Metric Conversions for Wire Gauge
Network Guide 133
APPENDIX C
Metric Conversions for Wire Gauge
The following table provides information about metric wire equivalents for wire gauge.
AWG
Diameter (Ø) Area
Approximate stranded metric
equivalents
Inch mm kcmil
mm
2
10 0.1019 2.588 10.4 5.26
12 0.0808 2.053 6.53 3.31
14 0.0641 1.628 4.11 2.08
16 0.0508 1.291 2.58 1.31
18 0.0403 1.024 1.62 0.823 24/0.2
20 0.0320 0.812 1.02 0.518 16/0.2
22 0.0253 0.644 0.642 0.326 7/0.25
24 0.0201 0.511 0.404 0.205 1/0.5, 7/0.2, 30/0.1