CONDUCTOR SIZES:

AWG / METRIC
COMPARISON

AWG Equivalent
Solid Stranded
mm No./ mm

36 1/0.13
34 1/0.16
32 1/0.20
30 1/0.25
28 1/0.32 7/0.12
27 1/0.36
7/0.15
26 1/0.40
24 1/0.51 7/0.20
22 1/0.64 7/0.25

AWG Area Nearest Metric Size

i mm² mm²

20 0.5 0.5
0.75
18 0.8
1
16 1.3
1.5
14 2.1
2.5
12 3.3
4
10 5
6
8 8.5
10
6 13.3
16
4 21.5
25
2 33.5
35
1 42
1/0 54 50
2/0 67 70
3/0 85
95
4/0 106
120
250MCM 126
160
350MCM 178
185
400MCM 203
 240
500MCM 253
600MCM 304 300
750MCM 380 400
1000MCM 507 500
630

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