvanized external screw threads with maximum size of tolerance position h before galvanizing
^[1] ISO 965 Application as described in the Book "Transactions of Technical Conference on Metric Mechanical Fasteners, Part 3"-Source-Google Books-Published by American National Standards Institute Inc, New york
^[2] Limits for Metric (standard) Coarse Threads according to ISO 965