AWG to Metric

American Wire Gauge Conversion Table

The table below can be used to convert American Wire Gauge (AWG) to square mm cross sectional area:

 

American

Wire Gauge

Diameter Diameter Cross Sectional Area
AWG inches mm mm²
0 0.46 11.68 107.16
0 0.41 10.4 84.97
0 0.36 9.27 67.40
0 0.32 8.25 53.46
1 0.29 7.35 42.39
2 0.26 6.54 33.61
3 0.23 5.83 26.65
4 0.20 5.19 21.14
5 0.18 4.62 16.76
6 0.16 4.11 13.29
7 0.14 3.67 10.55
8 0.13 3.26 8.36
9 0.11 2.91 6.63
10 0.10 2.59 5.26
11 0.09 2.30 4.17
12 0.08 2.05 3.31
13 0.07 1.83 2.63
14 0.06 1.63 2.08
15 0.06 1.45 1.65
16 0.05 1.29 1.31
17 0.05 1.15 1.04
18 0.04 1.02 0.82
19 0.04 0.91 0.65
20 0.03 0.81 0.52
21 0.03 0.72 0.41
22 0.03 0.65 0.33
23 0.02 0.57 0.26
24 0.02 0.51 0.20
25 0.02 0.45 0.16
26 0.02 0.40 0.13