Wire Gauge / Gage Conversion Chart

 
Wire Number A.W.G. A.W.G. S.W.G. Wire Number A.W.G. A.W.G. S.W.G.
or B&S Metric or B&S Metric
(Gauge) (Inches) (MM) (Inches) (Gauge) (Inches) (MM) (Inches)
0000000 (7/0) ............ .......... 0.500 26 0.0159 0.4038 0.0180
000000 (6/0) 0.580000 .......... 0.464 27 0.0142 0.3606 0.0164
00000 (5/0) 0.516500 .......... 0.432 28 0.0126 0.3200 0.0148
0000 (4/0) 0.460000 11.684 0.400 29 0.0113 0.2870 0.0136
000 (3/0) 0.409642 10.404 0.372 30 0.0100 0.2540 0.0124
00 (2/0) 0.364796 9.266 0.348 31 0.0089 0.2261 0.0116
0 (1/0) 0.324861 8.252 0.324 31 0.0089 0.2261 0.0116
1 0.289297 7.348 0.300 32 0.0080 0.2032 0.0108
2 0.257627 6.543 0.276 33 0.0071 0.1803 0.0100
3 0.229423 5.827 0.252 34 0.0063 0.1601 0.0092
4 0.2043 5.189 0.232 35 0.0056 0.1422 0.0084
5 0.1819 4.621 0.2120 36 0.0050 0.1270 0.0076
6 0.1620 4.115 0.1920 37 0.0045 0.1143 0.0068
7 0.1443 3.665 0.1760 38 0.0040 0.1016 0.0060
8 0.1285 3.264 0.1600 39 0.0035 0.0889 0.0052
9 0.1144 2.906 0.1440 40 0.0031 0.0787 0.0048
10 0.1019 2.588 0.1280 41 0.0028 0.0711 0.0044
11 0.0907 2.304 0.1160 42 0.0025 0.0635 0.0040
12 0.0808 2.052 0.1040 43 0.0022 0.0559 0.0036
13 0.0720 1.829 0.0920 44 0.0020 0.0508 0.0032
14 0.0641 1.628 0.0800 45 0.0018 0.0457 0.0028
15 0.0571 1.450 0.0720 46 0.0016 0.0406 0.0024
16 0.0508 1.291 0.0640 47 0.0014 0.0350 0.0020
17 0.0453 1.150 0.0560 48 0.0012 0.0305 0.0016
18 0.0403 1.024 0.0480 49 0.0011 0.0279 0.0012
19 0.0359 0.9119 0.0400 50 0.0010 0.0254 0.0010
20 0.0320 0.8128 0.0360 51 0.00088 0.0224
21 0.0285 0.7239 0.0320 52 0.00078 0.0198
22 0.0253 0.6426 0.0280 53 0.00070 0.0178
23 0.0226 0.5740 0.0240 54 0.00062 0.0158
24 0.0201 0.5106 0.0220 55 0.00055 0.0140
25 0.0179 0.4547 0.0200 56 0.00049 0.0124

AWG = American Wire Gauge

B&S = Brown & Sharpe
SWG = Imperial Standard Wire Gauge - (British legal standard)
 Inch / mm Conversion Chart

Inches Inches Metric Inches Inches Metric Inches Inches Metric

Fraction Decimal mm Fraction Decimal mm Fraction Decimal mm
. 0.0039 0.1000 15/64 0.2344 5.9531 5/8 0.6250 15.8750
. 0.0079 0.2000 . 0.2362 6.0000 . 0.6299 16.0000
. 0.0118 0.3000 1/4 0.2500 6.3500 41/64 0.6406 16.2719
1/64 0.0156 0.3969 . 0.2559 6.5000 . 0.6496 16.5000
. 0.0157 0.4000 17/64 0.2656 6.7469 21/32 0.6563 16.6688
. 0.0197 0.5000 . 0.2756 7.0000 . 0.6693 17.0000
. 0.0236 0.6000 9/32 0.2813 7.1438 43/64 0.6719 17.0656
. 0.0276 0.7000 . 0.2953 7.5000 11/16 0.6875 17.4625
1/32 0.0313 0.7938 19/64 0.2969 7.5406 . 0.6890 17.5000
. 0.0315 0.8000 5/16 0.3125 7.9375 45/64 0.7031 17.8594
. 0.0354 0.9000 . 0.3150 8.0000 . 0.7087 18.0000
. 0.0394 1.0000 21/64 0.3281 8.3344 23/32 0.7188 18.2563
. 0.0433 1.1000 . 0.3346 8.5000 . 0.7283 18.5000
3/64 0.0469 1.1906 11/32 0.3438 8.7313 47/64 0.7344 18.6531
. 0.0472 1.2000 . 0.3543 9.0000 . 0.7480 19.0000
. 0.0512 1.3000 23/64 0.3594 9.1281 3/4 0.7500 19.0500
. 0.0551 1.4000 . 0.3740 9.5000 49/64 0.7656 19.4469
. 0.0591 1.5000 3/8 0.3750 9.5250 . 0.7677 19.5000
1/16 0.0625 1.5875 25/64 0.3906 9.9219 25/32 0.7813 19.8438
. 0.0630 1.6000 . 0.3937 10.0000 . 0.7874 20.0000
. 0.0669 1.7000 13/32 0.4063 10.3188 51/64 0.7969 20.2406
. 0.0709 1.8000 . 0.4134 10.5000 . 0.8071 20.5000
. 0.0748 1.9000 27/64 0.4219 10.7156 13/16 0.8125 20.6375
5/64 0.0781 1.9844 . 0.4331 11.0000 . 0.8268 21.0000
. 0.0787 2.0000 7/16 0.4375 11.1125 53/64 0.8281 21.0344
. 0.0827 2.1000 . 0.4528 11.5000 27/32 0.8438 21.4313
. 0.0866 2.2000 29/64 0.4531 11.5094 . 0.8465 21.5000
. 0.0906 2.3000 15/32 0.4688 11.9063 55/64 0.8594 21.8281
3/32 0.0938 2.3813 . 0.4724 12.0000 . 0.8661 22.0000
. 0.0945 2.4000 31/64 0.4844 12.3031 7/8 0.8750 22.2250
. 0.0984 2.5000 . 0.4921 12.5000 . 0.8858 22.5000
7/64 0.1094 2.7781 1/2 0.5000 12.7000 57/64 0.8906 22.6219
. 0.1181 3.0000 . 0.5118 13.0000 . 0.9055 23.0000
1/8 0.1250 3.1750 33/64 0.5156 13.0969 29/32 0.9063 23.0188
. 0.1378 3.5000 17/32 0.5313 13.4938 59/64 0.9219 23.4156
9/64 0.1406 3.5719 . 0.5315 13.5000 . 0.9252 23.5000
5/32 0.1563 3.9688 35/64 0.5469 13.8906 15/16 0.9375 23.8125
. 0.1575 4.0000 . 0.5512 14.0000 . 0.9449 24.0000
11/64 0.1719 4.3656 9/16 0.5625 14.2875 61/64 0.9531 24.2094
. 0.1772 4.5000 . 0.5709 14.5000 . 0.9646 24.5000
3/16 0.1875 4.7625 37/64 0.5781 14.6844 31/32 0.9688 24.6063
. 0.1969 5.0000 . 0.5906 15.0000 . 0.9843 25.0000
13/64 0.2031 5.1594 19/32 0.5938 15.0813 63/64 0.9844 25.0031
. 0.2165 5.5000 39/64 0.6094 15.4781 1 1.0000 25.4000
7/32 0.2188 5.5563 . 0.6102 15.5000
 Weave Wire Ring Size ID How tight or loose?
Gauge
Full Persian 16 5/16" Perfect
Full Persian 18 1/4" Perfect
Full Persian 20 3/16" Loose -- 5/32" may work in some metals
Full Persian 22 1/8" Perfect
Full Persian 24 3/32" Perfect

Byzantine 16 7/32" Perfect

Byzantine 18 5/32" Nice & Tight
Byzantine 18 3/16" Looser than 5/32"
Byzantine 20 1/8" Nice - a bit Loose
Byzantine 20 7/64" Perfect
Byzantine 20 3/32" Nice & Tight (Titanium Only)
Byzantine 22 3/32" Perfect
Byzantine 24 1/16" Perfect (Soft metals saw cut are too small)
Snip cut only

Half Persian 3-1 16 5/16" Perfect - loose

Half Persian 3-1 16 1/4" Tighter
Half Persian 3-1 18 7/32" Perfect
Half Persian 3-1 20 5/32" Perfect
Half Persian 3-1 22 1/8" Perfect - delicate
Half Persian 3-1 24 3/32" Perfect - delicate

Half Persian 4-1 16 5/16" Perfect

Half Persian 4-1 18 1/4" Perfect
Half Persian 4-1 20 5/32" Perfect
Half Persian 4-1 22 1/8" Perfect
Half Persian 4-1 24 3/32" Perfect

Helm's Weave 18 & 20 1/4" & 5/32" Perfect

Dragon Scale (Small) 20 3/16" & 1/8" Perfect

Dragon Scale (Medium) 18 5/16" & 7/32" Perfect

European 4-1 16 5/16" Great - loose

European 4-1 16 1/4" Great - tight
European 4-1 18 3/16" Perfect
European 4-1 18 5/32" Tight
European 4-1 20 1/8" Perfect

European 6-1 16 5/16" Perfect

European 6-1 18 1/4" Perfect
European 6-1 20 5/32" Loose
European 6-1 20 1/8" Perfect
 Weave Wire Ring Size ID How tight or loose?
Gauge
Spiral 20 1/8" Perfect
Spiral 22 3/32" Perfect

Shaggy Loops 18 3/16" Loose

Shaggy Loops 18 5/32" Perfect
Shaggy Loops (Beads) 20 1/8" Perfect
Shaggy Loops 20 1/8" Loose
Shaggy Loops 20 7/64" Perfect

Celtic Visions 20 3/16, 7/64 & 1/8" Perfect

Stairway To Heaven 20 1/8", 5/32", 7/64" Use one size... all work great, and
double up the middle ring... very cool!

Jen's Pind 18 9/64" This weave is very touchy... 9/64"

works for softer metals... 1/8" for hard
metals such as titanium.

Captive Inverted Roundmail 18 7/32" & 3/16" (Captive) Done in Sterling... Medium-heavy
weight... Beautiful!
Inverted Roundmail 20 1/8" Stainless and enameled copper
combined work great!!

Elf Weave 18 3/16" Works in BA for sure...

Elf Weave 20 1/8" Stainless and enameled copper
combined work great!!