Nails and Spikes - US Standard Dimensions

US common wire standard nail and spikes sizes and dimensions - Imperial Units

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Common US wire nails dimensions

Size¹⁾	Length (in)	Gauge	Nominal Shank Diameter (in)	Nominal Shank Length (in)	Number of Nails in a pound
2d	1	15	0.072	1	876
3d	1¼	14	0.083	1.25	568
4d	1½	12½	0.109	1.5	316
5d	1¾	12½	0.109	1.75	271
6d	2	11½	0.12	2	181
8d	2½	10¼	0.134	2.5	106
10d	3	9	0.148	3	69
12d	3¼	9	0.148	3.25	64
16d	3½	8	0.165	3.5	49
20d	4	6	0.203	4	31
30d	4½	5	0.22	4.5	24
40d	5	4	0.238	5	18
60d	6	2	0.238	6	11

¹) In the United States nails are measured in pennies from the time they were sold by the penny. The abbreviation for pennies was d so nail sizes are described as 2D, 3D, etc.

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