metric comparison size · nominal diameter

10 mm
drill bit size.

A 10 mm bit measures 0.3937 in across (10.000 mm).

The metric diameter is the generated reference value; inches are a conversion. Commercial set contents vary.

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Calibrated relative diameter · 1 in reference

10 mm · metric

0.3937 in
10.000 mm
Designation10 mmmetric
Inch decimal0.3937nominal
Metric conversion10.000millimetres
Where this size sits from 0 to 1 inch
10 mm · 10.000 mm on a zero to 25.4 millimetre scale. Neighbor marks: 25/64, X.
0 25.4 mm

Measured neighbors

What sits beside 10 mm.

“Nearest” means nominal diameter only. It does not make a neighboring size acceptable for a tolerance, tapping, reaming, or fastener application.

Source record

Drill Bit Size Chart.

A generated comparison series from 0.5 to 13.0 mm in 0.1 mm steps. It is not a claim that every size is included in every commercial set.

Open source record