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COMPARISON .OF II$DIAv AND OVERSEAS ,,
BASIC SIZES FOR SHEET AND WIRE<, ,

(First Revision)
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, SIIBI A. K. B~FZAOEABYII Ministry of Raijw8y8
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SEBXN. K. BHABADWAJ Instrumentation Ltd, Kota
SHBI N. S. CHIUDHAEY ( A&m&r )
SEBI A. P. BHATIVAQAB Durgapur Steel Plant ( SAIL ), Durgapur
SHEI J. B~IDBJIECB( Altern&)
SEEI P. K. CEAXBAVABTY Tata Iron and Steel Co Ltd, Jamahedpur
DE T. MWHEsJlUP ( Aha& )
SEBI S. CEILNDBA Indian Regirter of Shipping, Bombay
SEBI I-I. K. TAXBJA (Al&m&)
SHBI J. C. ESPY Bokaro Steel Plant ( SAIL ), Bokaro
, Jo=% Dxsws-o~ ( CEEYIOAL) Mini&y of Railways
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SERI $ %t%iXUBTIiY Bhilai Steel Plant ( SAIL ), Bhilai

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SEBI U. MOEAX RAO Bharat Heaw Elect&r Ltd
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SEBI P. K. Pm National Test House, Calcutta
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’ SEBI A. T. PAL Ministry of Defence ( R & D )

Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd, Ran&i

National Metallurgical Lab, Jamrhedpur

Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
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SHPI S. R. TATA Ministry of Btee1 and Mina
SHBI P. K. AQBAWAL ( Altumatr )
SHRIS. THIA~EABAJAH The Indian Inatiiute of Foundry Men, Calcutta
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Simr C. R. Iz1= ho, Dirktor General, IS1 ( Ex+io Ah&r )
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COMPARISON OF INDIAN AND OVERSEAS . .

BASIC SIZES FOR SHEET AND WIRE -

( First Revision)
0. FOREWORD \ “.

&I This publication ( Fit Revision ) was adopted by the Indian Stand-
ards Institution on 25 une 1982, after the draft finalized by the Metal
kadardsfktional rl, mmittee had been approved by the Structural
and Metal Wvirion Council.

lb2 For rpacicying the thickncsa of sheet and &am&r of wire,’ different
countries have adopted different lvier of basic sizes, most of them
being designated by gauge. numbers. Thir Indian Standard, giving
comparison of different systems was first published in 1868, to assist the
users in industry .and trade and for simplification of international trade.
As Birmingham Wire Gauge or Stub’s Iron Wire Gauge ( BWG ) is widdy
used by the industry, it has been decided to include BWG in this revision.
0.21 This publication inclttdu .. Indian and overseas (British,
American, French, German, Japanese and Russian ) standard sizes for
thicknesscr of sheet and diameters of wire.

g.5 For the information of the usem, the names of gauges used in overseas
countries and the producta for which these gauges are mainly used are
given in Appendix A.

1.8coPa

1.1Thir tiongiveq comparison of Indian Standard siees with ,the

common American, French, German, Japanese and Russian sizes
for thkhneucs of sheet and diameters of wire ( see Table 1) .
NOTB- The Indian Standard thicknemes of rheet and diametera of wire given
in col 1 of Table 1 ue from IS : 1197-1959°. Theme are of series R 40 recommen-
ded by 180.
.e ofsheet and diametera of wire.

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 A P P E N’D 1.X ,A
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SHEET AND WlILE GAUGES USED IN OVERSEAS COUNTRIES ,

NWtlS Abbreviation cou?@

0, Products or which
Ptinci~ if y ~. f .sed

The * standard SWG UK, Australia, Steel sheet, strip

wire gauge India, New (including stem-
Zealand and less steel ) ; 8tccl
Europe wire and non-fer-
. rous .shcet, strip .
and wire
The Bitming- BG Steel and &a+- ,
ham gauge India and N& zed sheets
Zealand
Biimirrgham wire BWG UK, USA,’ Aus- Strips, band&‘:
gauge or Stub’s tralia; Ind ia h o o p s, wires,
iron wire gauge and New Zea- twist drill‘ and
land wall thicknea of

American wire AWG USA, Canada,

gauge Australia and
Europe
us steel . wire USSWG USA and Aua-
gauge tralia
US manufactu- MSG USA, Canada,
rer’s standard, and Airstralia
gauge
us . standard USG USA Stainliss steel’ *h&t? , ;
. and strip
gauge 1
ASA B32.1, pm- USA and Sheet andx&r& 4br,. !
ferrcd thickness Canada , general use
fax uncoated .-. !
thin flat metals !
German sheet Europe Sheet : j
gauge
&4#imctre wire l&mpa , , Wireandahect
gauge 1
I i *

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 TABLZ 1 XND3AN AND OVBRSEAS BASIC SIZBS OF SEBBT AND WERE

( claw 1,1) ,,
SmmJs OF SIzm row SHEET AND WIrLsr SExnrs OF SIZESJ roB S~ AXD WIBst DEBIWArED BY GAusnc NUMBERS
( ~:~~ 1*: ~>pu) ( I%ZE IK mm )
. . . . . -—. . .— —--— ----- ..-. — - -~— —.—. —..—. ____ i
,dian – - -.
-. . . . .

Kusssan Sizes Japanese Sizes Mxlli- ASJJ ~B Gnuoge Sta:~- Birbz&g- Birmissg- Ameri- ‘-- Steel
US - US
-‘- .Ma-
-- US G, ;
metre . can
.nciard .—’—----I r -–--@ barn Wire nssfactu- Stand- m ,,,
ickn ess Wire Sheet Sheet Wire Prefer- Wire Wire Wire ard Sh
and Gauge red Gauge Gass e &S”&G) S~:j- 1 ~
Sheet smd ~B’&’ Gas ~ e Gauge Gi
,d Dia- piare plate l’hick- ;SWG) (m’ ) (AW & ) (~?sg.) i
nessee
?ters of
h’ire
mm)
for Un-
coated
;w~)
;;’

Metak

(2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (11) (12) (14j
— —
—
&f3135
&~l@~(j
o. (nxj
— — — —
— —
—
0’007 — — — —
0“008 — —
(.)’009 — — — — — —
O.oio — — —. —
(j.~] ~ — — . — — — —
— —
0’012
0“014 0’;5 —
—
—
—’

—
—
0016
0“018 — — — —
—
—
—
—
)-;20
)’021
0“020 0’;20
— —
— —
—
0“0?4 13

0’0518
—
—
— — —
}“022 0’;22
)-024 — — —
Y025 o&5 0“025 — 0’0;54 O-O;O48 01; 8
— —
3.o’26
&Q2~
—
O*O”8 —
—
)’030 0“T30 0“0;05 0“01429 O“iiij 8
0-032 O’Z2 — — — —
3-(X34 —
)“036 0“036 0’65 — —
)“038
&fJ f~ !-J.GQ —
}’040
1“042 —
0-0406 00&i 61 O“lzi 9
—
)“045 O“G5 0“:45
1’048 —
1“030 0“050 0“050 0’05 0-0:08 o@Z-3 M
3053 — — —
---- — —
J“i)5ti IJ.um
}’060 o“&io 0=6 00110 0“0’G 77
)@63 0.%3 — — —
)“067
3’071 (j.&o 0770 — 0% QoTl 1 0“0; 61

0-080 O“wl 0:8 04% 3 ()&? 47 7

— —
0F30 OGO 0;9 O&h 4 O’M—908

0“100 0’;0 o.io 07 OT 0. lfi 6 O)fii 6 O-O; 72

l). io~ — —
0’112 0’11 — — 071 0;1 8 0-08712
(ylz — 0“ 12 0-1219 0!09804 0.;0
)“118 0“12
— — 01270
3“125
()-132 Ofi — — 073 0’ i;z 1 o’& 2 0;90 0;22
0140 0“14 — tk14
0:58 0’!5 ~.:~ ;~5 0’ L5 O.lz 4 Q“E24 (Y1Z9 0701 OG24
0160. 0“16 — — (PI6
0“i70 0“17 — 0“17 01727 0“~72 l% 0“~26
0“ 180 0“:8 0“6 — 0“18 0.1~78
04190 ry]$l 0“19 0“193 o 0’1549 01016 0. IF7 0;702
0“’200 0’20 O’fi ;2 ().Z 01032
-.. — — @l~? g Q.~43 (l:go 5
0’212 U’zi 0’2;3 4 *i75 2
(F2M 0’22 —
0236 0“24 — P23 0.2;86 02;37 019;6 01;8 (I’1;0 0;08 3
0.250 a25 0“25 f).~5 0“254 O 02540 0’2210 ()’~032 0’180 0-2286
0“’265 0’26 0-26
0“280 o.~8 0“29 O’G94 fJ.g43 02; !3 0“2:86 0’202 0%4
0“300 ;3 0.3 0“3048 0.2946 0“2794 0“254 o 6-227 G’2G6 7
0315 fj.32 — 0,32 0.3150 0“!)124 0“3048 0255 W3048
0“335 0“34 0’3?02
0’355 @36 ;35 0:5 03556 o&54 0“373 1 OGO 2 :g 0!3429 03581
0375 O 38 ::8 03810 0“3759 0“!4969 03556 03785 0’3962
(y~~(j O..!() ;4 (M& : 0s4166 04432 0“4064 0:3;1 0:4166 0<4369
O’*25 0442 — 0<42 —
0“4!}0 0’45 0’45 0“45 (Y4572 (VZ7 0.4;8 ~ 0’4772 0“G5 0’4597 fY454 2 0’4775
0475 ()”48 04626
0“500 0“50 ;5 0< 0508 (1 Ocm 0.5;98 O“5G o 0“475 &fi82 07309 0’;563
0“530 0“53 — 0“5334 — — —.

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TAME 1 INDIAN OVERiEAS BASI~ S3ZBSOF SEiEBT@?D WIRE - Conki

SERIESor SIZES*OE SKEET AND WxaID Sxmumror Sims FOB SEBET AND WIBZI DESIGNATED BY GAUCUXNVMBEMI
( SJZE IN mm) ( SIZE IN mm)
.— - .. ———— -—— —.. ———— ..— —— —-7 ~--—————-———- ———————-———— - — ,

(
Indian Russian Sizes J;panese Sizer Milii- A~2A1B G~oge $tar@. Bi:ming- Bird:g- Am~ri- U~~;ei US ,Ma- Us
Standard ~--—~-–~ t—--;-e~e~ ~~ can mrfactu- Stand.
rhickness Wire Sheet Sheet Pr;~ . Wire Wire Gau e rer’s ard ,,
,,
of Sheet and Gauge Gauge Gau e (USS & G) S:r:d- f3au e
and Dia- plate Thick- (BWG) (AI$G) (us&)
meters of names
Wire for Un- (5/$
(mm) coated
Thin
Flat
Metals

(1) (2} (4) (5) (6) (7) (9) (10) (11) (~q
(15)

0560 0“55 055 055 0“5588 0559 IY6289 0“5588 &511 0“607 1 0’6350
0-600 ;% 0’6 0.6 060 0%09 6 0’610 0’7066 0’6350 0573 0“683 3 0“713 7
o.~~~ g.$$ 955 C65 . 0635 Q — —
0“670 0“67 &660 4
0“710 0“70 ;7 03 070 071i 2 O“zl 0-%3 8 0“;1 2 0“644 0“%95 o’ G5 o
0“750 0“75 (P75 0“75 — W762 O
0.800 0.80 0“8 0“8 O’E3 0ti65 08~28 07;3 0.8<57 0-t3738
0-850 0“85 0“85 085
6“3 0“;4 0“995 i 3%69 0 ~.~jz O“?lii 9
0’900 Q“9
0“950 12 0“95 ;“95
;’()) 1’00 1 l“o\6 o 1~6 1.fi8 l“~68 0“97 1“0:1 7
1“05 — 1@668 — —
l“i2 1“10 l“i430
1’18 1“20 T2 13 1-2192 I Z9 I“Z7 1.fi46 l“G 1“270 o
1’25 1“270 O — —
1-32 1:0 1“346 2 —. — — —

Izo ;: 1“G24 1Z2 1.472 1“;32 l“E 1“3665

1“50 1-5240
~fjrJ 1,6 1“600 2 1“626 1..%8 I.&l o ! ,29 1.5789
1“70 1-7018
1“80 1% 1“8034 1“Z9 1’775 1+=8 8 l“G l“:B 4 l“7g6 6
1’90 1’90 ,- 1’9050 — —
2’00 2’00 2 2’0320 P&z 1’994 2“TW 2 1’63 1’8974 1“98+ 7
2“12 2’10 — — 21590
“n, z.~~
L AT 2“20 2“3 2.2850
236 2“40 2’25 2.4130 2-~7 2“270 2-~3 O 148; 2-2784 2“383 5
2.50 2“50 2-50 2T 2.5400 —
2“65 2’60 2“7.5 2“6 2“6924 2“G2 2“517 2-7786 2“0; 2“6;68 2s779 7
2’80 2’80 2“80 2-8448
p
~.~~ ~ ~,~~ 3.0378
3’00 3-W 3; :’% 2“~7 3“048 o
3-20 3’20 3’2 3’1750 . 3“175 34036 2“59 3“4:63
3“ 15
3’35 3“40 363528
9“55 3“60 ;% 37 3-5560 3-~8 3“5:1 !VZ92 2“9T 3“7773 3“970 o
3’75 3“80 3“8 3“810 O —
400 400 4“0 4- 40640 4G4 3988 4EI o 3-2% 4“1148 41758 4-3663
425 4’20 4; —
— ::: #fi8 O
4:0 420 4“5 4“5 4% 4“572 O 4“;0 4G1 :.~6 ; 3“6> 4’1958 4“554 2 4“7ti2 5
4’75 +80 48260 4.877 5’032 4“11 4-~768 4“935 2 5“ ;58 7
5’00 5@l 5< 5— 5— 58s0 o 573B5 Lw52 !Wi8Eu 462 5“2578 5“3T37 5“5575
5.~@ S3849 —
5“60 :% 5; 57 5< S%896
6C00 600 6’0 6 5“8844 5’G3 63:0 6-~52 5’6 5<~26 5.674 ~ 5,9538
:.4
6<0 6< 6’5 6; 6“~1 7“ 122 6.~86 5.G 6-~90 O 6-~3 1 6.%0 O
6“70 6“8 — — — —
~.~o w.- ~,~~ ,. -.,--
7 7 7“010 7’%3 7’2156 6’6675 6’45i 1 0-!+0 z
7“50 ;“: 7.620 8“971 7.6200 7’35 Vi182 68326 7“f45 o
8-00 800 8.0 8— ;:; 8.2S0 10”07 8“636 o 8’25 7“785 1 7.5946 7“9375
8-50 8“50 —
9“ 00 9“00 9; 9 8E9 11”; 9Z2 o 9“G — 8.~1 5 87325
9’50 9’50 H 9’449 12”70 107950 10”40 — 9“111 o 9“525 o
10’00 1NO 10 IU 10”160 i3’76 li”531 6 11’68 — 98704 10’3200
10-6 10’50 — — — —
11”2 11“00 — 10”Z3 14G 12% o — — 10”5299 1].fi~5
\l“B $1”50 11”786 15”88 — — 11-3894 11.9075
12-5 12”00 12.7oo i6-93 — 12’1488 !2 700
13°2 13-00 — — — —
14”0 1400 — — — — —
15”0 15”00 — — —
160 16.00 — —
170 —
18”0 — 177s —
~g.~ — -— 19”05 — —
20’0 20 — 20’11 — —
21’2 — 21.17 — —
22”4 22”22 — — — —
23’6 — 23”28 — —
— — — 2434 — —
— — 25’4 — —
— — — —