Conductor Size Table
| Size(AWG) |
Diameter * (mm) |
Cross-sectional area *(mm²) |
| 4/0 |
11.68 |
107.2 |
| 3/0 |
10.40 |
85.01 |
| 2/0 |
9.266 |
67.43 |
| 1/0 |
8.254 |
53.49 |
| 1 |
7.348 |
42.41 |
| 2 |
6.543 |
33.62 |
| 3 |
5.827 |
26.67 |
| 4 |
5.189 |
21.25 |
| 5 |
4.621 |
16.77 |
| 6 |
4.115 |
13.30 |
| 7 |
3.665 |
10.55 |
| 8 |
3.264 |
8.367 |
| 9 |
2.906 |
6.631 |
| 10 |
2.588 |
5.261 |
| 11 |
2.304 |
4.17 |
| 12 |
2.052 |
3.31 |
| 13 |
1.829 |
2.63 |
| 14 |
1.628 |
2.08 |
| 15 |
1.450 |
1.65 |
| 16 |
1.290 |
1.31 |
| 17 |
1.151 |
1.04 |
| 18 |
1.024 |
0.823 |
| 19 |
0.9120 |
0.653 |
| 20 |
0.8130 |
0.519 |
| 21 |
0.7240 |
0.412 |
| 22 |
0.7112 |
0.324 |
| 23 |
0.6350 |
0.259 |
| Size(AWG) |
Diameter * (mm) |
Cross-sectional area *(mm²) |
| 24 |
0.5106 |
0.205 |
| 25 |
0.4550 |
0.162 |
| 26 |
0.4049 |
0.128 |
| 27 |
0.3610 |
0.102 |
| 28 |
0.3210 |
0.0804 |
| 29 |
0.2870 |
0.0647 |
| 30 |
0.2540 |
0.0507 |
| 31 |
0.2260 |
0.0401 |
| 32 |
0.2030 |
0.0324 |
| 33 |
0.1800 |
0.0255 |
| 34 |
0.1600 |
0.0200 |
| 35 |
0.1420 |
0.0159 |
| 36 |
0.1270 |
0.0127 |
| 37 |
0.1140 |
0.0103 |
| 38 |
0.1020 |
0.00811 |
| 39 |
0.0890 |
0.00621 |
| 40 |
0.0790 |
0.00487 |
| 41 |
0.0710 |
0.00397 |
| 42 |
0.0640 |
0.00317 |
| 43 |
0.0560 |
0.00245 |
| 44 |
0.0510 |
0.00203 |
| 45 |
0.0447 |
0.00157 |
| 46 |
0.0399 |
0.00125 |
| 47 |
0.0356 |
0.00099 |
| 48 |
0.0315 |
0.00078 |
| 49 |
0.0282 |
0.00062 |
| 50 |
0.0251 |
0.00050 |
* The values in the table are nominal values for single wires based on UL standards. For stranded wire there is a maximum tolerance of -3%.
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