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The conversion between Gauge and Micron 1

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stonetech

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Nov 3, 2006
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What gauge?
Wire gauge and sheet metal gauge differ. Sheet steeel differs from sheet aluminum.
Gage # Sheet Steel  Strip & Tubing Aluminum Stainless Steel
6/0 ---- ---- 0.58 0.4687
5/0 ---- 0.5 0.5165 0.4375
4/0 ---- 0.454 0.46 0.4062
3/0 ---- 0.425 0.4096 0.375
2/0 ---- 0.38 0.3648 0.3437
0 ---- 0.34 0.3249 0.3125
1 ---- 0.3 0.2893 0.2812
2 ---- 0.284 0.2576 0.2656
3 0.2391 0.259 0.2294 0.25
4 0.2242 0.238 0.2043 0.2344
5 0.2092 0.22 0.1819 0.2187
6 0.1943 0.203 0.162 0.2031
7 0.1793 0.18 0.1443 0.1875
8 0.1644 0.165 0.1285 0.1719
9 0.1495 0.148 0.1144 0.1562
10 0.1345 0.134 0.1019 0.1406
11 0.1196 0.12 0.0907 0.125
12 0.1046 0.109 0.0808 0.1094
13 0.0897 0.095 0.072 0.0937
14 0.0747 0.083 0.0641 0.0781

AWG gauge Diameter Inches Diameter mm Ohms per 1000 ft Ohms per km Maximum amps for chassis wiring Maximum amps for power transmission
OOOO 0.46 11.684 0.049 0.16072 380 302
OOO 0.4096 10.40384 0.0618 0.202704 328 239
OO 0.3648 9.26592 0.0779 0.255512 283 190
0 0.3249 8.25246 0.0983 0.322424 245 150
1 0.2893 7.34822 0.1239 0.406392 211 119
2 0.2576 6.54304 0.1563 0.512664 181 94
3 0.2294 5.82676 0.197 0.64616 158 75
4 0.2043 5.18922 0.2485 0.81508 135 60
5 0.1819 4.62026 0.3133 1.027624 118 47
6 0.162 4.1148 0.3951 1.295928 101 37
7 0.1443 3.66522 0.4982 1.634096 89 30
8 0.1285 3.2639 0.6282 2.060496 73 24
9 0.1144 2.90576 0.7921 2.598088 64 19
10 0.1019 2.58826 0.9989 3.276392 55 15
11 0.0907 2.30378 1.26 4.1328 47 12
12 0.0808 2.05232 1.588 5.20864 41 9.3

Circ. Mils Equivalent Awg. Metric Stranding/ Wire Approximate
Circ. Mils Size Wire Dia. per Strand Overall Diameter
Size
mm2 in mm in mm
- 987 - 0.5 1/.032 1/.813 0.032 0.81
1020 - 20 - 7/.0121 7/.307 0.036 0.91
- 1480 - 0.75 1/.039 1/.991 0.039 0.99
1620 - 18 - 1/.0403 1/1.02 0.04 1.02
1620 - 18 - 7/.0152 7/.386 0.046 1.16
- 1974 - 1 1/.045 1/1.14 0.045 1.14
- 1974 - 1 7/.017 7/.432 0.051 1.3

 
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