| Wire Gauge Conversions Chart |
| GAUGE NO. |
AWG |
W & M |
SWG |
BWG |
US STAND. |
| 7/0 |
0.6513 |
0.49 |
0.5 |
- |
0.5 |
| 6/0 |
0.58 |
0.46 |
0.464 |
- |
0.4688 |
| 5/0 |
0.5165 |
0.43 |
0.432 |
- |
0.4375 |
| 4/0 |
0.46 |
0.3938 |
0.4 |
0.454 |
0.4063 |
| 3/0 |
0.4096 |
0.3625 |
0.372 |
0.425 |
0.375 |
| 2/0 |
0.3648 |
0.331 |
0.348 |
0.38 |
0.3438 |
| 1/0 |
0.3249 |
0.3065 |
0.324 |
0.34 |
0.3125 |
| 1 |
0.2893 |
0.283 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2813 |
| 2 |
0.2576 |
0.2625 |
0.276 |
0.284 |
0.2656 |
| 3 |
0.2294 |
0.2437 |
0.252 |
0.259 |
0.2391 |
| 4 |
0.2043 |
0.2253 |
0.232 |
0.238 |
0.2242 |
| 5 |
0.1819 |
0.207 |
0.212 |
0.22 |
0.2092 |
| 6 |
0.162 |
0.192 |
0.192 |
0.203 |
0.1943 |
| 7 |
0.1443 |
0.177 |
0.176 |
0.18 |
0.1793 |
| 8 |
0.1285 |
0.162 |
0.16 |
0.165 |
0.1644 |
| 9 |
0.1144 |
0.1483 |
0.144 |
0.148 |
0.1495 |
| 10 |
0.1019 |
0.135 |
0.128 |
0.134 |
0.1345 |
| 11 |
0.0907 |
0.1205 |
0.116 |
0.12 |
0.1196 |
| 12 |
0.0808 |
0.1055 |
0.104 |
0.109 |
0.1046 |
| 13 |
0.0719 |
0.0915 |
0.092 |
0.095 |
0.0897 |
| 14 |
0.0641 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
0.083 |
0.0747 |
| 15 |
0.0571 |
0.072 |
0.072 |
0.072 |
0.0673 |
| 16 |
0.0508 |
0.0625 |
0.064 |
0.065 |
0.0598 |
| 17 |
0.04526 |
0.054 |
0.056 |
0.058 |
0.0538 |
| 18 |
0.0403 |
0.0475 |
0.048 |
0.049 |
0.0478 |
| 19 |
0.03589 |
0.041 |
0.04 |
0.042 |
0.0418 |
| 20 |
0.03196 |
0.0348 |
0.036 |
0.035 |
0.0359 |
| 21 |
0.02846 |
0.03175 |
0.032 |
0.032 |
0.0329 |
| 22 |
0.02535 |
0.0286 |
0.028 |
0.028 |
0.0299 |
| 23 |
0.02257 |
0.0258 |
0.024 |
0.025 |
0.0269 |
| 24 |
0.0201 |
0.023 |
0.022 |
0.022 |
0.0239 |
| 25 |
0.0179 |
0.0204 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.0209 |
| 26 |
0.01594 |
0.0181 |
0.018 |
0.018 |
0.0179 |
| 27 |
0.0142 |
0.0173 |
0.0164 |
0.016 |
0.0164 |
| 28 |
0.01264 |
0.0162 |
0.0148 |
0.014 |
0.0149 |
| 29 |
0.01126 |
0.015 |
0.0136 |
0.013 |
0.0135 |
| 30 |
0.0103 |
0.014 |
0.0124 |
0.012 |
0.012 |
| 31 |
0.00893 |
0.0132 |
0.0116 |
0.01 |
0.0109 |
| 32 |
0.00795 |
0.0128 |
0.0108 |
0.009 |
0.0102 |
| 33 |
0.00708 |
0.0118 |
0.01 |
0.008 |
0.0094 |
| 34 |
0.0063 |
0.0104 |
0.0092 |
0.007 |
0.0086 |
| 35 |
0.00561 |
0.0095 |
0.0084 |
0.005 |
0.0078 |
| 36 |
0.005 |
0.009 |
0.0076 |
0.004 |
0.007 |
| 37 |
0.00445 |
0.0085 |
0.0068 |
- |
- |
| 38 |
0.00396 |
0.008 |
0.006 |
- |
- |
| 39 |
0.00353 |
0.0075 |
0.0052 |
- |
- |
| 40 |
0.00314 |
0.007 |
0.0048 |
- |
- |
| 41 |
0.00279 |
0.0066 |
0.0044 |
- |
- |
| 42 |
0.00249 |
0.0062 |
0.004 |
- |
- |
| 43 |
0.00221 |
0.006 |
0.0036 |
- |
- |
| 44 |
0.00198 |
0.0058 |
0.0032 |
- |
- |
| 45 |
0.00176 |
0.0055 |
0.0028 |
- |
- |
| 46 |
0.00157 |
0.0052 |
0.0024 |
- |
- |
| 47 |
0.0014 |
0.005 |
0.0016 |
- |
- |
| 48 |
0.00124 |
0.0048 |
0.0012 |
- |
- |
| 49 |
0.00111 |
0.0046 |
0.001 |
- |
- |
| 50 |
0.00099 |
0.0044 |
- |
- |
- |
| 51 |
0.00088 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 52 |
0.00078 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 53 |
0.0007 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 54 |
0.0006 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 55 |
0.0005 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 56 |
0.0004 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| AWG = American Wire Gauge (Brown & Sharpe) |
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- |
| W & M = Washburn & Moen (Steel wire gauge) |
- |
- |
| SWG = Imperial Standard Wire Gauge |
- |
- |
- |
| BWG = Birmingham or Stubs Wire Gauge |
- |
- |
- |
| US Stand. = United States Standard (Revised) |
- |
- |
| NOTE: Area left blank does not have values assigned. |
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- |
| Dimensions are in inches. |
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