S.W.G. Wire Number |
A.W.G. |
or B&S |
A.W.G. Metric |
(Inches) |
(Gauge) |
(Inches) |
(MM) |
0.300 |
1 |
0.289297 |
7.348 |
0.276 |
2 |
0.257627 |
6.543 |
0.252 |
3 |
0.229423 |
5.827 |
0.232 |
4 |
0.2043 |
5.189 |
0.2120 |
5 |
0.1819 |
4.621 |
0.1920 |
6 |
0.1620 |
4.115 |
0.1760 |
7 |
0.1443 |
3.665 |
0.1600 |
8 |
0.1285 |
3.264 |
0.1440 |
9 |
0.1144 |
2.906 |
0.1280 |
10 |
0.1019 |
2.588 |
0.1160 |
11 |
0.0907 |
2,.304 |
0.1040 |
12 |
0.0808 |
2.052 |
S.W.G. Wire Number |
A.W.G. |
or B&S |
A.W.G. Metric |
0.0920 |
13 |
0.0720 |
1.829 |
0.0800 |
14 |
0.0641 |
1.628 |
0.0720 |
15 |
0.0571 |
1.450 |
0.0640 |
16 |
0.0508 |
1.291 |
0.0560 |
17 |
0.0453 |
1.150 |
0.0480 |
18 |
0.0403 |
1.024 |
0.0400 |
19 |
0.0359 |
0.9119 |
0.0360 |
20 |
0.0320 |
0.8128 |
0.0320 |
21 |
0.0285 |
0.7239 |
0.0280 |
22 |
0.0253 |
0.6426 |
0.0240 |
23 |
0.0226 |
0.5740 |
0.0220 |
24 |
0.0201 |
0.5106 |
0.0200 |
25 |
0.0179 |
0.4547 |
0.0180 |
26 |
0.0159 |
0.4038 |
0.0164 |
27 |
0.0142 |
0.3606 |
0.0148 |
28 |
0.0126 |
0.3200 |
0.0136 |
29 |
0.0113 |
0.2870 |
0.0124 |
30 |
0.0100 |
0.2540 |
AWG = American Wire Gauge
B&S = Brown & Sharpe
SWG= Imperial Standard Wire Gauge -(British legal standard)