AWG - Metric Wire Gauge Comparison Chart
| American Wire Gauge (AWG) |
Metric Wire Gauge |
Diameter (mils) |
Diameter (mm) |
| 12 | - | 80.8 | 2.052 |
| - | 17 | 67.0 | 1.700 |
| 14 | - | 64.1 | 1.628 |
| - | 16 | 63.0 | 1.600 |
| - | 15 | 59.1 | 1.500 |
| 15 | - | 57.1 | 1.450 |
| - | 14 | 55.2 | 1.400 |
| - | 13 | 51.2 | 1.300 |
| 16 | - | 50.8 | 1.290 |
| - | 12 | 47.3 | 1.200 |
| 17 | - | 45.3 | 1.150 |
| - | 11 | 43.3 | 1.100 |
| 18 | - | 40.3 | 1.024 |
| - | 10 | 39.4 | 1.000 |
| 19 | - | 35.9 | 0.912 |
| - | 9 | 35.4 | 0.900 |
| 20 | - | 32 | 0.813 |
| - | 8 | 31.5 | 0.800 |
| 21 | - | 28.5 | 0.724 |
| - | 7 | 27.6 | 0.700 |
| 22 | - | 25.3 | 0.643 |
| - | 6 | 23.6 | 0.60 |
| 23 | - | 22.6 | 0.574 |
| 24 | - | 20.1 | 0.511 |
| - | 5 | 19.7 | 0.500 |
| 25 | - | 17.9 | 0.455 |
| - | 4.5 | 17.7 | 0.450 |
| 26 | - | 15.9 | 0.404 |
| - | 4 | 15.7 | 0.400 |
| 27 | - | 14.2 | 0.361 |
| - | 3.5 | 13.8 | 0.350 |
| 28 | - | 12.6 | 0.320 |
| - | 3 | 11.8 | 0.300 |
| 29 | - | 11.3 | 0.287 |
| 30 | - | 10 | 0.254 |
| - | 2.5 | 9.84 | 0.250 |
| 31 | - | 8.9 | 0.226 |
| 32 | - | 8 | 0.203 |
| - | 2 | 7.87 | 0.200 |
| 33 | - | 7.1 | 0.180 |
| - | 1.8 | 7.09 | 0.180 |
| 34 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.160 |
| - | 1.5 | 5.91 | 0.150 |
| 35 | - | 5.6 | 0.142 |
| - | 1.4 | 5.51 | 0.140 |
| - | 1.3 | 5.12 | 0.130 |
| 36 | - | 5 | 0,126 |
| - | 1.2 | 4.72 | 0.120 |
| 37 | - | 4.5 | 0.114 |
| - | 1.1 | 4.33 | 0.110 |
| 38 | - | 4 | 0.102 |
| - | 1 | 3.94 | 0.100 |
| 39 | - | 3.5 | 0.089 |
| 40 | - | 3.1 | 0.079 |