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3.1: Copper Wire Gauge Table

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    Solid Cooper Wire Table

    Size

    Diameter

    (inches)

    Cross-sectional area

    (cir. mils)

    Cross-sectional area

    (sq. inches)

    Weight

    (lb/1000ft)

    4/0 0.4600 211,600 0.1662 640.5
    3/0 0.4096 167,800 0.1318 507.9
    2/0 0.3648 133,100 0.1045 402.8
    1/0 0.3249 105,500 0.08289 319.5
    1 0.2893 83,690 0.06573 253.5
    2 0.2576 66,370 0.05213 200.9
    3 0.2294 52,630 0.04134 159.3
    4 0.2043 41,740 0.03278 126.4
    5 0.1819 33,100 0.02600 100.2
    6 0.1620 26,250 0.02062 79.46
    7 0.1443 20,820 0.01635 63.02
    8 0.1285 16,510 0.01297 49.97
    9 0.1144 13,090 0.01028 39.63
    10 0.1019 10,380 0.008155 31.43
    11 0.09074 8,234 0.006467 24.92
    12 0.08081 6,530 0.005129 19.77
    13 0.07196 5,178 0.004067 15.68
    14 0.06408 4,107 0.003225 12.43
    15 0.05707 3,257 0.002558 9.858
    16 0.05082 2,583 0.002028 7.818
    17 0.04526 2,048 0.001609 6.200
    18 0.04030 1,624 0.001276 4.917
    19 0.03589 1,288 0.001012 3.899
    20 0.03196 1,022 0.0008023 3.092
    21 0.02846 810.1 0.0006363 2.452
    22 0.02535 642.5 0.0005046 1.945
    23 0.02257 509.5 0.0004001 1.542
    24 0.02010 404.0 0.0003173 1.233
    25 0.01790 320.4 0.0002517 0.9699
    26 0.01594 254.1 0.0001996 0.7692
    27 0.01420 201.5 0.0001583 0.6100
    28 0.01264 159.8 0.0001255 0.4837
    29 0.01126 126.7 0.00009954 0.3836
    30 0.01003 100.5 0.00007894 0.3042
    31 0.008928 79.70 0.00006260 0.2413
    32 0.007950 63.21 0.00004964 0.1913
    33 0.007080 50.13 0.00003937 0.1517
    34 0.006305 39.75 0.00003122 0.1203
    35 0.005615 31.52 0.00002476 0.09542
    36 0.005000 25.00 0.00001963 0.07567
    37 0.004453 19.83 0.00001557 0.06001
    38 0.003965 15.72 0.00001235 0.04759
    39 0.003531 12.47 0.000009793 0.03774
    40 0.003145 9.888 0.000007766 0.02993
    41 0.002800 7.842 0.000006159 0.02374
    42 0.002494 6.219 0.000004884 0.01882
    43 0.002221 4.932 0.000003873 0.01493
    44 0.001978 3.911 0.000003072 0.01184

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