Wire Size Conversion (AWG & Metric)
AWG Size |
Metric mm2 |
Circular Mils |
Equivalent Circular Mils |
Approximate Wire Diameter |
in |
mm |
- |
0.5 |
- |
937 |
0.032 |
0.81 |
20 |
- |
1020 |
- |
0.036 |
0.91 |
- |
0.75 |
- |
1480 |
0.039 |
0.99 |
18 |
- |
1620 |
- |
0.046 |
1.16 |
- |
1 |
- |
1974 |
0.051 |
1.30 |
16 |
|
2580 |
- |
0.051 |
1.29 |
- |
1.5 |
- |
2960 |
0.063 |
1.60 |
14 |
- |
4110 |
- |
0.073 |
1.84 |
- |
2.5 |
- |
4934 |
0.081 |
2.06 |
12 |
- |
6530 |
- |
0.092 |
2.32 |
- |
4 |
- |
7894 |
0.102 |
2.59 |
10 |
- |
10380 |
- |
0.116 |
2.93 |
- |
6 |
- |
11840 |
0.126 |
3.21 |
8 |
- |
16510 |
- |
0.146 |
3.70 |
- |
10 |
- |
19740 |
0.162 |
4.12 |
6 |
- |
26240 |
- |
0.184 |
4.66 |
- |
16 |
- |
31580 |
0.204 |
5.18 |
4 |
- |
41740 |
- |
0.232 |
5.88 |
- |
25 |
- |
49340 |
0.260 |
6.60 |
2 |
- |
66360 |
- |
0.292 |
7.42 |
- |
35 |
- |
69070 |
0.305 |
7.75 |
1 |
- |
83690 |
- |
0.332 |
9.43 |
- |
50 |
- |
98680 |
0.365 |
9.27 |
1/0 |
- |
106 mcm* |
- |
0.373 |
9.46 |
2/0 |
- |
133 mcm* |
- |
0.419 |
10.60 |
- |
70 |
- |
138.1 mcm |
0.430 |
10.90 |
3/0 |
- |
168 mcm* |
- |
0.471 |
12.00 |
- |
95 |
- |
187.5 mcm |
0.504 |
12.80 |
4/0 |
- |
212 mcm* |
- |
0.528 |
13.40 |
- |
120 |
- |
237.8 mcm |
0.567 |
14.40 |
- |
- |
250 mcm |
- |
0.575 |
14.60 |
- |
150 |
300 mcm |
- |
0.630 |
16.00 |
- |
- |
350 mcm |
- |
0.681 |
17.30 |
- |
185 |
- |
365.1 mcm |
0.700 |
17.80 |
- |
- |
400 mcm |
- |
0.728 |
18.50 |
- |
240 |
- |
473.6 mcm |
0.801 |
20.30 |
- |
- |
500 mcm |
- |
0.814 |
20.70 |
- |
300 |
- |
592.1 mcm |
0.891 |
22.60 |
- |
- |
600 mcm |
- |
0.893 |
22.70 |
- |
- |
700 mcm |
- |
0.964 |
24.50 |
- |
- |
750 mcm |
- |
0.999 |
25.40 |
- |
400 |
- |
789.4 mcm |
1.026 |
26.10 |
- |
- |
800 mcm |
- |
1.032 |
26.20 |
- |
500 |
- |
986.8 mcm |
1.152 |
29.30 |
- |
- |
1000 mcm |
- |
1.153 |
29.30 |
- |
625 |
- |
1233.7 mcm |
1.287 |
32.70 |
*Rounded for simplicity