Reference Guide for Wire Specifications
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| GAUGE | DECIMAL | FT/LB |
|---|---|---|
| 5/0 |
.4305.421
.412.403
|
2.023 |
| 4/0 |
.3938.386
.378.370
|
2.418 |
| 3/0 |
.3625.355
.347.339
|
2.853 |
| 2/0 |
.331.325
.319.313
|
3.422 |
| 1/0 |
.3065.301
.295.289
|
3.991 |
| 1 |
.283.278
.273.268
|
4.681 |
| 2 |
.2625.258
.253.248
|
5.441 |
| 3 |
.2437.239
.235.230
|
6.313 |
| 4 |
.2253.221
.216.212
|
7.386 |
| 5 |
.207.203
.200.196
|
8.750 |
| 6 |
.192.188
.185.181
|
10.17 |
| GAUGE | DECIMAL | FT/LB |
|---|---|---|
| 7 |
.177.173
.170.166
|
11.97 |
| 8 |
.162.159
.155.152
|
14.29 |
| 9 |
.1483.145
.142.138
|
17.05 |
| 10 |
.135.131
.128.124
|
20.57 |
| 11 |
.1205.117
.113.109
|
25.82 |
| 12 |
.1055.102
.099.095
|
33.69 |
| 13 |
.0915.089
.086.083
|
44.78 |
| 14 |
.080.078
.076.074
|
58.58 |
| 15 |
.072.070
.067.065
|
72.32 |
| 16 |
.0625.060
.058.056
|
95.98 |
| 17 |
.054.052
.051.0491
|
128.6 |
| GAUGE | DECIMAL | FT/LB |
|---|---|---|
| 18 |
.0475.0459
.0443.0426
|
166.2 |
| 19 |
.0410.0394
.0379.0363
|
223.0 |
| 20 |
.0348.0340
.0332.0325
|
309.6 |
| 21 |
.0317.0309
.0301.0294
|
373.1 |
| 22 |
.0286.0279
.0272.0265
|
458.4 |
| 23 |
.0258.0251
.0244.0237
|
563.3 |
| 24 |
.0230.0224
.0217.0211
|
708.7 |
| 25 |
.0204.0198
.0193.0187
|
900.9 |
| 26 |
.0181.0179
.0177.0175
|
1144 |
| 27 |
.0173.0170
.0168.0165
|
1253 |
| 28 |
.0162.0159
.0156.0153
|
1429 |
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