Table 20-2. American Wire Gauge (AWG).
Gauge Diameter (in) Area (m^2 )
0000 0.46000 1:07219 10 ^4
000 0.40964 8:50288 10 ^5
00 0.36480 6:74309 10 ^5
0 0.32486 5:34751 10 ^5
1 0.28930 4:24077 10 ^5
2 0.25763 3:36308 10 ^5
3 0.22942 2:66705 10 ^5
4 0.20431 2:11506 10 ^5
5 0.18194 1:67732 10 ^5
6 0.16202 1:33018 10 ^5
7 0.14429 1:05488 10 ^5
8 0.12849 8:36556 10 ^6
9 0.11442 6:63419 10 ^6
10 0.10190 5:26115 10 ^6
11 0.09074 4:17229 10 ^6
12 0.08081 3:30877 10 ^6
13 0.07196 2:62398 10 ^6
14 0.06408 2:08091 10 ^6
15 0.05707 1:65023 10 ^6
16 0.05082 1:30870 10 ^6
17 0.04526 1:03784 10 ^6
18 0.04030 8:23047 10 ^7
19 0.03589 6:52706 10 ^7
20 0.03196 5:17619 10 ^7
21 0.02846 4:10491 10 ^7
22 0.02535 3:25534 10 ^7
23 0.02257 2:58160 10 ^7
24 0.02010 2:04730 10 ^7
25 0.01790 1:62359 10 ^7
26 0.01594 1:28756 10 ^7
27 0.01420 1:02108 10 ^7
28 0.01264 8:09755 10 ^8
29 0.01126 6:42165 10 ^8
30 0.01003 5:09260 10 ^8
31 0.00893 4:03862 10 ^8
32 0.00795 3:20277 10 ^8
33 0.00708 2:53991 10 ^8
34 0.00630 2:01424 10 ^8
35 0.00561 1:59737 10 ^8
36 0.00500 1:26677 10 ^8
37 0.00445 1:00459 10 ^8
38 0.00397 7:96679 10 ^9
39 0.00353 6:31795 10 ^9
40 0.00314 5:01036 10 ^9