AWG Solid Copper Wire Characteristics
AWG
Gage
|
Diam.
Inch
|
Diam.
mm
|
Weight
lbs/1000'
|
Resistance
Ohm/1000'
|
|
10
|
0.1019
|
2.6
|
31.43
|
0.9989
|
|
11
|
0.0907
|
2.3
|
24.92
|
1.26
|
|
12
|
0.0808
|
2.05
|
19.77
|
1.588
|
|
13
|
0.072
|
1.83
|
15.68
|
2.003
|
|
14
|
0.0641
|
1.63
|
12.43
|
2.525
|
|
15
|
0.0571
|
1.45
|
9.858
|
3.184
|
|
16
|
0.0508
|
1.29
|
7.818
|
4.016
|
|
17
|
0.0453
|
1.15
|
6.2
|
5.064
|
|
18
|
0.0403
|
1.02
|
4.917
|
6.385
|
|
19
|
0.0359
|
0.912
|
3.899
|
8.051
|
|
20
|
0.032
|
0.813
|
3.092
|
10.15
|
|
21
|
0.0285
|
0.724
|
2.452
|
12.8
|
|
22
|
0.0253
|
0.643
|
1.945
|
16.14
|
|
23
|
0.0226
|
0.574
|
1.542
|
20.36
|
|
24
|
0.0201
|
0.511
|
1.223
|
25.67
|
|
25
|
0.0179
|
0.455
|
0.9699
|
32.37
|
|
26
|
0.0159
|
0.404
|
0.7692
|
40.81
|
|
27
|
0.0142
|
0.361
|
0.61
|
51.47
|
|
28
|
0.0126
|
0.32
|
0.4837
|
64.9
|
|
29
|
0.0113
|
0.287
|
0.3836
|
81.83
|
|
30
|
0.01
|
0.254
|
0.3042
|
103.2
|
|
31
|
0.0089
|
0.226
|
0.2413
|
130.1
|
|
32
|
0.008
|
0.203
|
0.1913
|
164.1
|
|
33
|
0.0071
|
0.18
|
0.1517
|
206.9
|
|
34
|
0.0063
|
0.16
|
0.1203
|
260.9
|
|
35
|
0.0056
|
0.142
|
0.09542
|
331
|
|
36
|
0.005
|
0.127
|
0.07568
|
414.8
|
|
37
|
0.0045
|
0.114
|
0.0613
|
512.1
|
|
38
|
0.004
|
0.102
|
0.04759
|
648.6
|
|
39
|
0.0035
|
0.089
|
0.03774
|
847.8
|
|
40
|
0.0031
|
0.079
|
0.02993
|
1080
|