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Metric AWG Conversion
Article
Discussion
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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