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    Comparing SWG to AWG
    Wire Gauges

    10/03 - Jens Moller - http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/conductor.html

    All cabling and wire listed as a 'gauge' on this website is AWG - This chart will assist in converting from AWG to SWG as needed.

    CONDUCTOR SIZE EQUIVALENTS

    No. SWG B & S (AWG)
    Inches mm Inches mm

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    24
    25
    26
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    33
    34
    35
    36
    37
    38
    39
    40
    41
    42
    43
    44
    45
    46
    47
    48
    49
    50    		 0.324
    0.300
    0.276
    0.252
    0.232
    0.212
    0.192
    0.176
    0.160
    0.144
    0.128
    0.116
    0.104
    0.092
    0.080
    0.072
    0.064
    0.056
    0.048
    0.040
    0.036
    0.032
    0.028
    0.024
    0.022
    0.020
    0.018
    0.0164
    0.0148
    0.0136
    0.0124
    0.0116
    0.0108
    0.0100
    0.0092
    0.0084
    0.0076
    0.0068
    0.0060
    0.0052
    0.0048
    0.0044
    0.0040
    0.0036
    0.0032
    0.0028
    0.0024
    0.0020
    0.0016
    0.0012
    0.0010

    8.23
    7.62
    7.01
    6.40
    5.89
    5.38
    4.88
    4.47
    4.06
    3.66
    3.25
    2.95
    2.64
    2.34
    2.03
    1.83
    1.63
    1.42
    1.22
    1.02
    0.914
    0.813
    0.711
    0.610
    0.559
    0.508
    0.457
    0.417
    0.376
    0.345
    0.315
    0.295
    0.274
    0.254
    0.234
    0.213
    0.193
    0.173
    0.152
    0.132
    0.122
    0.112
    0.102
    0.091
    0.081
    0.071
    0.061
    0.051
    0.041
    0.030
    0.025

    0.3249
    0.2893
    0.2576
    0.2294
    0.2043
    0.1819
    0.1620
    0.1443
    0.1285
    0.1144
    0.1019
    0.0907
    0.0808
    0.0720
    0.0641
    0.0571
    0.0508
    0.0453
    0.0403
    0.0359
    0.0320
    0.0285
    0.0253
    0.0226
    0.0201
    0.0179
    0.0159
    0.0142
    0.0126
    0.0113
    0.0100
    0.0089
    0.0080
    0.0071
    0.0063
    0.0056
    0.0050
    0.0045
    0.0040
    0.0035
    0.0031
    0.0028
    0.0025
    0.0022
    0.0020
    0.0018
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -

    8.25
    7.35
    6.54
    5.83
    5.19
    4.62
    4.11
    3.67
    3.26
    2.91
    2.59
    2.30
    2.05
    1.83
    1.63
    1.45
    1.29
    1.15
    1.02
    0.912
    0.813
    0.724
    0.643
    0.574
    0.511
    0.455
    0.404
    0.361
    0.320
    0.287
    0.254
    0.226
    0.203
    0.180
    0.160
    0.142
    0.127
    0.114
    0.102
    0.089
    0.079
    0.071
    0.064
    0.056
    0.051
    0.046
    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    SWG = (BRITISH) STANDARD WIRE GAUGE B & S = BROWN AND SHARPE AWG = AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE

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