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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

25

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

SoSource: National Bureau of Standards Copper Wire Tables-Handbook 100.

 



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