|
METRIC-TO-AWG CONVERSION
TABLE |
|
Metric Size mm2
|
AWG
Size |
|
0.5 |
20 |
|
0.8 |
18 |
|
1.0 |
16 |
|
2.0 |
14 |
|
3.0 |
12 |
|
5.0 |
10 |
|
8.0 |
8 |
|
13.0 |
6 |
|
19.0 |
4 |
|
32.0 |
2 |
|
52.0 |
0 |
|
WIRE GAUGE DIAMETER
TABLE |
|
American Wire
gauge |
Wire Diameter in inches |
|
20 |
0.03196118 |
|
18 |
0.040303 |
|
16 |
0.0508214 |
|
14 |
0.064084 |
|
12 |
0.08080810 |
|
10 |
0.10189 |
|
8 |
0.128496 |
|
6 |
0.16202 |
|
5 |
0.18194 |
|
4 |
0.20431 |
|
3 |
0.22942 |
|
2 |
0.25763 |
|
1 |
0.2893 |
|
0 |
0.32486 |
|
00 |
0.3648 |
|
WIRE GAUGE SELECTION
TABLE |
|
Circuit Amperes
|
Circuit Watts
|
Wire gauge (for length in feet)
|
|
6V |
12V |
6V |
12V |
3' |
5' |
7' |
10' |
15' |
20' |
25' |
|
0 to 2.5 |
0 to 5 |
15 |
30 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
|
3.0 |
6 |
18 |
36 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
3.5 |
7 |
21 |
42 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
|
4.0 |
8 |
24 |
48 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
|
5.0 |
10 |
30 |
60 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
|
5.5 |
11 |
33 |
66 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
6.0 |
12 |
36 |
72 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
|
7.5 |
15 |
45 |
90 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
|
9.0 |
18 |
54 |
108 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
|
10 |
20 |
60 |
120 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
|
11 |
22 |
66 |
132 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
12 |
24 |
72 |
144 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
|
15 |
30 |
90 |
180 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
20 |
40 |
120 |
240 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
25 |
50 |
150 |
300 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
|
50 |
100 |
300 |
600 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
|
75 |
150 |
450 |
900 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
|
100 |
200
|
600 |
1200
|
10 |
8
|
8 |
6
|
4 |
4
|
2 |
This chart is meant to be
used for reference only. It has been constructed considering a current
density of 35 circular mills per AMP. There is no assurance that the coil
will withstand the specified amperage if the proper cooling is not provided.
|
|
Bare Wire OD |
Bare Wire OD |
Fusing Current (Amps) |
Continuous Operating |
|
AWG |
in Millimeters |
Inches (mils) |
@35 cm/Amp |
Current - Amps |
|
40.0 |
0.080746 |
3.178959 |
0.288737 |
0.057747 |
|
39.5 |
0.085515 |
3.366713 |
0.323850 |
0.064770 |
|
39.0 |
0.090565 |
3.565557 |
0.363234 |
0.072646 |
|
38.5 |
0.095914 |
3.776144 |
0.407407 |
0.081481 |
|
38.0 |
0.101579 |
3.999168 |
0.456953 |
0.091390 |
|
37.5 |
0.107578 |
4.235365 |
0.512523 |
0.102504 |
|
37.0 |
0.113932 |
4.485512 |
0.574852 |
0.114970 |
|
36.5 |
0.120661 |
4.750433 |
0.644760 |
0.128952 |
|
36.0 |
0.127787 |
5.031000 |
0.723170 |
0.144634 |
|
35.5 |
0.135335 |
5.328138 |
0.811116 |
0.162223 |
|
35.0 |
0.143328 |
5.642826 |
0.909757 |
0.181951 |
|
34.5 |
0.151793 |
5.976099 |
1.020393 |
0.204078 |
|
34.0 |
0.160758 |
6.329057 |
1.144484 |
0.228896 |
|
33.5 |
0.170253 |
6.702860 |
1.283667 |
0.256733 |
|
33.0 |
0.180308 |
7.098741 |
1.439775 |
0.287955 |
|
32.5 |
0.190957 |
7.518003 |
1.614868 |
0.322973 |
|
32.0 |
0.202235 |
7.962027 |
1.811253 |
0.362250 |
|
31.5 |
0.214180 |
8.432276 |
2.031522 |
0.406304 |
|
31.0 |
0.226830 |
8.930298 |
2.278578 |
0.455715 |
|
30.5 |
0.240226 |
9.457735 |
2.555679 |
0.511135 |
|
30.0 |
0.254415 |
10.016323 |
2.866478 |
0.573295 |
|
29.5 |
0.269441 |
10.607901 |
3.215073 |
0.643014 |
|
29.0 |
0.285354 |
11.234419 |
3.606062 |
0.721212 |
|
28.5 |
0.302208 |
11.897941 |
4.044600 |
0.808920 |
|
28.0 |
0.320057 |
12.600650 |
4.536468 |
0.907293 |
|
27.5 |
0.338960 |
13.344863 |
5.088154 |
1.017630 |
|
27.0 |
0.358979 |
14.133030 |
5.706930 |
1.141386 |
|
26.5 |
0.380181 |
14.967748 |
6.400956 |
1.280191 |
|
26.0 |
0.402635 |
15.851765 |
7.179384 |
1.435876 |
|
25.5 |
0.426415 |
16.787993 |
8.052478 |
1.610495 |
|
25.0 |
0.451600 |
17.779517 |
9.031749 |
1.806349 |
|
24.5 |
0.478272 |
18.829601 |
10.130111 |
2.026022 |
|
24.0 |
0.506519 |
19.941705 |
11.362046 |
2.272409 |
|
23.5 |
0.536435 |
21.119491 |
12.743797 |
2.548717 |
|
23.0 |
0.568118 |
22.366839 |
14.293586 |
2.858717 |
|
22.5 |
0.601672 |
23.687857 |
16.031845 |
3.206369 |
|
22.0 |
0.637207 |
25.086897 |
17.981497 |
3.596299 |
|
21.5 |
0.674842 |
26.568566 |
20.168248 |
4.033649 |
|
21.0 |
0.714699 |
28.137744 |
22.620933 |
4.524186 |
|
20.5 |
0.756910 |
29.799601 |
25.371891 |
5.074378 |
|
20.0 |
0.801614 |
31.559609 |
28.457397 |
5.691479 |
|
19.5 |
0.848959 |
33.423565 |
31.918135 |
6.383627 |
|
19.0 |
0.899099 |
35.397610 |
35.799737 |
7.159947 |
|
18.5 |
0.952201 |
37.488244 |
40.153385 |
8.030677 |
|
18.0 |
1.008440 |
39.702355 |
45.036486 |
9.007297 |
|
17.5 |
1.068000 |
42.047234 |
50.513426 |
10.102685 |
|
17.0 |
1.131077 |
44.530605 |
56.656423 |
11.331284 |
|
16.5 |
1.197880 |
47.160648 |
63.546478 |
12.709295 |
|
16.0 |
1.268629 |
49.946025 |
71.274440 |
14.254888 |
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