AWG conversion chart

This page provides a conversion chart for American Wire Gauge (AWG) to square millimeters (mm²). Please note the following important points while using this chart:

Rounding Up: When converting between AWG and mm², always round up to the nearest whole number. This ensures that the wire chosen will be sufficient for its intended use.
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AWG	Diameter	Area	Resistance	Max Current	Max Frequency
[inch]	[mm]	[kcmil]	[mm2]	[mΩ/m]	[mΩ/ft]	[Ampere]	for 100% skin depth
0000 (4/0)	0.4600	11.684	212	107	0.1608	0.04901	302	125 Hz
000 (3/0)	0.4096	10.405	168	85.0	0.2028	0.06180	239	160 Hz
00 (2/0)	0.3648	9.266	133	67.4	0.2557	0.07793	190	200 Hz
0 (1/0)	0.3249	8.251	106	53.5	0.3224	0.09827	150	250 Hz
1	0.2893	7.348	83.7	42.4	0.4066	0.1239	119	325 Hz
2	0.2576	6.544	66.4	33.6	0.5127	0.1563	94	410 Hz
3	0.2294	5.827	52.6	26.7	0.6465	0.1970	75	500 Hz
4	0.2043	5.189	41.7	21.2	0.8152	0.2485	60	650 Hz
5	0.1819	4.621	33.1	16.8	1.028	0.3133	47	810 Hz
6	0.1620	4.115	26.3	13.3	1.296	0.3951	37	1100 Hz
7	0.1443	3.665	20.8	10.5	1.634	0.4982	30	1300 Hz
8	0.1285	3.264	16.5	8.37	2.061	0.6282	24	1650 Hz
9	0.1144	2.906	13.1	6.63	2.599	0.7921	19	2050 Hz
10	0.1019	2.588	10.4	5.26	3.277	0.9989	15	2600 Hz
11	0.0907	2.305	8.23	4.17	4.132	1.260	12	3200 Hz
12	0.0808	2.053	6.53	3.31	5.211	1.588	9.3	4150 Hz
13	0.0720	1.828	5.18	2.62	6.571	2.003	7.4	5300 Hz
14	0.0641	1.628	4.11	2.08	8.286	2.525	5.9	6700 Hz
15	0.0571	1.450	3.26	1.65	10.45	3.184	4.7	8250 Hz
16	0.0508	1.291	2.58	1.31	13.17	4.016	3.7	11 K Hz
17	0.0453	1.150	2.05	1.04	16.61	5.064	2.9	13 K Hz
18	0.0403	1.024	1.62	0.823	20.95	6.385	2.3	17 K Hz
19	0.0359	0.912	1.29	0.653	26.42	8.051	1.8	21 K Hz
20	0.0320	0.812	1.02	0.518	33.31	10.15	1.5	27 K Hz
21	0.0285	0.723	0.810	0.410	42.00	12.80	1.2	33 K Hz
22	0.0253	0.644	0.642	0.326	52.96	16.14	0.92	42 K Hz
23	0.0226	0.573	0.509	0.258	66.79	20.36	0.729	53 K Hz
24	0.0201	0.511	0.404	0.205	84.22	25.67	0.577	68 K Hz
25	0.0179	0.455	0.320	0.162	106.2	32.37	0.457	85 K Hz
26	0.0159	0.405	0.254	0.129	133.9	40.81	0.361	107 K Hz
27	0.0142	0.361	0.202	0.102	168.9	51.47	0.288	130 K Hz
28	0.0126	0.321	0.160	0.0810	212.9	64.90	0.226	170 K Hz
29	0.0113	0.286	0.127	0.0642	268.5	81.84	0.182	210 K Hz
30	0.0100	0.255	0.101	0.0509	338.6	103.2	0.142	270 K Hz
31	0.00893	0.227	0.0797	0.0404	426.9	130.1	0.113	340 K Hz
32	0.00795	0.202	0.0632	0.0320	538.3	164.1	0.091	430 K Hz
33	0.00708	0.180	0.0501	0.0254	678.8	206.9	0.072	540 K Hz
34	0.00630	0.160	0.0398	0.0201	856.0	260.9	0.056	690 K Hz
35	0.00561	0.143	0.0315	0.0160	1079	329	0.044	870 K Hz
36	0.00500	0.127	0.0250	0.0127	1361	414.8	0.035	1100 K Hz
37	0.00445	0.113	0.0198	0.0100	1716	523.1	0.0289	1350 K Hz
38	0.00397	0.101	0.0157	0.00797	2164	659.6	0.0228	1750 K Hz
39	0.00353	0.0897	0.0125	0.00632	2729	831.8	0.0175	2250 K Hz
40	0.00314	0.0799	0.00989	0.00501	3441	1049	0.0137	2900 K Hz

Please remember that this chart is intended as a guide only. For precise measurements and professional advice, please consult with a qualified electrician or a professional in the field.

AWG conversion chart

AWG conversion chart

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