AWG | mm2 |
30 | 0.05 |
28 | 0.08 |
26 | 0.14 |
24 | 0.25 |
22 | 0.34 |
21 UL | 0.50 UL |
20 | 0.50 |
19 UL | 0.75 UL |
18 | 0.75 |
18 UL | 1.0 UL |
17 | 1.0 |
16 | 1.5 |
14 | 2.5 |
12 | 4 |
10 | 6 |
8 | 10 |
6 | 16 |
4 | 25 |
2 | 35 |
AWG | mm2 |
0 (1/0) | 50 |
00 (2/0) | 70 |
000 (3/0) | 95 |
0000 (4/0) | 120 |
300 MCM | 150 |
350 MCM | 185 |
500 MCM | 240 |
600 MCM | 300 |
750 MCM | 400 |
1000 MCM | 500 |
1250 MCM | 630 |
1575 MCM | 800 |
2000 MCM | 1000 |
This table as mm2 to AWG
Terms and notation
AWG – American Wire Gauge
mm2 – millimeters squared
MCM – thousands of circular mils
The #/0 notation is used for wire larger than 1 AWG. The number before the slash means the number of zeros (pronounced “aught”) of the gauge. For example: 2/0 is 00 and pronounced “two aught”
Download
Download this table in excel as .csv: AWG-to-mm2.csv
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GitHub
https://github.com/scottontech/Tables/blob/master/Wire/mm2-to-AWG.csv