Metric Conversion Chart AWG/Metric

Preferred Sizes of Conductors

AWG /
MCM

mm2

2000
1000
1750
800
1500
1250
630
1000
500
400
750
600
300
500
240
400
185
350
300
150
250
120
4/0
95
3/0
70
2/0
1/0
50
1
35
2
3
25
4
16
6
10
8

AWG /
MCM

circular mils

mm2

6.0

2,000,000
1,970,000
1,750,000
1,580,000
1,500,000
1,250,000
1,240,000
1,000,000
987,000
789,000
750,000
600,000
592,000
500,000
474,000
400,000
365,000
350,000
300,000
296,000
250,000
237,000
211,600
187,000
167,000
138,000
133,100
105,600
98,700
83,690
69,100
66,360
52,620
49,300
41,740
31,600
26,240
19,700
16,510

10
4.0
12
2.5
14
1.5
16
1.0
0.90
18
0.80
0.75
0.60
20
0.50
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40

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All data subject to change without notice.

0.20

.05
.02
.005

circular mils

11,800
10,380
7,890
6,530
4,930
4,110
2,960
2,580
1,970
1,773
1,620
1,576
1,480
1,182
1,020
987
640
404
253
159
100
64.0
39.7
25.0
16.0
9.61

1-800-HOUWIRE
2004 Product Catalog