number drill · nominal diameter

#31
drill bit size.

A #31 bit measures 0.1200 in across (3.048 mm).

The inch decimal is the published nominal designation; millimetres are a conversion.

Diameter conversion cross-checked
Calibrated relative diameter · 1 in reference

#31 · number

0.1200 in
3.048 mm
Designation#31number
Inch decimal0.1200nominal
Metric conversion3.048millimetres
Where this size sits from 0 to 1 inch
#31 · 3.048 mm on a zero to 25.4 millimetre scale. Neighbor marks: 3 mm, 3.1 mm.
0 25.4 mm

Measured neighbors

What sits beside #31.

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

Source record

ASME.

The standard text is paywalled. Number and letter series are cross-checked against public manufacturer charts; exact standard edition/page verification remains a release gate.

Open source record