Table 5 Wire Type IQI Selection

Table 1 - DIN Wire Type IQI

DIN Pack Wire Diameter mm (inch)
Designation Corresponding Wire Number
3.20 2.50 2.00 1.60 1.25 1.00 0.80
1 FE DIN (0.125) (0.098) (0.078) (0.062) (0.050) (0.040) (0.032)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.00 0.80 0.63 0.50 0.40 0.32 0.25
6 FE DIN (0.040) (0.032) (0.024) (0.020) (0.016) (0.013) (0.010)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
0.40 0.32 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.125 0.1
10 FE DIN (0.016) (0.013) (0.010) (0.008) (0.006) (0.004 (0.004)
10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Table 2 - ISO Wire Type IQI

ISO Pack Wire Diameter mm (inch)
Designation Corresponding Wire Number
3.20 2.50 2.00 1.60 1.25 1.00 0.80
1 ISO 7 (0.125) (0.098) (0.078) (0.062) (0.050) (0.040) (0.032)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.00 0.80 0.63 0.50 0.40 0.32 0.25
6 ISO 12 (0.040) (0.032) (0.024) (0.020) (0.016) (0.013) (0.010)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
0.40 0.32 0.25 0.20 0.16 0.125 0.1
10 ISO 16 (0.016) (0.013) (0.010) (0.008) (0.006) (0.004) (0.004)
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
 Table 3 - ASTM Wire Type IQI
ASTM Set Wire Diameter mm (inch)
Designation Corresponding Wire Number
0.081 0.102 0.127 0.160 0.203 0.254
A (0.0032) (0.004) (0.005) (0.0063) (0.008) (0.010)
1 2 3 4 5 6
0.254 0.330 0.406 0.508 0.635 0.813
B (0.010) (0.013) (0.016) (0.020) (0.025) (0.032)
6 7 8 9 10 11
0.813 1.016 1.27 1.6 2.03 2.54
C (0.032) (0.040) (0.050) (0.063) (0.080) (0.100)
11 12 13 14 15 16
2.54 3.2 4.06 5.08 6.35 8.13
D (0.100) (0.126) (0.160) (0.200) (0.250) (0.320)
16 17 18 19 20 21

Table 4 - Wire Type IQI Designation

Wire diameter mm DIN IQI wire Number ISO IQI wire Number ASTM IQI wire Number
8.0 NA NA 21
6.4 NA NA 20
5.1 NA NA 19 D
4.0 NA NA 18
3.2 1 1 17
2.5 2 2 16
2.0 3 3 15
1.6 4 1 FE DIN 4 1 ISO 7 14 C
1.25 5 5 13
1.0 6 6 12
0.80 7 7 11
0.63 8 8 10
0.50 9 6 FE DIN 9 6 ISO 12 9 B
0.40 10 10 8
0.32 11 11 7
0.25 12 12 6
0.20 13 10 FE DIN 13 10 ISO 16 5
0.16 14 14 4 A
0.125 15 15 3
0.100 16 16 2
0.08 NA NA 1

Note: The wire diameters in metric units are the standard. The metric values for
ASTM wires are close to the US customary units.
Table 5 Wire Type IQI Selection