Fits & size limits

Read an IT width and a tolerance-zone position

The grade sets a tolerance width for a nominal-size interval. The letter locates that interval relative to the nominal size. You need both to obtain limits.

An evidence-backed width example

At nominal 25 mm, the cited H7 limits are 25.000–25.021 mm, a width of 21 µm. The h6 limits are 24.987–25.000 mm, a width of 13 µm. These are KHK’s published legacy JIS table examples, not a full current ISO 286 table reproduction.

Why the grade alone is insufficient

The same grade number has different widths across nominal-size intervals. The width also does not say whether a zone is above, below or touching the nominal size. Read the letter and relevant table row separately.

Which document supplies what?

ISO 286-1 describes the code system and terminology; Part 2 supplies the standard tolerance grades and limit deviations. The public abstracts do not substantiate an entire numeric table. Open the linked source for your actual size and edition.

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Sources and review scope

Reviewed 23 October 2026. Arithmetic examples are labelled separately from source-table facts and standard scope.

ISO 286-1:2010

Public catalogue: terminology, code system and scope. Full clauses not reviewed.

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ISO 286-2:2010

Public catalogue: limit-deviation tables are in Part 2; abstract does not verify numeric rows.

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KHK hole tolerance table

Manufacturer table explicitly excerpting JIS B 0401-2:1998. H7 row for 25 mm: 0 / +21 µm.

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KHK shaft tolerance table

Manufacturer table excerpting JIS B 0401-2:1998. At 25 mm: h6 −13 / 0 µm; g6 −20 / −7 µm. These are scoped examples, not a full ISO table audit.

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