Wire Data – Solid Bare Copper
| DIAMETER | CROSS SECTIONAL AREA | WEIGHT | |||||
| AWG | (in) | (mm) | (sq in) | (sq mm) | (circular mills) |
(lbs / 1000 ft) |
(kg / 1000 m) |
| 44 43 42 |
0.0020 0.0022 0.0025 |
0.0502 0.0564 0.0633 |
0.00000307 0.00000387 0.00000488 |
0.0000198 0.0000250 0.0000315 |
3.91 4.93 6.22 |
0.01183 0.01492 0.01881 |
0.01761 0.02220 0.02799 |
| 41 40 39 |
0.0028 0.0031 0.0035 |
0.0711 0.0799 0.0897 |
0.00000616 0.00000777 0.00000979 |
0.0000397 0.0000501 0.0000632 |
7.84 9.89 12.5 |
0.02374 0.02995 0.03773 |
0.03533 0.04457 0.05615 |
| 38 37 36 |
0.0040 0.0045 0.0050 |
0.1007 0.1131 0.1270 |
0.00001235 0.00001557 0.00001963 |
0.0000797 0.000100 0.000127 |
15.7 19.8 25.0 |
0.04760 0.06001 0.07565 |
0.07084 0.08931 0.1126 |
| 35 34 33 |
0.0056 0.0063 0.0071 |
0.1426 0.1601 0.1798 |
0.00002476 0.00003122 0.00003937 |
0.000160 0.000201 0.000254 |
31.5 39.8 50.1 |
0.09543 0.1203 0.1517 |
0.1420 0.1790 0.2258 |
| 32 31 30 |
0.0080 0.0089 0.0100 |
0.2019 0.2268 0.2546 |
0.00004964 0.0000626 0.0000789 |
0.000320 0.000404 0.000509 |
63.2 79.7 101 |
0.1913 0.2413 0.3041 |
0.2847 0.3591 0.4526 |
| 29 28 27 |
0.0113 0.0126 0.0142 |
0.2859 0.3211 0.3606 |
0.0000995 0.0001255 0.0001583 |
0.000642 0.000810 0.00102 |
127 160 202 |
0.3835 0.4837 0.6101 |
0.5707 0.7198 0.9079 |
| 26 25 24 |
0.0159 0.0179 0.0201 |
0.4049 0.4547 0.5106 |
0.0001996 0.0002517 0.0003173 |
0.00129 0.00162 0.00205 |
254 320 404 |
0.7693 0.9701 1.223 |
1.145 1.444 1.820 |
| 23 22 21 |
0.0226 0.0253 0.0285 |
0.5733 0.6438 0.7229 |
0.0004001 0.0005046 0.0006363 |
0.00258 0.00326 0.00411 |
509 642 810 |
1.542 1.945 2.452 |
2.295 2.895 3.649 |
| 20 19 18 |
0.0320 0.0359 0.0403 |
0.8118 0.9116 1.0237 |
0.0008023 0.001012 0.001276 |
0.00518 0.00653 0.00823 |
1,022 1,288 1,624 |
3.092 3.900 4.918 |
4.601 5.804 7.319 |
| 17 16 15 |
0.0453 0.0508 0.0571 |
1.1495 1.2908 1.4495 |
0.001609 0.002028 0.002558 |
0.0104 0.0131 0.0165 |
2,048 2,583 3,257 |
6.201 7.816 9.859 |
9.228 11.63 14.67 |
| 14 13 12 |
0.0641 0.0720 0.0808 |
1.6277 1.8278 2.0525 |
0.003225 0.004067 0.005129 |
0.0208 0.0262 0.0331 |
4,107 5,178 6,530 |
12.43 15.67 19.77 |
18.50 23.32 29.42 |
| 11 10 9 |
0.0907 0.1019 0.1144 |
2.3048 2.5882 2.9064 |
0.006467 0.008155 0.01028 |
0.0417 0.0526 0.0663 |
8,234 10,383 13,093 |
24.92 31.43 39.62 |
37.09 46.77 58.96 |
| 8 7 6 |
0.1285 0.1443 0.1620 |
3.2636 3.6649 4.1154 |
0.01297 0.01635 0.02062 |
0.0837 0.105 0.133 |
16,510 20,818 26,251 |
49.99 63.01 79.47 |
74.39 93.77 118.3 |
| 5 4 3 |
0.1819 0.2043 0.2294 |
4.6213 5.1894 5.8273 |
0.02600 0.03278 0.04134 |
0.168 0.211 0.267 |
33,102 41,741 52,635 |
100.2 126.3 159.3 |
149.1 188.0 237.1 |
| 2 1 1/0 |
0.2576 0.2893 0.3249 |
6.5437 7.3481 8.2515 |
0.05213 0.06573 0.08289 |
0.336 0.424 0.535 |
66,371 83,693 105,535 |
200.9 253.3 319.5 |
299.0 377.0 475.5 |
| 2/0 3/0 4/0 |
0.3648 0.4096 0.4600 |
9.2658 10.4049 11.6840 |
0.1045 0.1318 0.1662 |
0.674 0.850 1.07 |
133,077 167,806 211,600 |
402.7 508.0 640.5 |
599.3 756.0 953.2 |
| SOFT OR ANNEALED | ||||||
| MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH |
MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGTH |
MAXIMUM DC RESISTANCE @ 20° C (68° F) |
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| AWG | (lbs / sq in) |
(kg / sq mm) |
(lbs) | (kg) | (ohms / 1000 ft) |
(ohms / 1000 m) |
| 44 43 42 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
0.1229 0.1549 0.1954 |
0.05575 0.07026 0.08863 |
2,652 2,103 1,668 |
8,701 6,900 5,473 |
| 41 40 39 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
0.2464 0.3106 0.3917 |
0.1118 0.1409 0.1777 |
1,323 1,049 831.8 |
4,341 3,442 2,729 |
| 38 37 36 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
0.4939 0.6228 0.7854 |
0.2240 0.2825 0.3563 |
659.6 523.1 414.8 |
2,164 1,716 1,361 |
| 35 34 33 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
0.9904 1.249 1.575 |
0.4492 0.5665 0.7144 |
329.0 260.9 206.9 |
1,079 856.0 678.8 |
| 32 31 30 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
1.986 2.504 3.157 |
0.9008 1.136 1.432 |
164.1 130.1 103.2 |
538.4 426.9 338.6 |
| 29 28 27 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
3.981 5.020 6.331 |
1.806 2.277 2.872 |
81.84 64.90 51.47 |
268.5 212.9 168.9 |
| 26 25 24 |
40,000 40,000 40,000 |
59,520 59,520 59,520 |
7.983 10.07 12.69 |
3.621 4.568 5.756 |
40.81 32.37 25.67 |
133.9 106.2 84.22 |
| 23 22 21 |
38,500 38,500 38,500 |
57,288 57,288 57,288 |
15.41 19.43 24.50 |
6.990 8.813 11.11 |
20.36 16.14 12.80 |
66.80 52.96 42.00 |
| 20 19 18 |
38,500 38,500 38,500 |
57,288 57,288 57,288 |
30.89 38.95 49.12 |
14.01 17.67 22.28 |
10.15 8.051 6.385 |
33.30 26.42 20.95 |
| 17 16 15 |
38,500 38,500 38,500 |
57,288 57,288 57,288 |
61.93 78.10 98.48 |
28.09 35.43 44.67 |
5.064 4.016 3.184 |
16.61 13.18 10.45 |
| 14 13 12 |
38,500 38,500 38,500 |
57,288 57,288 57,288 |
124.2 156.6 197.5 |
56.34 71.03 89.59 |
2.525 2.003 1.588 |
8.285 6.572 5.210 |
| 11 10 9 |
38,500 38,500 37,000 |
57,288 57,288 55,056 |
249.0 314.0 380.5 |
112.9 142.4 172.6 |
1.260 0.9989 0.7921 |
4.134 3.277 2.599 |
| 8 7 6 |
37,000 37,000 37,000 |
55,056 55,056 55,056 |
479.8 605.0 762.9 |
217.6 274.4 346.0 |
0.6282 0.4982 0.3951 |
2.061 1.635 1.296 |
| 5 4 3 |
37,000 37,000 37,000 |
55,056 55,056 55,056 |
961.9 1,213 1,530 |
436.3 550.2 694.0 |
0.3133 0.2485 0.1970 |
1.028 0.8153 0.6464 |
| 2 1 1/0 |
37,000 37,000 36,000 |
55,056 55,056 53,568 |
1,929 2,432 2,984 |
875.0 1,103 1,354 |
0.1563 0.1239 0.09827 |
0.5128 0.4065 0.3224 |
| 2/0 3/0 4/0 |
36,000 36,000 36,000 |
53,568 53,568 53,568 |
3,763 4,745 5,983 |
1,707 2,152 2,714 |
0.07793 0.06180 0.04901 |
0.2557 0.2028 0.1608 |
| HARD DRAWN | ||||||
| MAXIMUM TENSILE STRENGTH |
MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGTH |
MAXIMUM DC RESISTANCE @ 20° C (68° F) |
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| AWG | (lbs / sq in) |
(kg / sq mm) |
(lbs) | (kg) | (ohms / 1000 ft) |
(ohms /1000 m) |
| 44 43 42 |
72,000 72,000 72,000 |
107,136 107,136 107,136 |
0.2212 0.2789 0.3517 |
0.1003 0.1265 0.1595 |
2,758 2,187 1,734 |
9,049 7,176 5,689 |
| 41 40 39 |
72,000 72,000 71,800 |
107,136 107,136 106,838 |
0.4434 0.5592 0.7031 |
0.2011 0.2537 0.3189 |
1,375 1,091 865.0 |
4,511 3,580 2,838 |
| 38 37 36 |
71,500 71,300 71,100 |
106,392 106,094 105,797 |
0.8829 1.1100 1.3960 |
0.4005 0.5035 0.6332 |
686.0 544.0 431.4 |
2,251 1,785 1,415 |
| 35 34 33 |
70,900 70,600 70,400 |
105,499 105,053 104,755 |
1.7550 2.204 2.772 |
0.7961 0.9997 1.257 |
342.1 271.3 215.2 |
1,122 890.1 706.1 |
| 32 31 30 |
70,200 69,900 69,700 |
104,458 104,458 104,011 |
3.485 4.376 5.502 |
1.581 1.985 2.496 |
170.6 135.3 107.3 |
559.7 443.9 352.1 |
| 29 28 27 |
69,400 69,300 69,000 |
103,714 103,267 103,118 |
6.908 8.698 10.920 |
3.133 3.945 4.953 |
85.10 67.49 53.52 |
279.2 221.4 175.6 |
| 26 25 24 |
68,800 68,600 68,300 |
102,672 102,374 102,077 |
13.730 17.26 21.67 |
6.228 7.829 9.829 |
42.44 33.66 26.69 |
139.2 110.4 87.57 |
| 23 22 21 |
68,100 67,900 67,700 |
101,630 101,333 101,035 |
27.25 34.26 43.07 |
12.36 15.54 19.54 |
21.17 16.79 13.31 |
69.46 55.09 43.67 |
| 20 19 18 |
67,400 67,200 67,000 |
100,738 100,291 99,994 |
54.08 67.99 85.47 |
24.53 30.84 38.77 |
10.56 8.373 6.640 |
34.65 27.47 21.79 |
| 17 16 15 |
66,800 66,600 66,400 |
99,696 99,398 99,101 |
107.5 135.1 169.8 |
48.76 61.28 77.02 |
5.266 4.176 3.312 |
17.28 13.70 10.87 |
| 14 13 12 |
66,200 65,900 65,700 |
98,803 98,506 98,059 |
213.5 268.0 336.9 |
96.84 121.6 152.8 |
2.626 2.083 1.652 |
8.616 6.834 5.420 |
| 11 10 9 |
65,400 64,900 64,300 |
97,762 97,315 96,571 |
422.9 529.2 661.2 |
191.8 240.0 299.9 |
1.310 1.0390 0.8238 |
4.298 3.409 2.703 |
| 8 7 6 |
63,700 63,000 62,100 |
95,678 94,786 93,744 |
826.0 1,030 1,280 |
374.7 467.2 580.6 |
0.6533 0.5181 0.4108 |
2.143 1.700 1.348 |
| 5 4 3 |
61,200 60,100 59,000 |
92,405 91,066 89,429 |
1,591 1,970 2,439 |
721.7 893.6 1,106 |
0.3258 0.2584 0.2049 |
1.069 0.8478 0.6723 |
| 2 1 1/0 |
57,600 56,100 54,500 |
87,792 85,709 83,477 |
3,003 3,688 4,517 |
1,362 1,673 2,049 |
0.1625 0.1289 0.10110 |
0.5332 0.4229 0.3317 |
| 2/0 3/0 4/0 |
52,800 51,000 49,000 |
81,096 78,566 75,888 |
5,519 6,722 8,143 |
2,503 3,049 3,694 |
0.08021 0.06361 0.05045 |
0.2632 0.2087 0.1655 |