Power Cord Knowledge Base
American Wire Gauge and Properties
AWG or B&S
Nominal Diameter inches
Nominal Diameter mm
Circular MIL Area
Weight Pounds per 1000 ft
Resistance at 68°F Ohms per 1000 ft
10
0.1019
2.6
10380
31.43
0.9989
11
0.0907
2.3
8234
24.92
1.26
12
0.0808
2.05
6530
19.77
1.588
13
0.0702
1.83
5178
15.68
2.003
14
0.0641
1.63
4107
12.43
2.525
15
0.0571
1.45
3260
9.858
3.184
16
0.0508
1.29
2583
7.818
4.016
17
0.0453
1.15
2050
6.2
5.064
18
0.0403
1.02
1620
4.917
6.385
19
0.0359
0.912
1200
3.899
8.051
20
0.032
0.813
1020
3.092
10.15
21
0.0285
0.724
812.1
2.452
12.8
22
0.0253
0.643
640.4
1.945
16.14
23
0.0226
0.574
511.5
1.542
20.36
24
0.0201
0.511
404
1.223
25.67
25
0.0179
0.455
320.4
0.9699
32.37
26
0.0159
0.404
253
0.7692
40.81
27
0.0142
0.361
201.5
0.61
51.47
28
0.0126
0.32
159.8
0.4837
64.9
29
0.0113
0.287
126.7
0.3836
81.83
30
0.01
0.254
100.5
0.3042
103.2
31
0.0089
0.226
79.7
0.2413
130.1
32
0.008
0.203
63.21
0.1913
164.1
33
0.0071
0.18
50.13
0.1517
206.9
34
0.0063
0.16
39.75
0.1203
260.9
35
0.0056
0.142
31.52
0.09542
331
36
0.005
0.127
0.07568
414.8
37
0.0045
0.114
19.83
0.0613
512.1
38
0.004
0.102
15.72
0.04759
648.6
39
0.0035
0.089
12.2
0.03774
874.8
40
0.0031
0.079
9.61
0.02993
1080
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