Wire Gauge Comparison Chart
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Wire Gauge Comparison Chart
WIRE number | STANDARD WIRE GAUGE | AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
(Gauge) | (SWG) | (AWG) | ||
gauge | inches | mm | inches | mm |
0000000 (7/0) | 0.5 | 12.7 | - | - |
000000 (6/0) | 0.464 | 11.786 | 0.58 | 14.732 |
00000 (5/0) | 0.432 | 10.973 | 0.5165 | 13.1191 |
0000 (4/0) | 0.4 | 10.16 | 0.46 | 11.684 |
000 (3/0) | 0.372 | 9.449 | 0.409642 | 10.4049 |
00 (2/0) | 0.348 | 8.839 | 0.364796 | 9.2658 |
0 (1/0) | 0.324 | 8.23 | 0.324861 | 8.2515 |
1 | 0.3 | 7.62 | 0.289297 | 7.3481 |
2 | 0.276 | 7.01 | 0.257627 | 6.5437 |
3 | 0.252 | 6.401 | 0.229423 | 5.8273 |
4 | 0.232 | 5.893 | 0.2043 | 5.1892 |
5 | 0.212 | 5.385 | 0.1819 | 4.6203 |
6 | 0.192 | 4.877 | 0.162 | 4.1148 |
7 | 0.176 | 4.47 | 0.1443 | 3.6652 |
8 | 0.16 | 4.064 | 0.1285 | 3.2639 |
9 | 0.144 | 3.658 | 0.1144 | 2.9058 |
10 | 0.128 | 3.251 | 0.1019 | 2.5883 |
11 | 0.116 | 2.946 | 0.0907 | 2.3038 |
12 | 0.104 | 2.642 | 0.0808 | 2.0523 |
13 | 0.092 | 2.337 | 0.072 | 1.8288 |
14 | 0.08 | 2.032 | 0.0641 | 1.6281 |
15 | 0.072 | 1.829 | 0.0571 | 1.4503 |
16 | 0.064 | 1.626 | 0.0508 | 1.2903 |
17 | 0.056 | 1.422 | 0.0453 | 1.1506 |
18 | 0.048 | 1.219 | 0.0403 | 1.0236 |
19 | 0.04 | 1.016 | 0.0359 | 0.9119 |
20 | 0.036 | 0.914 | 0.032 | 0.8128 |
21 | 0.032 | 0.813 | 0.0285 | 0.7239 |
22 | 0.028 | 0.711 | 0.0253 | 0.6426 |
23 | 0.024 | 0.61 | 0.0226 | 0.574 |
24 | 0.022 | 0.599 | 0.0201 | 0.5105 |
25 | 0.02 | 0.508 | 0.0179 | 0.4547 |
26 | 0.018 | 0.457 | 0.0159 | 0.4039 |
27 | 0.0164 | 0.417 | 0.0142 | 0.3607 |
28 | 0.0148 | 0.376 | 0.0126 | 0.32 |
29 | 0.0136 | 0.345 | 0.0113 | 0.287 |
30 | 0.0124 | 0.315 | 0.01 | 0.254 |
31 | 0.0116 | 0.295 | 0.0089 | 0.2261 |
32 | 0.0108 | 0.274 | 0.008 | 0.2032 |
33 | 0.01 | 0.254 | 0.0071 | 0.1803 |
34 | 0.0092 | 0.234 | 0.0063 | 0.16 |
35 | 0.0084 | 0.213 | 0.0056 | 0.1422 |
36 | 0.0076 | 0.193 | 0.005 | 0.127 |
37 | 0.0068 | 0.173 | 0.0045 | 0.1143 |
38 | 0.006 | 0.152 | 0.004 | 0.1016 |
39 | 0.0052 | 0.132 | 0.0035 | 0.0889 |
40 | 0.0048 | 0.122 | 0.0031 | 0.0787 |
41 | 0.0044 | 0.112 | 0.0028 | 0.0711 |
42 | 0.004 | 0.102 | 0.0025 | 0.0635 |
43 | 0.0036 | 0.0914 | 0.0022 | 0.0559 |
44 | 0.0032 | 0.0813 | 0.002 | 0.0508 |
45 | 0.0028 | 0.0711 | 0.0018 | 0.0457 |
46 | 0.0024 | 0.061 | 0.0016 | 0.0406 |
47 | 0.002 | 0.0508 | 0.0014 | 0.0356 |
48 | 0.0016 | 0.0406 | 0.0012 | 0.0305 |
49 | 0.0012 | 0.0305 | 0.0011 | 0.0279 |
50 | 0.001 | 0.0254 | 0.001 | 0.0254 |
51 | - | - | 0.00088 | 0.02235 |
52 | - | - | 0.00078 | 0.0198 |
53 | - | - | 0.0007 | 0.0178 |
54 | - | - | 0.00062 | 0.0157 |
55 | - | - | 0.00055 | 0.014 |
56 | - | - | 0.00049 | 0.01245 |
ISO WIRE GAUGE EQUIVALENTS
ISO METRIC PREFERRED SIZES (mm) | NEAREST SWG SIZE (inches) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
R10 | R20 | R40 | inches | |
0.025 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.00098 | |
0.026 | 0.00102 | 0.00102 | ||
0.028 | 0.028 | 0.0011 | ||
0.03 | 0.00118 | 0.00118 | ||
0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.00126 | |
0.034 | 0.00134 | |||
0.036 | 0.036 | 0.00142 | ||
0.038 | 0.0015 | |||
0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00158 | 0.0016 |
0.042 | 0.00165 | |||
0.045 | 0.045 | 0.00177 | ||
0.048 | 0.00189 | |||
0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.00197 | 0.002 |
0.053 | 0.00209 | |||
0.056 | 0.056 | 0.0022 | ||
0.06 | 0.00236 | 0.0024 | ||
0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.00248 | |
0.067 | 0.00264 | |||
0.071 | 0.071 | 0.0028 | 0.0028 | |
0.075 | 0.00295 | |||
0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00315 | 0.0032 |
0.085 | 0.00335 | |||
0.09 | 0.09 | 0.00354 | 0.0036 | |
0.095 | 0.00374 | |||
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00394 | 0.004 |
0.106 | 0.00417 | |||
0.112 | 0.112 | 0.00441 | 0.0044 | |
0.118 | 0.00465 | 0.0048 | ||
0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.00492 | |
0.132 | 0.0052 | 0.0052 | ||
0.14 | 0.14 | 0.00551 | ||
0.15 | 0.00591 | 0.006 | ||
0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.0063 | |
0.17 | 0.00669 | 0.0068 | ||
0.18 | 0.18 | 0.00709 | ||
0.19 | 0.00748 | 0.0076 | ||
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.00787 | |
0.212 | 0.00835 | 0.0084 | ||
0.224 | 0.224 | 0.00882 | ||
0.236 | 0.00929 | 0.0092 | ||
0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.00984 | 0.01 |
0.265 | 0.01043 | |||
0.28 | 0.28 | 0.01102 | 0.0108 | |
0.3 | 0.01181 | 0.0116 | ||
0.315 | 0.315 | 0.315 | 0.0124 | 0.0124 |
0.335 | 0.01319 | |||
0.355 | 0.355 | 0.01398 | 0.0136 | |
0.375 | 0.01476 | 0.0148 | ||
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.01575 | |
0.425 | 0.01673 | 0.0164 | ||
0.45 | 0.45 | 0.01772 | 0.018 | |
0.475 | 0.0187 | |||
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.01969 | 0.02 |
0.53 | 0.02087 | 0.021 | ||
0.56 | 0.56 | 0.02205 | 0.022 | |
0.6 | 0.02362 | 0.024 | ||
0.63 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.0248 | |
0.67 | 0.02638 | 0.026 | ||
0.71 | 0.71 | 0.02795 | 0.028 | |
0.75 | 0.02953 | 0.03 | ||
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0315 | 0.032 |
0.85 | 0.03346 | 0.034 | ||
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.03543 | 0.036 | |
0.95 | 0.0374 | 0.038 | ||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0.03937 | 0.04 |
1.06 | 0.04173 | |||
1.12 | 1.12 | 0.04409 | 0.044 | |
1.18 | 0.04646 | |||
1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.04921 | 0.048 |
1.32 | 0.05197 | 0.052 | ||
1.4 | 1.4 | 0.05512 | 0.056 | |
1.5 | 0.05906 | 0.06 | ||
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.06299 | 0.064 |
1.7 | 0.06693 | 0.068 | ||
1.8 | 1.8 | 0.07087 | 0.072 | |
1.9 | 0.0748 | 0.076 | ||
2 | 2 | 2 | 0.07874 | 0.08 |
2.12 | 0.08346 | |||
2.24 | 2.24 | 0.08819 | 0.086 | |
2.36 | 0.09291 | 0.092 | ||
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.09843 | 0.098 |
2.65 | 0.10433 | 0.104 | ||
2.8 | 2.8 | 0.11024 | 0.11 | |
3 | 0.11811 | 0.116 | ||
3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 0.12402 | 0.122 |
3.35 | 0.13189 | 0.128 | ||
3.55 | 3.55 | 0.13976 | 0.136 | |
3.75 | 0.14764 | 0.144 | ||
4 | 4 | 4 | 0.15748 | 0.16 |
4.25 | 0.16732 | 0.168 | ||
4.5 | 4.5 | 0.17717 | 0.176 | |
4.75 | 0.18701 | 0.184 | ||
5 | 5 | 5 | 0.19685 | 0.192 |
5.3 | 0.20866 | 0.212 | ||
5.6 | 5.6 | 0.22047 | 0.222 | |
6 | 0.23622 | 0.232 | ||
6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.24803 | 0.252 |