The tolerances shown in this table are normally applied to metric sizes of drawn, turned and ground finish bright steel bars.
Tolerances in millimetres.
The total tolerance is taken under.
| Nominal Sizes (mm) | h11 | h10 | h9 | h8 | h7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0.060 | 0.040 | 0.025 | 0.014 | 0.010 |
| 3 to 6 | 0.075 | 0.048 | 0.030 | 0.018 | 0.012 |
| 6 to 10 | 0.090 | 0.058 | 0.036 | 0.022 | 0.015 |
| 10 to 18 | 0.110 | 0.070 | 0.043 | 0.027 | 0.018 |
| 18 to 30 | 0.130 | 0.084 | 0.052 | 0.033 | 0.021 |
| 30 to 50 | 0.160 | 0.100 | 0.062 | 0.039 | 0.025 |
| 50 to 80 | 0.190 | 0.120 | 0.074 | 0.046 | 0.030 |
| 80 to 120 | 0.220 | 0.140 | 0.087 | 0.054 | 0.035 |
| 120 to 180 | 0.250 | 0.160 | 0.100 | 0.063 | 0.040 |
The tolerances shown in this table are normally applied to imperial sizes of drawn, turned and ground finish bright steel bars.
Tolerances in Inches.
The total tolerance is taken under.
| Nominal Sizes (inch) | h11 | h10 | h9 | h8 | h7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3⁄64 to 1⁄8 | 0.00240 | 0.00157 | 0.00098 | 0.00055 | 0.00039 |
| 1⁄8 to 15⁄64 | 0.00295 | 0.00189 | 0.00118 | 0.00071 | 0.00047 |
| 15⁄64 to 1⁄64 | 0.00354 | 0.00228 | 0.00142 | 0.00087 | 0.00059 |
| 25⁄64 to 45⁄64 | 0.00433 | 0.00275 | 0.00169 | 0.00106 | 0.00071 |
| 45⁄64 to 13⁄16 | 0.00511 | 0.00331 | 0.00205 | 0.00130 | 0.00082 |
| 13⁄16 to 2 | 0.00629 | 0.00393 | 0.00244 | 0.00153 | 0.00098 |
| 2 to 31⁄8 | 0.00748 | 0.00474 | 0.00291 | 0.00181 | 0.00118 |
| 31⁄8 to 4 | 0.00866 | 0.00551 | 0.00342 | 0.00213 | 0.00137 |
| 4 to 73⁄32 | 0.00984 | 0.00629 | 0.00393 | 0.00248 | 0.00157 |