CONDUCTOR SIZES:
AWG / METRIC
COMPARISON
AWG
Equivalent
Solid
Stranded
mm
No./ mm
36
34
32
30
28
27
1/0.13
1/0.16
1/0.20
1/0.25
1/0.32
1/0.36
26
24
22
1/0.40
1/0.51
1/0.64
7/0.20
7/0.25
AWG
Area
Nearest Metric Size
i
mm²
mm²
20
0.5
0.5
0.75
18
0.8
16
1.3
14
2.1
12
3.3
10
5
7/0.12
7/0.15
1
1.5
2.5
4
6
8
8.5
6
13.3
4
21.5
2
33.5
1
1/0
2/0
3/0
42
54
67
85
10
16
25
35
50
70
95
4/0
106
250MCM
126
350MCM
178
400MCM
203
120
160
185
240
500MCM
600MCM
750MCM
1000MCM
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