Wire Gauge Table
Washburn & Moen Steel Wire Gauges
Split Gauges in Decimal Sizes
Gauge | Decimal | FT/LB | Gauge | Decimal | FT/LB | Gauge | Decimal | FT/LB | Gauge | Decimal | FT/LB |
7/0 7/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .490 .483 .476 .469 | 1.562 | 6 6 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .192 .188 .185 .181 | 10.17 | 18 18 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0475 .0459 .0443 .0426 | 166.2 | 30 30 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0140 .0138 .0136 .0134 | 1913 |
6/0 6/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .4615 .454 .446 .438 | 1.760 | 7 7 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .177 .173 .170 .166 | 11.97 | 19 19 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0410 .0394 .0379 .0363 | 223.0 | 31 31 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0132 .0131 .0130 .0129 | 2152 |
5/0 5/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .4305 .421 .412 .403 | 2.023 | 8 8 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .162 .159 .155 .152 | 14.29 | 20 20 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0348 .0340 .0332 .0325 | 309.6 | 32 32 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0128 .0126 .0123 .0121 | 2288 |
4/0 4/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .3938 .386 .378 .370 | 2.418 | 9 9 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .1483 .145 .142 .138 | 17.05 | 21 21 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0317 .0309 .0301 .0294 | 373.1 | 33 33 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0118 .0115 .0111 .0108 | 2693 |
3/0 3/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .3625 .355 .347 .339 | 2.853 | 10 10 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .135 .131 .128 .124 | 20.57 | 22 22 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0286 .0279 .0272 .0265 | 458.4 | 34 34 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0104 .0102 .0100 .0097 | 3466 |
2/0 2/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .331 .325 .319 .313 | 3.422 | 11 11 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .1205 .117 .113 .109 | 25.82 | 23 23 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0258 .0251 .0244 .0237 | 563.3 | 35 35 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0095 .0094 .0093 .0091 | 4154 |
1/0 1/0 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .3065 .301 .295 .289 | 3.991 | 12 12 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .1055 .102 .099 .095 | 33.69 | 24 24 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0230 .0224 .0217 .0211 | 708.7 | 36 36 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0090 .0089 .0087 .0086 | 4629 |
1 1 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .283 .278 .273 .268 | 4.681 | 13 13 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0915 .089 .086 .083 | 44.78 | 25 25 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0204 .0198 .0193 .0187 | 900.9 | 37 37 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0085 .0084 .0083 .0081 | 5189 |
2 2 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .2625 .258 .253 .248 | 5.441 | 14 14 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .080 .078 .076 .074 | 58.58 | 26 26 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0181 .0179 .0177 .0175 | 1144 | 38 38 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0080 .0079 .0078 .0076 | 5858 |
3 3 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .2437 .239 .235 .230 | 6.313 | 15 15 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .072 .070 .067 .065 | 72.32 | 27 27 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0173 .0170 .0168 .0165 | 1253 | 39 40 41 42 | .0075 .007 .0066 .0062 | 6665 |
4 4 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .2253 .221 .216 .212 | 7.386 | 16 16 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0625 .060 .058 .056 | 95.98 | 28 28 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0162 .0159 .0156 .0153 | 1429 | 43 44 45 46 | .0060 .0058 .0055 .0052 | 10415 |
5 5 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .207 .203 .200 .196 | 8.750 | 17 17 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .054 .052 .051 .0491 | 128.6 | 29 29 | — 1/4 1/2 3/4 | .0150 .0148 .0145 .0143 | 1666 | 47 48 49 50 | .005 .0048 .0046 .0044 | 14997 |