Diametral Pitch verses Module

 

Diametral pitch is always in inches.

 

Pd = N/D = number of teeth to inches of pitch diameter

 

Module pitch is always in millimeters.

 

Module m = D/N = mm of pitch diameter per tooth

 

1 Diametral pitch = 25.400 Module.

 

Example:

A gear with 10 teeth and 1.000 inch pitch diameter:

 10 diametral pitch = 10 / 1.000in

 

The same gear in metric:

 2.54 module = 25.4mm / 10

 

m = 25.4/Pd

 

Pd = 25.4/m