# 1/2 — Plumbing fitting and pipe thread standards

For 1/2, thread standard is BSPP; threads per inch (tpi) is 14; thread pitch (mm) is 1.814; major (outside) diameter (mm) is 20.955; minor diameter (mm) is 18.632, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Thread standard:** BSPP _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Nominal size:** 1/2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Threads per inch (TPI):** 14 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thread pitch (mm):** 1.814 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Major (outside) diameter (mm):** 20.955 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Minor diameter (mm):** 18.632 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thread angle (degrees):** 55 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Governing standard:** ISO 228-1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> BSPP G 1/2 | 1/2" | 14 | 1.814 | 20.955 | 19.793 | 18.632

## Source

- https://www.machiningdoctor.com/charts/bsp/

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2028-08-11.
Part of [Plumbing fitting and pipe thread standards](https://referencesource.org/plumbing-fitting-thread-standards/).