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Metric AWG Conversion

Definitions

 

  • Circ.Mils - cross sectional area in Circular Mils
  • Awg  - American Wire Gauge size
  • mm² - Metric Wire Size mm²

Conversion Table

      Number strands/diameter
per strand		 Approximate overall
diameter
mm² Awg Circ.Mils inch mm inch mm
0.5   987 1/.032 1/.813 0.032 0.81
  20 1020 7/.0121 7/.307 0.036 0.91
0.75   1480 1/.039 1/.991 0.039 0.99
  18 1620 1/.0403 1/1.02 0.04 1.02
  18 1620 7/.0152 7/.386 0.046 1.16
1   1974 1/.045 1/1.14 0.045 1.14
1   1974 7/.017 7/.432 0.051 1.3
  16 2580 1/.0508 1/1.29 0.051 1.29
  16 2580 7/.0192 7/.488 0.058 1.46
1.5   2960 1/.055 1/1.40 0.055 1.4
1.5   2960 7/.021 7/.533 0.063 1.6
  14 4110 1/.0641 1/1.63 0.064 1.63
  14 4110 7/.0242 7/.615 0.073 1.84
2.5   4934 1/.071 1/1.80 0.071 1.8
2.5   4934 7/.027 7/.686 0.081 2.06
  12 6530 1/.0808 1/2.05 0.081 2.05
  12 6530 7/.0305 7/.775 0.092 2.32
4   7894 1/.089 1/2.26 0.089 2.26
4   7894 7/.034 7/.864 0.102 2.59
  10 10380 1/.1019 1/2.59 0.102 2.59
  10 10380 7/.0385 7/.978 0.116 2.93
6   11840 1/.109 1/2.77 0.109 2.77
6   11840 7/.042 7/1.07 0.126 3.21
  9 13090 1/.1144 1/2.91 0.1144 2.91
  9 13090 7/.0432 7/1.10 0.13 3.3
  8 16510 1/.1285 1/3.26 0.128 3.26
  8 16510 7/.0486 7/1.23 0.146 3.7
10   19740 1/.141 1/3.58 0.141 3.58
10   19740 7/.054 7/1.37 0.162 4.12
  7 20820 1/.1443 1/3.67 0.144 3.67
  7 20820 7/.0545 7/1.38 0.164 4.15
  6 26240 1/.162 1/4.11 0.162 4.11
  6 26240 7/.0612 7/1.55 0.184 4.66
16   31580 7/.068 7/1.73 0.204 5.18
  5 33090 7/.0688 7/1.75 0.206 5.24
  4 41740 7/.0772 7/1.96 0.232 5.88
25   49340 7/.085 7/2.16 0.255 6.48
25   49340 19/.052 19/1.32 0.26 6.6
  3 52620 7/.0867 7/2.20 0.26 6.61
  2 66360 7/.0974 7/2.47 0.292 7.42
35   69070 7/.100 7/2.54 0.3 7.62
35   69070 19/.061 19/1.55 0.305 7.75
  1 83690 19/.0664 19/1.69 0.332 9.43
50   98680 19/.073 19/1.85 0.365 9.27
  1/0 105600 19/.0745 19/1.89 0.373 9.46
  2/0 133100 19/.0837 19/2.13 0.419 10.6
70   138100 19/.086 19/2.18 0.43 10.9
  3/0 167800 19/.094 19/2.39 0.47 11.9
  3/0 167800 37/.0673 37/1.71 0.471 12
95   187500 19/.101 19/2.57 0.505 12.8
95   187500 37/.072 37/1.83 0.504 12.8
  4/0 211600 19/.1055 19/2.68 0.528 13.4
120   238 MCM 37/.081 37/2.06 0.567 14.4
    250 MCM 37/.0822 37/2.09 0.575 14.6
150   300 MCM 37/.090 37/2.29 0.63 16
    350 MCM 37/.0973 37/2.47 0.681 17.3
185   365 MCM 37/.100 37/2.54 0.7 17.8
    400 MCM 37/.104 37/2.64 0.728 18.5
240   474 MCM 37/.114 37/2.90 0.798 20.3
240   474 MCM 61/.089 61/2.26 0.801 20.3
    500 MCM 37/.1162 37/2.95 0.813 20.7
    500 MCM 61/.0905 61/2.30 0.814 20.7
300   592 MCM 61/.099 61/2.51 0.891 22.6
    600 MCM 61/.0992 61/2.52 0.893 22.7
    700 MCM 61/.1071 61/2.72 0.964 24.5
    750 MCM 61/.1109 61/2.82 0.998 25.4
    750 MCM 91/.0908 91/2.31 0.999 25.4
400   789 MCM 61/.114 61/2.90 1.026 26.1
    800 MCM 61/.1145 61/2.91 1.031 26.2
    800 MCM 61/.0938 91/2.38 1.032 26.2
500   1000 MCM 61/.1280 61/3.25 1.152 29.3
    1000 MCM 91/.1048 91/2.66 1.153 29.3
625   1234 MCM 91/.117 91/2.97 1.287 32.7
    1250 MCM 91/.1172 91/2.98 1.289 32.7
    1250 MCM 127/.0992 127/2.52 1.29 32.8
    1500 MCM 91/.1284 91/3.26 1.412 35.9
    1500 MCM 127/.1087 127/2.76 1.413 35.9
800   1579 MCM 91/.132 91/3.35 1.452 36.9
1000   1974 MCM 91/.147 91/3.73 1.617 41.1
    2000 MCM 127/.1255 127/3.19 1.632 41.5
    2000 MCM 169/.1088 169/2.76 1.632 41.5

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