Electrical Wire Gauge Comparison Table
| Circ. Mils | Equivalent
Circ. Mils |
Awg.
Size |
Metric Wire Size mm2 |
Stranding/
Wire Dia. per Strand |
Approximate
Overall Diameter |
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| 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 |
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| 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 2000mcm |
1973.5mcm - - |
- - - |
1000 - - |
91/.147 127/.1255 169/.1088 |
91/3.73 127/3.19 169/2.76 |
1.617 1.632 1.632 |
41.1 41.5 41.5 |
