Engineering Tables/Standard Wire Gauge

Standard Wire Gauge Diameter Turns of wire Cross-sectional area Res. per length (for copper wire) Mass per length Current Capacity (A)
inmm in−1mm−1 kcmilmm2 Ω/kftΩ/km lb/ftkg/m 750 cmil/A500 cmil/A
0000000 (7/0)0.50012.72.000.07872501270.1360.4470.7591.13333500
000000 (6/0)0.46411.82.160.08482151090.1580.5190.6540.973287431
00000 (5/0)0.43211.02.310.091118794.60.1820.5980.5670.844249373
0000 (4/0)0.40010.22.500.098416081.10.2130.6980.4860.723213320
000 (3/0)0.3729.452.690.10613870.10.2460.8070.4200.625185277
00 (2/0)0.3488.842.870.11312161.40.2810.9220.3680.547161242
0 (1/0)0.3248.233.090.12210553.20.3241.060.3190.474140210
10.3007.623.330.13190.045.60.3781.240.2730.407120180
20.2767.013.620.14376.238.60.4471.470.2310.344102152
30.2526.403.970.15663.532.20.5361.760.1930.28784.7127
40.2325.894.310.17053.827.30.6322.070.1630.24371.8108
50.2125.384.720.18644.922.80.7572.480.1370.20359.989.9
60.1924.885.210.20536.918.70.9233.030.1120.16749.273.7
70.1764.475.680.22431.015.71.103.600.09410.14041.362.0
80.1604.066.250.24625.613.01.334.360.07780.11634.151.2
90.1443.666.940.27320.710.51.645.380.06300.093727.641.5
100.1283.257.810.30816.48.302.086.810.04980.074121.832.8
110.1162.958.620.33913.56.822.538.300.04090.060817.926.9
120.1042.649.620.37910.85.483.1510.30.03290.048914.421.6
130.09202.3410.90.4288.464.294.0213.20.02570.038311.316.9
140.08002.0312.50.4926.403.245.3217.40.01940.02898.5312.8
150.07201.8313.90.5475.182.636.5621.50.01570.02346.9110.4
160.06401.6315.60.6154.102.088.3127.30.01240.01855.468.19
170.05601.4217.90.7033.141.5910.935.60.009520.01424.186.27
180.04801.2220.80.8202.301.1714.848.50.007000.01043.074.61
190.04001.0225.00.9841.600.81121.369.80.004860.007232.133.20
200.03600.91427.81.091.300.65726.386.10.003940.005861.732.59
210.03200.81331.31.231.020.51933.21090.003110.004631.372.05
220.02800.71135.71.410.7840.39743.41420.002380.003541.051.57
230.02400.61041.71.640.5760.29259.11940.001750.002600.7681.15
240.02200.55945.51.790.4840.24570.32310.001470.002190.6450.968
250.02000.50850.01.970.4000.20385.12790.001210.001810.5330.800
260.01800.45755.62.190.3240.164105345984µ0.001460.4320.648
270.01640.41761.02.400.2690.136127415817µ0.001220.3590.538
280.01480.37667.62.660.2190.111155510665µ990µ0.2920.438
290.01360.34573.52.890.1850.0937184604562µ836µ0.2470.370
300.01240.31580.63.180.1540.0779221726467µ695µ0.2050.308
310.01160.29586.23.390.1350.0682253830409µ608µ0.1790.269
320.01080.27492.63.650.1170.0591292957354µ527µ0.1560.233
330.01000.2541003.940.1000.05073401120304µ452µ0.1330.200
340.009200.2341094.280.08460.04294021320257µ383µ0.1130.169
350.008400.2131194.690.07060.03584821580214µ319µ0.09410.141
360.007600.1931325.180.05780.02935891930175µ261µ0.07700.116
370.006800.1731475.790.04620.02347362410140µ209µ0.06170.0925
380.006000.1521676.560.03600.01829453100109µ163µ0.04800.0720
390.005200.1321927.570.02700.01371260413082.1µ122µ0.03610.0541
400.004800.1222088.200.02300.01171480485070.0µ104µ0.03070.0461
410.004400.1122278.950.01940.009811760577058.8µ87.5µ0.02580.0387
420.004000.1022509.840.01600.008112130698048.6µ72.3µ0.02130.0320
430.003600.091427810.90.01300.006572630861039.4µ58.6µ0.01730.0259
440.003200.081331312.30.01020.0051933201090031.1µ46.3µ0.01370.0205
450.002800.071135714.10.007840.0039743401420023.8µ35.4µ0.01050.0157
460.002400.061041716.40.005760.0029259101940017.5µ26.0µ0.007680.0115
470.002000.050850019.70.004000.0020385102790012.1µ18.1µ0.005330.00800
480.001600.040662524.60.002560.0013013300436007.78µ11.6µ0.003410.00512
490.001200.030583332.80.00144730µ23600775004.37µ6.51µ0.001920.00288
500.001000.0254100039.40.00100507µ340001120003.04µ4.52µ0.001330.00200
Notes:
  1. All values are rounded to three significant figures. Values less than 1×10−6 are shown with appropriate SI prefixes to avoid a large number of leading zeros.
  2. The IACS value of 58.0 MS/m is used as the conductivity of copper.
  3. These calculations do not take into account AC effects such as the skin effect - perform suitable calculations before using in a high-frequency application. Grid mains frequencies (50–60 Hz) should not have a noticeable effect, as the skin depth is over 8mm.
  4. A density of copper of 8920 kg/m3 is used to derive the mass
  5. An allowance of 750 cmil/A is generally sufficient for calculating current capacity. The more relaxed 500 cmil/A is an absolute maximum.
  6. The values are guidelines − exact values will depend on the type of wire and operating conditions such as ambient temperature, thermal conductivity of the surroundings.
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