Wire Gauges

Resources, Tools and Basic Information for Engineering and Design of Technical Applications!
Search

Tweet

45

Home Acoustics Air Psychrometrics Basics Combustion Drawing Tools - 2D Schematic Drawings Dynamics Economics Electrical Environment Fluid Mechanics Gas and Compressed Air HVAC Systems - Air Conditioning - Heating - Noise and Attenuation - Ventilation Hydraulics and Pneumatics Insulation Material Properties Mathematics Mechanics - Beams and Columns Miscellaneous Physiology Piping Systems - Codes and Standards - Corrosion - Design Strategies - Dimensions - Fluid Flow and Pressure Drop - Heat Loss and Insulation - Pressure Ratings - Temperature Expansion - Valve Standards Process Control - Control Valves - Documentation - Fluid Flow Meters - Risk, Reliability and Safety - Temperature Measurement Pumps Standards Organizations Steam and Condensate - Control Valves and Equipment - Flash Steam - Heat Loss and Insulation - Pipe Sizing - Thermodynamics Thermodynamics Water Systems

Custom Search

Wire Gauges
The common US wire gauges - AWG gauges
Sponsored Links

Sponsored Links

The AWG - American Wire Gauge - is used as a standard method of denoting wire diameter, measuring the diameter of the conductor (the bare wire) with the insulation removed. AWG is sometimes also known as Brown and Sharpe (B&S) Wire Gauge. The AWG table below is for a single, solid, round conductor. Because of the small gaps between the strands in a stranded wire, a stranded wire with the same current-carrying capacity and electrical resistance as a solid wire, always have a slightly larger overall diameter. The higher the number - the thinner the wire. Typical household wiring is AWG number 12 or 14. For telephone wires there are common with AWG 22, 24, or 26. AWG 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 30 28 27 26 25 24 22 20 18 16 14 13 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0 00 (2/0) 000 (3/0) 0000 (4/0) Diameter (mm) 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20 0.25 0.33 0.36 0.41 0.45 0.51 0.64 0.81 1.02 1.29 1.63 1.80 2.05 2.59 3.25 4.115 5.189 6.543 7.348 8.252 9.266 10.40 11.684 Diameter (in) . . 0.0040 0.0045 0.005 0.0056 0.0063 0.0071 0.008 0.01 0.013 0.014 0.016 0.018 0.02 0.025 0.032 0.04 0.051 0.064 0.072 0.081 0.10 0.13 0.17 0.20 0.26 0.29 0.33 0.37 0.41 0.46 Square (mm2) 0.0050 0.0064 0.0078 0.0095 0.013 0.015 0.020 0.026 0.031 0.049 0.08 0.096 0.13 0.16 0.20 0.33 0.50 0.82 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.3 5.26 8.30 13.30 21.15 33.62 42.41 53.49 67.43 85.01 107.22 Resistance (ohm/1000m) 3420 2700 2190 1810 1300 1120 844 676 547 351 232.0 178 137 108 87.5 51.7 34.1 21.9 13.0 8.54 6.76 5.4 3.4 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.31 0.25 0.2 0.16 World Industrial Reporter Medical Design Briefs Official Free Industry Magazines

The higher the gauge number, the smaller the diameter, and the thinner the wire.

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html[6/22/2013 7:45:04 AM]

Wire Gauges

Because of less electrical resistance a thick wire will carry more current with less voltage drop than a thin wire. For a long distance it may be necessary to increase the wire diameter - reducing the gauge - to limit the voltage drop.
Sponsored Links

Engineering Standards

Convert Units
Temperature
0.0

oC oF

Search the Engineering ToolBox

Search

Custom Search

Convert!

Related Topics
Length
1.0

Electrical - Amps and electrical wiring, AWG - wire gauge, electrical formulas, motors and units

m km in ft yards miles nautical miles

Convert!

Related Documents
AWG to square mm Wire Gauge Conversion - Convert American Wire Gauge (AWG) to square mm cross sectional area Amps and Wire Gauge - 12V Circuit - Maximum current - amps - through a 12V circuit in combination with size (AWG) and length of wire Circuit Wiring - Single Phase (230V) Electrical Motors - Recommended copper wire gage and transformer size for single phase - 230 Volts - electrical motors Conduit Sizes - Electrical conduit trade sizes, max distance between supports Electric Wire 240 Volts Single-Phase, Length and Voltage Drop - Wire length versus wire size with max. 2% voltage drop Power Wiring Color Codes - Typical power wiring color codes Standard Gauges - Standard gages for wire and sheet - American, Birmingham, Washburn, Music, Stubs ..

Volume
1.0

m3 liters in 3 ft3 us gal

Convert!

Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Edition - Online 3D modeling!

3D Engineering ToolBox - draw and model technical applications

Velocity
1.0

m/s km/h ft/min ft/s mph knots

Convert!

Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Edition - enabled for use with the amazing, fun and free Google SketchUp

Translate the ToolBox

Arabic - Chinese (Simplified) - Chinese (Traditional) - Dutch - French - German - Italian - Japanese - Korean Portuguese - Russian - Spanish - - Select Your own language . .

Pressure
1.0

About the ToolBox

We appreciate any comments and tips on how to make The Engineering ToolBox a better information source. Please contact us by email editor.engineeringtoolbox@gmail.com if You find any faults, inaccuracies, or otherwise unacceptable information. The content in The Engineering ToolBox is copyrighted but can be used with NO WARRANTY or LIABILITY. Important information should always be double checked with alternative sources. All applicable national and local regulations and practices concerning this aspects must be strictly followed and adhered to.

Pa (N/m2 ) bar mm H2 O kg/cm 2 psi inches H2 O

Convert!

Flow
1.0

Advertise in the ToolBox

If you want to promote your products or services in the Engineering ToolBox - please use Google Adwords.

m3 /s m3 /h US gpm cfm
Convert!

Free Industry Magazines

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html[6/22/2013 7:45:04 AM]

Wire Gauges

Machinery Lubrication

Chemical Engineering

E&P (Hart's E&P)

Engineering Standards

http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wire-gauges-d_419.html[6/22/2013 7:45:04 AM]