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Awg vs. Metric Wire Sizes: Diesel Locomotive and Car Wiring Cable
Awg vs. Metric Wire Sizes: Diesel Locomotive and Car Wiring Cable
Approximate
Overall
Diameter
Circ.
Mils
Equivalent
Circ.
Mils
Awg.
Size
Metric
Wire
Size
mm2
1020
1620
1620
987
1480
1974
1974
20
18
18
0.50
0.75
1.0
1.0
1/.032
7/.0121
1/.039
1/.0403
7/.0152
1/.045
7/.017
1/.813
7/.307
1/.991
1/1.02
7/.386
1/1.14
7/.432
.032
.036
.039
.040
.046
.045
.051
2580
2580
4110
4110
2960
2960
16
16
14
14
1.5
1.5
1/.0508
7/.0192
1/.055
7/.021
1/.0641
7/.0242
1/1.29
7/.488
1/1.40
7/5.33
1/1.63
7/.615
6530
6530
4934
4934
7894
7894
12
12
2.5
2.5
4
4
1/.071
7/.027
1/.0808
7/.0305
1/.089
7/.034
10380
10380
13090
13090
11840
11840
10
10
9
9
6
6
16510
16510
20820
20820
19740
19740
8
8
7
7
26240
26240
33090
41740
31580
52620
66360
49340
49340
69070
69070
Stranding/
Wire
Diameter
Per Strand
Approximate
Overall
Diameter
Circ.
Mils
Equivalent
Circ.
Mils
Awg.
Size
Metric
Wire
Size
mm2
0.81
0.91
0.99
1.02
1.16
1.14
1.30
83690
105600
133100
167800
167800
98680
138100
1/0
2/0
3/0
3/0
50
70
19/.0664
19/.073
19/.0745
19/.0837
19/.086
19/.094
37/.0673
19/1.69
19/1.85
19/1.89
19/2.13
19/2.18
19/2.39
37/1.71
.332
.365
.373
.419
.430
.470
.471
8.43
9.27
9.46
10.6
10.9
11.9
12.0
.051
.058
.055
.063
.064
.073
1.29
1.46
1.40
1.60
1.63
1.84
211600
250 MCM
300 MCM
187500
187500
237.8 MCM
4/0
95
95
120
150
19/.101
37/.072
19/.1055
37/.081
37/.0822
37/.090
19/2.57
37/1.83
19/2.68
37/2.06
37/2.09
37/2.29
.505
.504
.528
.567
.575
.630
12.8
12.8
13.4
14.4
14.6
16.0
1/1.80
7/.686
1/2.05
7/.775
1/2.26
7/.864
.071
.081
.081
.092
.089
.102
1.80
2.06
2.05
2.32
2.26
2.59
1/.1019
7/.0385
1/.109
7/.042
1/.1144
7/.0432
1/2.59
7/.978
1/2.77
7/1.07
1/2.91
7/1.10
.102
.116
.109
.126
.1144
.130
2.59
2.93
2.77
3.21
2.91
3.30
350 MCM
400 MCM
500 MCM
500 MCM
365.1 MCM
473.6 MCM
473.6 MCM
185
240
240
37/.0973
37/.100
37/.104
37/.114
61/.089
37/.1162
61/.0905
37/2.47
37/2.54
37/2.64
37/2.90
61/2.26
37/2.95
61/2.30
.681
.700
.728
.798
.801
.813
.814
17.3
17.8
18.5
20.3
20.3
20.7
20.7
10
10
1/.1285
7/.0486
1/.141
7/.054
1/.1443
7/.0545
1/3.26
7/1.23
1/3.58
7/1.37
1/3.67
7/1.38
.128
.146
.141
.162
.144
.164
3.26
3.70
3.58
4.12
3.67
4.15
600 MCM
700 MCM
750 MCM
750 MCM
592.1 MCM
789.4 MCM
300
400
61/.099
61/.0992
61/.1071
61/.1109
91/.0908
61/.114
61/2.51
61/2.52
61/2.72
61/2.82
91/2.31
61/2.90
.891
.893
.964
.998
.999
1.026
22.6
22.7
24.5
25.4
25.4
26.1
800 MCM
800 MCM
1233.7 MCM
500
625
61/.1145
91/.0938
61/.1280
91/.1048
91/.117
61/2.91
91/2.38
61/3.25
91/2.66
91/2.97
1.031
1.032
1.152
1.153
1.287
26.2
26.2
29.3
29.3
32.7
6
6
5
4
16
1/.162
7/.0612
7/.068
7/.0688
7/.0772
1/4.11
7/1.55
7/1.73
7/1.75
7/1.96
.162
.184
.204
.206
.232
4.11
4.66
5.18
5.24
5.88
1250 MCM
1250 MCM
1500 MCM
1500 MCM
1578.8 MCM
800
91/.1172
127/.0992
91/.1284
127/.1087
91/.132
91/2.98
127/2.52
91/3.26
127/2.76
91/3.35
1.289
1.290
1.412
1.413
1.452
32.7
32.8
35.9
35.9
36.9
3
2
25
25
35
35
7/.085
19/.052
7/.0867
7/.0974
7/.100
19/.061
7/2.16
19/1.32
7/2.20
7/2.47
7/2.54
19/1.55
.255
.260
.260
.292
.300
.305
6.48
6.60
6.61
7.42
7.62
7.75
1973.5 MCM
2000 MCM
2000 MCM
1000
91/.147
91/3.73
127/.1255 127/3.19
169/.1088 169/2.76
1.617
1.632
1.632
41.1
41.5
41.5
in
mm
in
mm
in
mm
in
176
mm