American Wire Gauge Copper Wire Chart
| AWG | Stranding | Inches | mm | Circular mil area |
Weight lbs/ 1000 ft |
Weight kg/km |
D.C. Resistance Ohms 1000 ft |
D.C. Resistance Ohms/km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Solid | .0050 | 0.127 | 25.0 | .076 | .113 | 445.0 | 1460.0 |
| 36 | 7/44 | .006 | 0.152 | 28.0 | .085 | .126 | 371.0 | 1271.0 |
| 34 | Solid | .0063 | 0.160 | 39.7 | .120 | .179 | 280.0 | 918.0 |
| 34 | 7/42 | .0075 | 0.192 | 43.8 | .132 | .196 | 237.0 | 777.0 |
| 32 | Solid | .008 | 0.203 | 67.3 | .194 | .289 | 174.0 | 571.0 |
| 32 | 7/40 | .008 | 0.203 | 67.3 | .203 | .302 | 164.0 | 538.0 |
| 32 | 19/44 | .009 | 0.229 | 76.0 | .230 | .342 | 136.0 | 448.0 |
| 30 | Solid | .010 | 0.254 | 100.0 | .300 | .450 | 113.0 | 365.0 |
| 30 | 7/38 | .012 | 0.305 | 112.0 | .339 | .504 | 103.0 | 339.0 |
| 30 | 19/42 | .012 | 0.305 | 118.8 | .359 | .534 | 87.3 | 286.7 |
| 28 | Solid | .013 | 0.330 | 159.0 | .480 | .720 | 70.8 | 232.0 |
| 28 | 7/36 | .015 | 0.381 | 175.0 | .529 | .787 | 64.9 | 213.0 |
| 28 | 19/40 | .016 | 0.406 | 182.6 | .553 | .823 | 56.7 | 186.0 |
| 27 | 7/35 | .018 | 0.457 | 219.5 | .664 | .988 | 54.5 | 179.0 |
| 26 | Solid | .016 | 0.409 | 256.0 | .770 | 1.140 | 43.6 | 143.0 |
| 26 | 10/36 | .021 | 0.533 | 250.0 | .757 | 1.130 | 41.5 | 137.0 |
| 26 | 19/38 | .020 | 0.508 | 304.0 | .920 | 1.370 | 34.4 | 113.0 |
| 26 | 7/34 | .019 | 0.483 | 277.8 | .841 | 1.250 | 37.3 | 122.0 |
| 24 | Solid | .020 | 0.511 | 404.0 | 1.22 | 1.820 | 27.3 | 89.4 |
| 24 | 7/32 | .024 | 0.610 | 448.0 | 1.36 | 2.020 | 23.3 | 76.4 |
| 24 | 10/34 | .023 | 0.582 | 396.9 | 1.20 | 1.790 | 26.1 | 85.6 |
| 24 | 19/36 | .024 | 0.610 | 475.0 | 1.43 | 2.130 | 21.1 | 69.2 |
| 24 | 41/40 | .023 | 0.582 | 384.4 | 1.16 | 1.730 | 25.6 | 84.0 |
| 22 | Solid | .025 | 0.643 | 640.0 | 1.95 | 2.910 | 16.8 | 55.3 |
| 22 | 7/30 | .030 | 0.762 | 700.0 | 2.12 | 3.160 | 14.7 | 48.4 |
| 22 | 19/34 | .031 | 0.787 | 754.1 | 2.28 | 3.390 | 13.7 | 45.1 |
| 22 | 26/36 | .030 | 0.762 | 650.0 | 1.97 | 2.930 | 15.9 | 52.3 |
| 20 | Solid | .032 | 0.813 | 1020.0 | 3.10 | 4.610 | 10.5 | 34.6 |
| 20 | 7/28 | .038 | 0.965 | 1111.0 | 3.49 | 5.190 | 10.3 | 33.8 |
| 20 | 10/30 | .035 | 0.889 | 1000.0 | 3.03 | 4.050 | 10.3 | 33.9 |
| 20 | 19/32 | .037 | 0.940 | 1216.0 | 3.70 | 5.480 | 8.6 | 28.3 |
| 20 | 26/34 | .036 | 0.914 | 1031.9 | 3.12 | 4.640 | 10.0 | 33.0 |
| 20 | 41/36 | .036 | 0.914 | 1025.0 | 3.10 | 4.610 | 10.0 | 32.9 |
| 18 | Solid | .040 | 1.020 | 1620.0 | 4.92 | 7.320 | 6.6 | 21.8 |
| 18 | 7/26 | .048 | 1.219 | 1769.6 | 5.36 | 7.980 | 5.9 | 19.2 |
| 18 | 16/30 | .047 | 1.194 | 1600.0 | 4.84 | 7.200 | 8.5 | 21.3 |
| 18 | 19/30 | .049 | 1.245 | 1900.0 | 5.75 | 8.560 | 5.5 | 17.9 |
| 18 | 41/34 | .047 | 1.194 | 1627.3 | 4.92 | 7.320 | 6.4 | 20.9 |
| 18 | 65/36 | .047 | 1.194 | 1625.0 | 4.91 | 7.310 | 6.4 | 21.0 |
| 16 | Solid | .051 | 1.290 | 2580.0 | 7.81 | 11.600 | 4.2 | 13.7 |
| 16 | 7/24 | .060 | 1.524 | 2828.0 | 8.56 | 12.740 | 3.7 | 12.0 |
| 16 | 65/34 | .059 | 1.499 | 2579.9 | 7.81 | 11.620 | 4.0 | 13.2 |
| 16 | 26/30 | .059 | 1.499 | 2600.0 | 7.87 | 11.710 | 4.0 | 13.1 |
| 16 | 19/29 | .058 | 1.473 | 2426.3 | 7.35 | 10.940 | 4.3 | 14.0 |
| 16 | 105/36 | .059 | 1.499 | 2625.0 | 7.95 | 11.830 | 4.0 | 13.1 |
| 14 | Solid | .064 | 1.630 | 4110.0 | 12.40 | 18.500 | 2.6 | 8.6 |
| 14 | 7/22 | .073 | 1.854 | 4480.0 | 13.56 | 20.180 | 2.3 | 7.6 |
| 14 | 19/27 | .073 | 1.854 | 3830.4 | 11.59 | 17.250 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| 14 | 41/30 | .073 | 1.854 | 4100.0 | 12.40 | 18.450 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
| 14 | 105/34 | .073 | 1.854 | 4167.5 | 12.61 | 18.770 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| 12 | Solid | .081 | 2.050 | 6,530.0 | 19.80 | 29.50 | 1.7 | 5.4 |
| 12 | 7/20 | .096 | 2.438 | 7,168.0 | 21.69 | 32.28 | 1.5 | 4.8 |
| 12 | 19/25 | .093 | 2.369 | 6,087.6 | 18.43 | 27.43 | 1.7 | 5.6 |
| 12 | 65/30 | .095 | 2.413 | 6,500.0 | 19.66 | 29.26 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| 12 | 165/34 | .095 | 2.413 | 6,548.9 | 19.82 | 29.49 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| 10 | Solid | .102 | 2.590 | 1,038.0 | 31.40 | 46.80 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| 10 | 37/26 | .115 | 2.921 | 9,353.6 | 28.31 | 41.13 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 10 | 49/27 | .116 | 2.946 | 9,878.4 | 29.89 | 44.48 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
| 10 | 105/30 | .116 | 2.946 | 10,530.0 | 31.76 | 4.726 | 0.98 | 3.2 |
| 8 | 49/25 | .147 | 3.734 | 15,697.0 | 47.53 | 70.73 | 0.67 | 2.2 |
| 8 | 133/29 | .147 | 3.734 | 16,984.0 | 51.42 | 76.52 | 0.61 | 2.0 |
| 8 | 655/36 | .147 | 3.734 | 16,625.0 | 49.58 | 73.78 | 0.62 | 2.0 |
| 6 | 133/27 | .184 | 4.674 | 26,813.0 | 81.14 | 120.74 | 0.47 | 1.5 |
| 6 | 259/30 | .184 | 4.674 | 25,900.0 | 78.35 | 116.59 | 0.40 | 1.3 |
| 6 | 1050/36 | .184 | 4.674 | 26,250.0 | 79.47 | 118.26 | 0.39 | 1.3 |
| 4 | 133/25 | .232 | 5.898 | 42,613.0 | 129.01 | 191.98 | 0.24 | 0.80 |
| 4 | 259/27 | .232 | 5.898 | 52,214.0 | 158.02 | 235.15 | 0.20 | 0.66 |
| 4 | 1666/36 | .232 | 5.898 | 41,650.0 | 126.10 | 187.65 | 0.25 | 0.82 |
| 2 | 133/23 | .292 | 7.417 | 67,936.0 | 205.62 | 305.98 | 0.15 | 0.50 |
| 2 | 259/26 | .292 | 7.417 | 65,475.0 | 198.14 | 294.85 | 0.16 | 0.52 |
| 2 | 665/30 | .292 | 7.417 | 66,500.0 | 201.16 | 299.35 | 0.16 | 0.52 |
| 2 | 2646/36 | .292 | 7.417 | 66,150.0 | 200.28 | 298.04 | 0.16 | 0.52 |
| 1 | 163,195.9 | .328 | 8.331 | 85,133.0 | 257.60 | 383.34 | 0.12 | 0.40 |
| 1 | 172,508.0 | .328 | 8.331 | 82,984.0 | 251.20 | 373.81 | 0.13 | 0.41 |
| 1 | 817/30 | .328 | 8.331 | 81,700.0 | 247.10 | 367.71 | 0.13 | 0.42 |
| 1 | 2109/34 | .328 | 8.331 | 83,706.0 | 253.29 | 376.92 | 0.12 | 0.41 |
| 1/0 | 133/21 | .368 | 9.347 | 108,036.0 | 327.05 | 486.68 | 0.096 | 0.31 |
| 1/0 | 259/24 | .368 | 9.347 | 104,636.0 | 316.76 | 471.37 | 0.099 | 0.32 |
| 2/0 | 133/20 | .414 | 10.516 | 136,192.0 | 412.17 | 613.35 | 0.077 | 0.25 |
| 2/0 | 259/23 | .414 | 10.516 | 132,297.0 | 400.41 | 595.85 | 0.077 | 0.25 |
| 3/0 | 259/22 | .464 | 11.786 | 163,195.0 | 501.70 | 746.58 | 0.062 | 0.20 |
| 3/0 | 427/24 | .464 | 11.786 | 172,508.0 | 522.20 | 777.09 | 0.059 | 0.19 |
| 4/0 | 259/21 | .522 | 13.259 | 210,386.0 | 638.88 | 950.72 | 0.049 | 0.16 |
| 4/0 | 427/23 | .522 | 13.259 | 218,112.0 | 660.01 | 982.16 | 0.047 | 0.15 |
