# 1/16 — Plumbing fitting and pipe thread standards

For 1/16, thread standard is NPT; threads per inch (tpi) is 27; thread pitch (mm) is 0.9407; major (outside) diameter (mm) is 7.950; thread angle (degrees) is 60, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Thread standard:** NPT _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Nominal size:** 1/16
- **Threads per inch (TPI):** 27
- **Thread pitch (mm):** 0.9407
- **Major (outside) diameter (mm):** 7.950 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thread angle (degrees):** 60 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Governing standard:** ASME B1.20.1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 0.313 | 7.950 |

## Source

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_pipe_thread

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2028-08-11.
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