Facts and Figures
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Imperial Standard Wire Gauge
Imperial Standard Wire Gauge
Wire Gauge |
Diameter
Inches |
Diameter
Milimeters |
0 |
0.324 |
8.23 |
1 |
0.300 |
7.62 |
2 |
0.276 |
7.01 |
3 |
0.252 |
6.40 |
4 |
0.232 |
5.89 |
5 |
0.212 |
5.38 |
6 |
0.182 |
4.88 |
7 |
0.176 |
4.47 |
8 |
0.160 |
4.06 |
9 |
0.144 |
3.66 |
10 |
0.128 |
3.25 |
11 |
0.116 |
2.95 |
12 |
0.104 |
2.64 |
13 |
0.092 |
2.34 |
14 |
0.080 |
2.03 |
15 |
0.072 |
1.83 |
16 |
0.064 |
1.63 |
17 |
0.056 |
1.42 |
18 |
0.048 |
1.22 |
19 |
0.040 |
1.02 |
20 |
0.036 |
0.914 |
21 |
0.032 |
0.812 |
22 |
0.028 |
0.711 |
23 |
0.024 |
0.609 |
24 |
0.022 |
0.558 |
25 |
0.020 |
0.508 |
26 |
0.018 |
0.457 |
27 |
0.0164 |
0.416 |
28 |
0.0148 |
0.375 |
29 |
0.0136 |
0.345 |
30 |
0.0124 |
0.314 |
31 |
0.0116 |
0.294 |
32 |
0.0108 |
0.274 |
33 |
0.0100 |
0.254 |
34 |
0.0092 |
0.233 |
35 |
0.0084 |
0.213 |
36 |
0.0076 |
0.193 |
37 |
0.0068 |
0.172 |
38 |
0.0060 |
0.152 |
39 |
0.0052 |
0.132 |
40 |
0.0048 |
0.121 |
41 |
0.0044 |
0.111 |
42 |
0.0040 |
0.101 |
43 |
0.0036 |
0.091 |
44 |
0.0032 |
0.081 |
45 |
0.0028 |
0.071 |
46 |
0.0024 |
0.060 |
47 |
0.002 |
0.050 |
48 |
0.0016 |
0.040
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