Electrical Wire Gauge Comparison Table

Metric
Wire
Equivalent Awg. Size
Circ. Mils Circ. Mils Size
mm2

Stranding/ Wire
Dia. per Strand

Approximate
Overall Diameter

in

mm

in

mm

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

0.81
0.91
0.99
1.02
1.16
1.14
1.30

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

.051
.058
.055
.063
.064
.073

1.29
1.46
1.40
1.60
1.63
1.84

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

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

10380
10380
13090
13090

11840
11840
-

10
10
9
9

6
6
-

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

16510
16510
20820
20820

19740
19740
-

8
8
7
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

26240
26240
-

31580

6
6
-

16

1/.162
7/.0612
7/.068

1/4.11
7/1.55
7/1.73

.162
.184
.204

4.11
4.66
5.18

33090
41740

5
4

7/.0688
7/.0772

7/1.75
7/1.96

.206
.232

5.24
5.88

52620
66360
-

49340
49340
69070
69070

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

Metric
Wire
Equivalent Awg. Size
Circ. Mils Circ. Mils Size
mm2

Stranding/ Wire
Dia. per Strand

Approx.
Overall Diameter

in

mm

in

mm

83690
105600
133100
167800
167800

98680
138100
-

1
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

9.43
9.27
9.46
10.6
10.9
11.9
12.0

211600
250mcm
300mcm

187500
187500
237.8mcm
-

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

350mcm
400mcm
500mcm
500mcm

365.1mcm
473.6mcm
473.6mcm
-

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

600mcm
700mcm
750mcm
750mcm
-

592.1mcm
789.4mcm

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

800mcm
800mcm

61/.1145
61/.0938

61/2.91
91/2.38

1.031
1.032

26.2
26.2

1000mcm
1000mcm
-

986.8mcm
1233.7mcm

500
625

61/.1280
91/.1048
91/.117

1250mcm
1250mcm
1500mcm
1500mcm
-

1578.8mcm

800

2000mcm
2000mcm

1973.5mcm
-

1000
-

61/3.25
91/2.66
91/2.97

1.152
1.153
1.287

29.3
29.3
32.7

91/.1172
91/2.98
127/.0992 127/2.52
91/.1284 91/.1284
127/.1087 127/.1087
91/.132
91/.132

1.289
1.290
1.412
1.413
1.452

32.7
32.8
35.9
35.9
36.9

91/.147
127/.1255
169/.1088

1.617
1.632
1.632

41.1
41.5
41.5

91/3.73
127/3.19
169/2.76