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
