Enter the known AWG size and clicks the “Convert” button, it calculates and displays the equivalent diameter in millimeters and inches based on the AWG size. The detailed informations of 1 to 50 AWG table is given below, also the maximum ampere rating also mentioned in the table.
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General Reference Table for Wire Sizes based on Americal wire guage (AWG)
AWG | Diameter (inches) | Diameter (mm) | Maximum Current (Amps) |
1 | 0.2893 | 7.34822 | 176 |
2 | 0.2576 | 6.54304 | 157 |
3 | 0.2294 | 5.82676 | 141 |
4 | 0.2043 | 5.18922 | 126 |
5 | 0.1819 | 4.62026 | 113 |
6 | 0.162 | 4.1148 | 101 |
7 | 0.1443 | 3.66522 | 89 |
8 | 0.1285 | 3.2639 | 73 |
9 | 0.1144 | 2.90576 | 65 |
10 | 0.1019 | 2.58826 | 55 |
11 | 0.0907 | 2.30378 | 47 |
12 | 0.0808 | 2.05232 | 41 |
13 | 0.072 | 1.8288 | 35 |
14 | 0.0641 | 1.62814 | 32 |
15 | 0.0571 | 1.45034 | 28 |
16 | 0.0508 | 1.29032 | 22 |
17 | 0.0453 | 1.15062 | 20 |
18 | 0.0403 | 1.02362 | 16 |
19 | 0.0359 | 0.91186 | 14 |
20 | 0.032 | 0.8128 | 11 |
21 | 0.0285 | 0.7239 | 10 |
22 | 0.0254 | 0.64516 | 7 |
23 | 0.0226 | 0.57404 | 5.5 |
24 | 0.0201 | 0.51054 | 3.5 |
25 | 0.0179 | 0.45466 | 3 |
26 | 0.0159 | 0.40386 | 2.5 |
27 | 0.0142 | 0.36068 | 2 |
28 | 0.0126 | 0.32004 | 1.5 |
29 | 0.0113 | 0.28702 | 1.5 |
30 | 0.01 | 0.254 | 1 |
31 | 0.0089 | 0.22606 | 0.8 |
32 | 0.008 | 0.2032 | 0.6 |
33 | 0.0071 | 0.18034 | 0.5 |
34 | 0.0063 | 0.16002 | 0.4 |
35 | 0.0056 | 0.14224 | 0.3 |
36 | 0.005 | 0.127 | 0.3 |
37 | 0.0045 | 0.1143 | 0.2 |
38 | 0.004 | 0.1016 | 0.2 |
39 | 0.0035 | 0.0889 | 0.1 |
40 | 0.0031 | 0.07874 | 0.1 |
41 | 0.0028 | 0.07112 | 0.1 |
42 | 0.0025 | 0.0635 | 0.1 |
43 | 0.0022 | 0.05588 | 0.1 |
44 | 0.002 | 0.0508 | 0.1 |
45 | 0.0018 | 0.04572 | 0.1 |
46 | 0.0016 | 0.04064 | 0.1 |
47 | 0.0014 | 0.03556 | 0.1 |
48 | 0.0013 | 0.03226 | 0.1 |
49 | 0.0011 | 0.02794 | 0.1 |
50 | 0.001 | 0.0254 | 0.1 |