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ETCO News | : March 4th, 2012

WIRE SIZES IN AWG AND MM2 TO CMA

AWG 28-17

CMA Nominal
Wire Size		 STRANDS Approximate
Conductor
Diameter
No. Diameter
AWG mm2 Inch mm Inch mm
159 28 0.08 1 .0126 0.320 .013 0.32
175 28 0.09 7 .0050 0.127 .015 0.38
181.5 28 0.09 19 .0031 0.079 .016 0.40
198 27 0.10 51 .0020 0.050 .016 0.42
202 27 0.10 1 .0142 0.361 .014 0.36
238 26 0.12 6 .0063 0.160 .018 0.46
250 26 0.13 10 .0050 0.127 .018 0.46
250 26 0.13 26 .0031 0.079 .018 0.46
251 26 0.13 8 .0056 0.142 .018 0.46
253 26 0.13 1 .0159 0.404 .016 0.40
256 26 0.13 16 .0040 0.100 .018 0.46
278 26 0.14 7 .0063 0.160 .019 0.48
279 26 0.14 72 .0020 0.050 .022 0.56
279 26 0.14 18 .0039 0.102 .022 0.56
300 26 0.15 3 .0100 0.254 .020 0.51
304 26 0.15 19 .0040 0.100 .020 0.51
314 25 0.16 1 .0177 0.450 .018 0.45
314 25 0.16 10 .0056 0.142 .020 0.51
318 25 0.16 8 .0063 0.160 .021 0.53
320 25 0.16 1 .0179 0.455 .018 0.46
388 24 0.2 1 .0197 0.500 .020 0.50
395 24 0.2 102 .0020 0.050 .020 0.51
397 24 0.2 10 .0063 0.160 .023 0.58
400 24 0.2 16 .0050 0.127 .023 0.58
400 14 0.2 4 .0100 0.254 .023 0.58
403 24 0.2 8 .0071 0.180 .023 0.58
404 24 0.2 1 .0201 0.510 .020 0.51
408 24 0.2 13 .0056 0.142 .023 0.58
475 24 0.2 19 .0050 0.127 .023 0.58
634 22 0.3 8 .0089 0.226 .029 0.74
635 22 0.3 16 .0063 0.160 .029 0.74
640 22 03 10 .0080 0.203 .029 0.74
640 22 0.3 1 .0253 0.643 .025 0.64
650 22 0.3 26 .0050 0.127 .033 0.84
700 22 0.4 7 .0100 0.254 .030 0.76
754 22 0.4 19 .0063 0.160 .033 0.84
812 21 0.4 1 .0285 0.724 .029 0.72
992 20 0.5 1 .0315 0.810 .032 0.80
992 20 0.5 16 .0080 0.203 .039 1.00
992 20 0.5 256 .0020 0.050 .039 1.00
1003 20 0.5 20 .0071 0.180 .039 1.00
1000 20 0.5 10 .0100 0.254 .038 0.97
1020 20 0.5 1 .0320 0.813 .032 0.81
1025 20 0.5 41 .0050 0.127 .038 0.97
1032 20 0.5 26 .0063 0.160 .039 0.99
1111 20 0.6 7 .0126 0.320 .039 0.99
1186 20 0.6 19 .0079 0.201 .041 1.04
1289 19 0.6 1 .0359 0.912 .036 0.91
1485 18 1/2 0.75 7 .0146 0.370 .047 1.20
1488 18 1/2 0.75 24 .0080 0.200 .047 1.20
1488 18 1/2 0.75 384 .0020 0.050 .047 1.20
1504 18 1/2 0.75 30 .0071 0.180 .047 1.20
1600 18 0.8 16 .0100 0.254 .049 1.24
1608 18 0.8 19 .0092 0.234 .049 1.24
1617 18 0.8 7 .0152 0.386 .042 1.07
1614 18 0.8 1 .0403 1.024 .040 1.02
1625 18 0.8 65 .0050 0.127 .040 1.02
1627 18 0.8 41 .0063 0.160 .049 1.24
1639 18 0.8 7 .0153 0.389 .042 1.06
1792 18 0.9 7 .0159 0.404 .048 1.22
1900 18 1 19 .0100 0.254 .052 1.32
1972 17 1 1 .0445 1.130 .045 1.13
1984 17 1 32 .0080 0.203 .047 1.20
1984 17 1 512 .0020 0.050 .049 1.25
2004 17 1 7 .0169 0.430 .047 1.20
2052 17 1 1 .0453 1.151 .045 1.15
2426 16 1.2 19 .0113 0.287 .061 1.55
2510 16 1.25 50 .0071 0.180 .059 l.50
2537 16 1.25 16 .0126 0.320 .059 1.50

AWG 16-8

CMA Nominal
Wire Size		 STRANDS Approximate
Conductor
Diameter
No. Diameter
AWG mm2 Inch mm Inch mm
2580 16 1.3 65 .0063 0.160 .059 l.50
2581 16 1.3 1 .0508 1.290 .051 1.29
2600 16 1.3 26 .0100 0.254 .061 l.55
2625 16 1.3 105 .0050 0.127 .059 1.50
2800 16 1.4 7 .0200 0.508 .061 1.55
2906 15 1/2 1.5 30 .0100 0.254 .059 1.50
2934 15 1/2 l.5 7 .0205 0.520 .059 1.50
2952 15 1/2 1.5 1 .0543 1.380 .054 1.38
2974 15 1/2 1.5 392 .0028 0.070 .061 1.55
3260 15 1.6 1 .0571 1.450 .057 1.45
3831 14 2 19 .0142 0.360 .076 1.93
3902 14 2 7 .0236 0.600 .071 1.80
4079 14 2 37 .0105 0.266 .073 1.85
4099 14 2 7 .0242 0.614 .076 1.93
4100 14 2 41 .Qloo 0.254 .077 1.96
4106 14 2 19 .0147 0.373 .076 1.93
4109 14 2 1 .0641 1.628 .064 1.63
4123 14 2 26 .0126 0.320 .075 1.90
4167 14 2 105 .0063 0.160 .073 1.85
4234 14 2 84 .0071 0.180 .074 1.85
4844 13 1/2 2.5 50 .0098 0.25 087 2.20
4871 13 1/2 2.5 7 .0263 0.67 .079 2.01
4935 13 1/2 2.5 I .0701 1.78 .070 1.78
5184 13 26 1 .0720 1.83 .072 1.83
6088 12 3 19 .0179 0.45 .096 2.44
6475 12 3 259 .0050 0.13 .105 2.67
6500 12 3 65 .0100 0.25 .096 2.44
6501 12 3 41 .0126 0.32 .094 2.40
6503 12 3 19 .0185 0.47 .092 2.34
6512 12 3 7 .0305 0.77 .086 2.18
6529 12 3 1 .0808 2.05 .081 2.05
6545 12 3 37 .0133 0.34 .093 2.36
6549 12 3 165 .0062 016 .095 2.41
6654 12 3 84 .0089 0.23 .094 2.40
6939 11 1/2 3.5 7 .0315 0.80 .094 2.40
7812 11 1/2 4 56 .0012 0.03 .102 2.60
7839 11 1/2 4 7 .0335 0.85 .100 2.55
7896 11 1/2 4 1 .1004 2.55 .100 2.55
7963 11 1/2 4 19 .0205 0.52 .101 2.57
8227 11 4 1 .0907 2.30 .091 2.30
9072 10 5 7 .0360 0.91 .096 2.44
9472 10 5 37 .0160 0.41 .109 2.77
10309 10 5 65 .0126 0.32 .118 3.00
10319 10 5 37 .0167 0.42 .109 2.77
10365 10 5 41 .0159 0.40 .122 3.10
10370 10 5 7 .0385 0.98 .096 2.44
10384 10 5 1 .1019 2.59 .102 2.59
10404 10 5 19 .0234 0.59 .117 2.97
10500 10 5.5 105 .0100 0.25 .116 2.95
10842 10 55 7 .0394 1.00 .118 3.00
11718 10 6 84 .0118 0.30 .130 3.30
11735 10 6 7 .0409 1.04 .128 3.25
11844 10 6 1 .1087 2.76 .109 2.76
12063 10 6 19 .0252 0.64 .126 3.20
12943 9 6.5 7 .0430 1.09 .130 3.30
13087 9 6.5 1 .1144 2.91 .114 2.90
13125 9 7 525 .0050 0.13 .140 3.56
14175 8 7 7 .0450 1.14 .146 3.71
15105 8 7.5 19 .0275 0.70 .145 3.68
15612 8 8 7 .0472 1.20 .142 3.60
15681 8 8 50 .0177 0.45 .146 3.70
16387 8 8 13 .0111 0.28 .167 4.211
16434 8 8 7 .0486 1.23 .146 3.71
16473 8 8 37 .0211 0.54 .150 3.81
16512 8 8 1 .1285 3.26 .129 3.26
16535 8 8 19 .0295 0.75 .148 3.76
16589 8 8 49 .0184 0.47 .150 3.81
16983 8 85 133 .0113 0.29 .167 4.24
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