AWG Info

AWG American Wire Gauge to mm2 

Short Table:

AWG mm2   AWG mm2   AWG mm2   AWG mm2
30 0.05 18 0.75 6 16 4/0 120
28 0.08 17 1.0 4 25 300MCM 150
26 0.14 16 1.5 2 35 350MCM 185
24 0.25 14 2.5 1 50 500MCM 240
22 0.34 12 4.0 1/0 55 600MCM 300
21 0.38 10 6.0 2/0 70 750MCM 400
20 0.50 8 10 3/0 95 1000MCM 500

AWG American Wire Gauge / Diameter / Resistance 

Used in the United States and other countries as a standard method of denoting wire diameter. The higher the number the thinner the wire. Thicker wire is generally capable of carrying larger amount of current over greater distances with less loss (though there are other things that cause current loss in wire). Sometimes the loss of cables is rated in Ohms per one thousand feet and for a particular type of wire the lower gauges (larger wires) have less resistance to current flow. (Sweetwater Archive)


See for more info : Maximum current load

AWG American Wire Gauge Table:

AWG 
Diameter 
Diameter 
Square 
Resistance 
Resistance 
 
mm 
inch 
  mm2 
ohm/km 
ohm/1000 feet 
46 0,04 0,0013 13700
44 0,05 0,0020 8750
42 0,06 0,0028 6070
41 0,07 0,0039 4460
40 0,08 0,0050 3420
39 0,09 0,0064 2700
38 0,10 0,0040 0,0078 2190
37 0,11 0,0045 0,0095 1810
36 0,13 0.005 0,013 1300 445
35 0,14 0,0056 0,015 1120
34 0,16 0.0063 0,020 844 280
33 0,18 0,0071 0,026 676
AWG 
Diameter 
Diameter 
Square 
Resistance 
Resistance 
 
mm 
inch 
  mm2 
ohm/km 
ohm/1000feet 
32 0,20 0.008 0,031 547 174
30 0,25 0.01 0,049 351 113
28 0,33 0.013 0,08 232.0 70.8
27 0,36 0.018 0,096 178 54.4
26 0,41 0.016 0,13 137 43.6
25 0,45 0,0179 0,16 108
24 0,51 0.02 0,20 87,5 27.3
22 0,64 0.025 0,33 51,7 16.8
20 0,81 0.032 0,50 34,1 10.5
18 1,02 0.04 0,82 21,9 6.6
16 1,29 0.051 1,3 13,0 4.2
14 1,63 0.064 2,0 8,54 2.6
AWG 
Diameter 
Diameter 
Square 
Resistance 
Resistance 
 
mm 
inch 
  mm2 
ohm/km 
ohm/1000feet 
13 1,80 0,0720 2,6 6,76
12 2,05 0.081 3,3 5.4 1.7
10 2.59 0.102 5.26 3.4 1.0
8 3.25 0.128 8..296 2.2 0.67
6 4.115 0.165 13.298 1.5 0.47
4 5.189 0.2043 21.15 0.8 0.24
2 6.543 0.2576 33.62 0.5 0.15
1 7.348 0.2893 42.41 0.4 0.12
0 8.252 0.325 53.49 0.31 0.096
00 9.266 0.365 67.43 0.25 0.077
000 10.40 0.4096 85.01 0.2 0.062
0000 11.684 0.460 107.219 0.16 0.049


Metric Gauge 
Diameter 
Square 
Resistance 
 
mm 
  mm2 
ohm/m 
5 0,5 0,20 0,0838
6 0,6 0,28 0,0582
8 0,8 0,5 0,0328
10 1,0 0,8 0,0210
14 1,4 1,54 0,0107
16 1,6 2,0 0,00819
20 2,0 3,14 0,00524
25 2,5 4,91 0,00335


US National Electrical Code
maximum Current
AWG Wire Size Two Current Carrying Conductors Three Current Carrying Conductors
  Current Current
18 7 10
16 10 13
14 15 18
12 20 25
10 25 30
8 35 40
6 45 55
4 60 70
2 80 95


Current for Power Extension Cords
(always uncoil the cord completely under oreration)
14 / 3 AWG Cable
Length Current
50' 15 A
100' 13 A
150' 8 A
200' 6 A
250' 5 A
300' 4 A
12 / 3 AWG Cable
Length Current
50' 15 A
100' 15 A
150' 13 A
200' 10 A
250' 7 A
300' 6 A
10 / 3 AWG Cable
Length Current
50' 15 A
100' 15 A
150' 15 A
200' 15 A
250' 13 A
300' 10 A


AWG / Current and Connectors
AWG max. Current Connector
0000 (4/0) 300 A CamLock
000 (3/0) 260 A CamLock
00 (2/0) 225 A CamLock
0 (1/0) 195 A CamLock
2 125 A C-Way (50')
4 90 A C-Way (50')
6 70 A Joy&Cabtire (25'&50')
8 50 A Joy&Cabtire (25'&50')
10 30 A Joy&Cabtire (25'&50')
12 20 A A.C. Wire (25'&50')
14 15 A A.C. Wire (25'&50')
16 10 A A.C. Wire


Current that is needed to heat up the insulation to a certain temperature (Copper Cable / different Insulation Materials) in free air (30°C)
AWG POLYPROPYLENE, POLYETHYLENE,
(high density) at 90°C		 PVC (irradiated), NYLON at 105°C KAPTON, TEFLON, SILICONE at 200°C
30 3 A 3 A 4 A
28 4 A 4 A 6 A
26 5 A 5 A 7 A
24 7 A 7 A 10 A
22 9 A 10 A 13 A
20 12 A 13 A 17 A
18 17 A 18 A 24 A
16 22 A 24 A 32 A
14 30 A 33 A 45 A
12 40 A 45 A 55 A
10 55 A 58 A 75 A
8 70 A 75 A 100 A
6 100 A 105 A 135 A
4 135 A 145 A 180 A
2 180 A 200 A 240 A


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