Electrical Wire Gauge Comparison Table

Electrical Wire Gauge Comparison Table

Circ. Mils

Equivalent Circ. Mils

Awg. Size

Metric Wire Size mm2

Stranding/ Wire Dia. per Strand

Approximate Overall Diameter

in

mm

in

mm

1020 1620 1620 -

987 1480 1974 1974

20 18 18 -

0.50 0.75 1.0 1.0

1/.032 7/.0121 1/.039 1/.0403 7/.0152 1/.045 7/.017

1/.813 7/.307 1/.991 1/1.02 7/.386 1/1.14 7/.432

.032 .036 .039 .040 .046 .045 .051

0.81 0.91 0.99 1.02 1.16 1.14 1.30

2580 2580 4110 4110

2960 2960 -

16 16 14 14

1.5 1.5 -

1/.0508 7/.0192 1/.055 7/.021 1/.0641 7/.0242

1/1.29 7/.488 1/1.40 7/5.33 1/1.63 7/.615

.051 .058 .055 .063 .064 .073

1.29 1.46 1.40 1.60 1.63 1.84

6530 6530 -

4934 4934 7894 7894

12 12 -

2.5 2.5 4 4

1/.071 7/.027 1/.0808 7/.0305 1/.089 7/.034

1/1.80 7/.686 1/2.05 7/.775 1/2.26 7/.864

.071 .081 .081 .092 .089 .102

1.80 2.06 2.05 2.32 2.26 2.59

10380 10380 13090 13090

11840 11840 -

10 10 9 9

6 6 -

1/.1019 7/.0385 1/.109 7/.042 1/.1144 7/.0432

1/2.59 7/.978 1/2.77 7/1.07 1/2.91 7/1.10

.102 .116 .109 .126 .1144 .130

2.59 2.93 2.77 3.21 2.91 3.30

16510 16510 20820 20820

19740 19740 -

8 8 7 7

10 10 -

1/.1285 7/.0486 1/.141 7/.054 1/.1443 7/.0545

1/3.26 7/1.23 1/3.58 7/1.37 1/3.67 7/1.38

.128 .146 .141 .162 .144 .164

3.26 3.70 3.58 4.12 3.67 4.15

26240 26240 33090 41740

31580 -

6 6 5 4

16 -

1/.162 7/.0612 7/.068 7/.0688 7/.0772

1/4.11 7/1.55 7/1.73 7/1.75 7/1.96

.162 .184 .204 .206 .232

4.11 4.66 5.18 5.24 5.88

52620 66360 -

49340 49340 69070 69070

3 2 -

25 25 35 35

7/.085 19/.052 7/.0867 7/.0974 7/.100 19/.061

7/2.16 19/1.32 7/2.20 7/2.47 7/2.54 19/1.55

.255 .260 .260 .292 .300 .305

6.48 6.60 6.61 7.42 7.62 7.75

Circ. Mils

Equivalent Circ. Mils

Awg. Size

Metric Wire Size mm2

Stranding/ Wire Dia. per Strand

Approx. Overall Diameter

in

mm

in

mm

83690 105600 133100 167800 167800

98680 138100 -

1 1/0 2/0 3/0 3/0

50 70 -

19/.0664 19/.073 19/.0745 19/.0837 19/.086 19/.094 37/.0673

19/1.69 19/1.85 19/1.89 19/2.13 19/2.18 19/2.39 37/1.71

.332 .365 .373 .419 .430 .470 .471

9.43 9.27 9.46 10.6 10.9 11.9 12.0

211600 250mcm 300mcm

187500 187500 237.8mcm -

4/0 -

95 95 120 150

19/.101 37/.072 19/.1055 37/.081 37/.0822 37/.090

19/2.57 37/1.83 19/2.68 37/2.06 37/2.09 37/2.29

.505 .504 .528 .567 .575 .630

12.8 12.8 13.4 14.4 14.6 16.0

350mcm 400mcm 500mcm 500mcm

365.1mcm 473.6mcm 473.6mcm -

-

185 240 240 -

37/.0973 37/.100 37/.104 37/.114 61/.089 37/.1162 61/.0905

37/2.47 37/2.54 37/2.64 37/2.90 61/2.26 37/2.95 61/2.30

.681 .700 .728 .798 .801 .813 .814

17.3 17.8 18.5 20.3 20.3 20.7 20.7

600mcm 700mcm 750mcm 750mcm -

592.1mcm 789.4mcm

-

300 400

61/.099 61/.0992 61/.1071 61/.1109 91/.0908 61/.114

61/2.51 61/2.52 61/2.72 61/2.82 91/2.31 61/2.90

.891 .893 .964 .998 .999 1.026

22.6 22.7 24.5 25.4 25.4 26.1

800mcm 800mcm 1000mcm 1000mcm -

986.8mcm 1233.7mcm

-

500 625

61/.1145 61/.0938 61/.1280 91/.1048 91/.117

61/2.91 91/2.38 61/3.25 91/2.66 91/2.97

1.031 1.032 1.152 1.153 1.287

26.2 26.2 29.3 29.3 32.7

1250mcm 1250mcm 1500mcm 1500mcm -

1578.8mcm

-

800

91/.1172 127/.0992 91/.1284 127/.1087 91/.132

91/2.98 127/2.52 91/.1284 127/.1087 91/.132

1.289 1.290 1.412 1.413 1.452

32.7 32.8 35.9 35.9 36.9

2000mcm

1973.5mcm -

-

1000 -

91/.147 127/.1255

91/3.73 127/3.19

1.617 1.632

41.1 41.5