Wire Gauge Is A Measure For The Size of A Wire

Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire, either in diameter or in cross sectional area.
Gauge and weight chart for sheet steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, aluminum and strip & tubing:
US
Strip &
Standard Sheet Steel Galvanized Steel Stainless Steel Aluminum
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
Gauge Gauge Gauge Gauge Gauge
Weight Weight Weight Weight
(inches) Decimal Decimal Decimal Decimal Decimal
(lb/ft2) (lb/ft2) (lb/ft2) (lb/ft2)
(inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches)
0.0047
44
0.12
0.0049
43
0.12
0.0051
42
0.13
0.0053
41
0.13
0.0055
40
0.14
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.0059
39
0.15
0.0063 0.0060 0.0062 0.0040

38
0.16 0.15 0.16 0.1
0.0066 0.0064 0.0066 0.0045

37
0.17 0.16 0.17 0.11
0.0070 0.0067 0.0070 0.0050 0.004

36
0.18 0.17 0.18 0.13 0.1
0.0078 0.0075 0.0078 0.0056 0.005

35
0.2 0.19 0.2 0.14 0.13
0.0086 0.0082 0.0086 0.0063 0.007

34
0.22 0.21 0.22 0.16 0.18
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.0094 0.0090 0.0094 0.0071 0.008

33
0.24 0.23 0.24 0.18 0.2
0.0102 0.0097 0.0102 0.0080 0.009

32
0.26 0.25 0.26 0.2 0.23
0.0109 0.0105 0.0109 0.0089 0.010

31
0.28 0.27 0.28 0.23 0.25
0.0125 0.0120 0.500 0.016 0.656 0.0125 0.0100 0.141 0.012

30
0.32 0.3 2.42 0.41 3.18 0.32 0.25 0.68 0.3
0.0141 0.0135 0.563 0.017 0.719 0.0141 0.0113 0.160 0.013

29
0.36 0.34 2.73 0.43 3.48 0.36 0.29 0.78 0.33
0.0156 0.0149 0.625 0.019 0.781 0.0156 0.0126 0.178 0.014

28
0.4 0.38 3.03 0.48 3.78 0.4 0.32 0.86 0.36
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.0172 0.0164 0.688 0.020 0.844 0.0172 0.0142 0.200 0.016

27
0.44 0.42 3.33 0.51 4.09 0.44 0.36 0.97 0.41
0.0188 0.0179 0.750 0.022 0.906 0.0187 0.756 0.0159 0.224 0.018
26
0.48 0.45 3.63 0.56 4.39 0.47 3.66 0.4 1.09 0.46
0.0219 0.0209 0.875 0.025 1.031 0.0219 0.0179 0.253 0.020

25
0.56 0.53 4.24 0.64 4.99 0.56 0.45 1.23 0.51
0.0250 0.0239 1.000 0.028 1.156 0.0250 1.008 0.0201 0.284 0.022
24
0.64 0.61 4.84 0.71 5.6 0.64 4.88 0.51 1.38 0.56
0.0281 0.0269 1.125 0.031 1.281 0.0281 0.0226 0.319 0.025

23
0.71 0.68 5.45 0.79 6.21 0.71 0.57 1.55 0.64
0.0313 0.0299 1.250 0.034 1.406 0.0312 1.26 0.0253 0.357 0.028
22
0.8 0.76 6.05 0.86 6.81 0.79 6.1 0.64 1.73 0.71
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.0344 0.0329 1.375 0.037 1.531 0.0344 0.0285 0.402 0.032

21
0.87 0.84 6.66 0.94 7.42 0.87 0.72 1.95 0.81
0.0375 0.0359 1.500 0.040 1.656 0.0375 1.512 0.0320 0.452 0.035
20
0.95 0.91 7.27 1.02 8.02 0.95 7.32 0.81 2.19 0.89
0.0438 0.0418 1.750 0.046 1.906 0.0437 0.0359 0.507 0.042

19
1.11 1.06 8.48 1.17 9.23 1.11 0.91 2.46 1.07
0.0500 0.0478 2.000 0.052 2.156 0.0500 2.016 0.0403 0.569 0.049
18
1.27 1.21 9.69 1.32 10.4 1.27 9.77 1.02 2.76 1.24
0.0563 0.0538 2.250 0.058 2.406 0.0562 0.0453 0.639 0.058

17
1.43 1.37 10.9 1.47 11.7 1.43 1.15 3.1 1.47
0.0625 0.0598 2.500 0.064 2.656 0.0625 2.52 0.0508 0.717 0.065
16
1.59 1.52 12.1 1.63 12.9 1.59 12.2 1.29 3.47 1.65
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.0703 0.0673 2.813 0.071 2.969 0.0703 0.0571 0.806 0.072

15
1.79 1.71 13.6 1.8 14.4 1.79 1.45 3.9 1.83
0.0781 0.0747 3.125 0.079 3.281 0.0781 3.15 0.0641 0.905 0.083
14
1.98 1.9 15.1 2.01 15.9 1.98 15.3 1.63 4.38 2.11
0.0938 0.0897 3.750 0.093 3.906 0.0937 0.0720 1.016 0.095

13
2.38 2.28 18.2 2.36 18.9 2.38 1.83 4.92 2.41
0.1094 0.1046 4.375 0.108 4.531 0.1094 4.41 0.0808 1.140 0.109
12
2.78 2.66 21.2 2.74 21.9 2.78 21.4 2.05 5.52 2.77
0.1250 0.1196 5.000 0.123 5.156 0.1250 5.04 0.0907 1.280 0.120
11
3.18 3.04 24.2 3.12 25 3.18 24.4 2.3 6.2 3.05
0.1406 0.1345 5.625 0.138 5.781 0.1406 5.67 0.1019 1.438 0.134
10
3.57 3.42 27.2 3.51 28 3.57 27.5 2.59 6.97 3.4
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.1563 0.1495 6.250 0.153 6.406 0.1562 0.1144 1.614 0.148

9
3.97 3.8 30.3 3.89 31 3.97 2.91 7.82 3.76
0.1719 0.1644 6.875 0.168 7.031 0.1719 6.93 0.1285 1.813 0.165
8
4.37 4.18 33.3 4.27 34.1 4.37 33.6 3.26 8.78 4.19
0.1875 0.1793 7.500 0.1875 7.871 0.1443 2.036 0.180

7
4.76 4.55 36.3 4.76 38.1 3.67 9.86 4.57
0.2031 0.1943 8.125 0.2031 0.1620 2.286 0.203

6
5.16 4.94 39.4 5.16 4.11 11.1 5.16
0.2188 0.2092 8.750 0.2187 0.1819 0.220

5
5.56 5.31 42.4 5.55 4.62 5.59
0.2344 0.2242 9.375 0.2344 0.2043 0.238

4
5.95 5.69 45.4 5.95 5.19 6.05
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
0.2500 0.2391 10.00 0.2500 0.2294 0.259

3
6.35 6.07 48.4 6.35 5.83 6.58
0.2656 0.2656 0.2576 0.284

2
6.75 6.75 6.54 7.21
0.2813 0.2812 0.2893 0.300

1
7.15 7.14 7.35 7.62
1/0 0.3125 0.3125 0.3249 0.340

(0) 7.94 7.94 8.25 8.64
2/0 0.3438 0.3437 0.3648 0.380

(00) 8.73 8.73 9.27 9.65
3/0 0.3750 0.3750 0.4096 0.425

(000) 9.52 9.52 10.4 10.8
US
Strip &
Tubing
Gauge
Gauge
4/0 0.4063 0.4062 0.4600 0.454

(0000) 10.3 10.3 11.7 11.5
5/0 0.4375 0.4375 0.5165 0.500

(00000) 11.1 11.1 13.1 12.7
6/0 0.4688 0.4687 0.5800

(000000) 11.9 11.9 14.7
7/0 0.5000
(00000000) 12.7
1 ft2 = 0.0929 m2
1 lb = 0.4536 kg
Related Topics
Based on ASTM A53 - Standard Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless.
Diameter Transverse Areas

Length of Pipe
(in) (in2) Weight Number
Nominal (per sq. foot of)
Pipe of
Thickness Volume
Size Threads
(in) (ft3/ft)
(in) External per inch
Internal of Screw
External Internal External Internal Steel Surface lb/ft kg/m
Surface (ft)
(ft)
0.405 0.27 0.07 0.13 0.06 0.07

1/8 9.43 14.20 0.0004 0.24 0.36 27
10.3 6.86 1.78 83.9 38.7 45.2
0.540 0.36 0.09 0.23 0.10 0.13

7.07 10.49 0.0007 0.42 0.63 18
13.7 9.14 2.29 148 64.5 83.9
0.675 0.49 0.09 0.36 0.19 0.17

3/8 5.66 7.75 0.0013 0.57 0.84 18
17.1 12.4 2.29 232 123 110
0.840 0.62 0.11 0.55 0.30 0.25

4.55 6.14 0.0021 0.85 1.26 14
21.3 15.7 2.79 355 194 161
1.050 0.82 0.11 0.87 0.53 0.33

3.64 4.64 0.0037 1.13 1.68 14
26.7 20.8 2.79 561 342 213
1.315 1.05 0.13 1.36 0.86 0.49

1 2.90 3.64 0.0060 1.68 2.50 11
33.4 26.7 3.3 877 555 316
Length of Pipe
Pipe of
Thickness Volume
Size Threads
(in) (ft3/ft)
Internal of Screw
Surface (ft)
(ft)
1.660 1.38 0.14 2.16 1.50 0.67

1 2.30 2.77 0.0104 2.27 3.38 11
42.2 35.1 3.56 1394 968 432
1.900 1.61 0.15 2.84 2.04 0.80

1 2.01 2.37 0.0141 2.72 4.04 11
48.3 40.9 3.81 1832 1316 516
2.375 2.07 0.15 4.43 3.36 1.08

2 1.61 1.85 0.0233 3.65 5.43 11
60.3 52.6 3.81 2858 2168 697
2.875 2.47 0.20 6.49 4.79 1.70

2 1.33 1.55 0.0333 5.79 8.62 8
73 62.7 5.08 4187 3090 1097
3.500 3.07 0.22 9.62 7.39 2.23

3 1.09 1.25 0.0513 7.58 11.27 8
88.9 78 5.59 6206 4768 1439
4.000 3.55 0.23 12.56 9.89 2.68

3 0.95 1.08 0.0687 9.11 13.56 8
102 90.2 5.84 8103 6381 1729
Length of Pipe
Pipe of
Thickness Volume
Size Threads
(in) (ft3/ft)
Internal of Screw
Surface (ft)
(ft)
4.500 4.03 0.24 15.90 12.73 3.17

4 0.85 0.95 0.0884 10.79 16.06 8
114 102 6.1 10258 8213 2045
5.563 5.05 0.26 24.30 20.00 4.30

5 0.69 0.76 0.1389 14.61 21.74 8
141 128 6.6 15677 12903 2774
6.625 6.07 0.28 34.47 28.89 5.58

6 0.58 0.63 0.2006 18.97 28.23 8
168 154 7.11 22239 18639 3600
8.625 7.98 0.32 58.42 50.02 8.40

8 0.44 0.48 0.3552 28.55 42.49 8
219 203 8.13 37690 32271 5419
10.750 10.02 0.37 90.76 78.85 11.90

10 0.36 0.38 0.5476 40.48 60.24 8
273 255 9.4 58555 50871 7677
12.750 11.94 0.41 127.64 111.90 15.74

12 0.30 0.32 0.7763 53.60 79.77 8
324 303 10.4 82348 72193 10155
Length of Pipe
Pipe of
Thickness Volume
Size Threads
(in) (ft3/ft)
Internal of Screw
Surface (ft)
(ft)
14.000 13.13 0.44 153.94 135.30 18.64

14 0.27 0.28 0.9354 63.00 93.75 8
356 334 11.2 99316 87290 12026
16.000 15.00 0.50 201.05 176.70 24.35

16 0.24 0.25 1.2230 78.00 116.08 8
406 381 12.7 129709 114000 15710
18.000 16.88 0.56 254.85 224.00 30.85

18 0.21 0.23 1.5550 105.00 156.26 8
457 429 14.2 164419 144516 19903
20.000 18.81 0.59 314.15 278.00 36.15

20 0.19 0.20 1.9260 123.00 183.05 8
508 478 15 202677 179354 23323
24.000 22.63 0.69 452.40 402.10 50.30

24 0.16 0.17 2.7930 171.00 254.48 8
610 575 17.5 291870 259419 32452
ASTM A53 pipe - also referred to as ASME SA53 pipe - is intended for mechanical and pressure applications. Can be used in steam,
water, gas and air lines. Suitable for welding and forming like coiling, bending and flanging.
1 in2 = 645.2 mm2 = 6.452 cm2 = 6.452x10-4 m2

1 ft (foot) = 0.3048 m

Wire Gauge Is A Measure For The Size of A Wire

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Wire Gauge Is A Measure For The Size of A Wire

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Wire gauge is a measure for the size of a wire, either in diameter or in cross sectional area.

0.0063 0.0060 0.0062 0.0040

0.0066 0.0064 0.0066 0.0045

0.0070 0.0067 0.0070 0.0050 0.004

0.0078 0.0075 0.0078 0.0056 0.005

0.0086 0.0082 0.0086 0.0063 0.007

0.0094 0.0090 0.0094 0.0071 0.008

0.0102 0.0097 0.0102 0.0080 0.009

0.0109 0.0105 0.0109 0.0089 0.010

0.0125 0.0120 0.500 0.016 0.656 0.0125 0.0100 0.141 0.012

0.0141 0.0135 0.563 0.017 0.719 0.0141 0.0113 0.160 0.013

0.0156 0.0149 0.625 0.019 0.781 0.0156 0.0126 0.178 0.014

0.0172 0.0164 0.688 0.020 0.844 0.0172 0.0142 0.200 0.016

0.0219 0.0209 0.875 0.025 1.031 0.0219 0.0179 0.253 0.020

0.0281 0.0269 1.125 0.031 1.281 0.0281 0.0226 0.319 0.025

0.0344 0.0329 1.375 0.037 1.531 0.0344 0.0285 0.402 0.032

0.0438 0.0418 1.750 0.046 1.906 0.0437 0.0359 0.507 0.042

0.0563 0.0538 2.250 0.058 2.406 0.0562 0.0453 0.639 0.058

0.0703 0.0673 2.813 0.071 2.969 0.0703 0.0571 0.806 0.072

0.0938 0.0897 3.750 0.093 3.906 0.0937 0.0720 1.016 0.095

0.1563 0.1495 6.250 0.153 6.406 0.1562 0.1144 1.614 0.148

0.1875 0.1793 7.500 0.1875 7.871 0.1443 2.036 0.180

0.2031 0.1943 8.125 0.2031 0.1620 2.286 0.203

0.2188 0.2092 8.750 0.2187 0.1819 0.220

0.2344 0.2242 9.375 0.2344 0.2043 0.238

0.2500 0.2391 10.00 0.2500 0.2294 0.259

0.2656 0.2656 0.2576 0.284

0.2813 0.2812 0.2893 0.300

1/0 0.3125 0.3125 0.3249 0.340

2/0 0.3438 0.3437 0.3648 0.380

3/0 0.3750 0.3750 0.4096 0.425

4/0 0.4063 0.4062 0.4600 0.454

5/0 0.4375 0.4375 0.5165 0.500

6/0 0.4688 0.4687 0.5800

Diameter Transverse Areas

0.405 0.27 0.07 0.13 0.06 0.07

0.540 0.36 0.09 0.23 0.10 0.13

0.675 0.49 0.09 0.36 0.19 0.17

0.840 0.62 0.11 0.55 0.30 0.25

1.050 0.82 0.11 0.87 0.53 0.33

1.315 1.05 0.13 1.36 0.86 0.49

1.660 1.38 0.14 2.16 1.50 0.67

1.900 1.61 0.15 2.84 2.04 0.80

2.375 2.07 0.15 4.43 3.36 1.08

2.875 2.47 0.20 6.49 4.79 1.70

3.500 3.07 0.22 9.62 7.39 2.23

4.000 3.55 0.23 12.56 9.89 2.68

4.500 4.03 0.24 15.90 12.73 3.17

5.563 5.05 0.26 24.30 20.00 4.30

6.625 6.07 0.28 34.47 28.89 5.58

8.625 7.98 0.32 58.42 50.02 8.40

10.750 10.02 0.37 90.76 78.85 11.90

12.750 11.94 0.41 127.64 111.90 15.74

14.000 13.13 0.44 153.94 135.30 18.64

16.000 15.00 0.50 201.05 176.70 24.35

18.000 16.88 0.56 254.85 224.00 30.85

20.000 18.81 0.59 314.15 278.00 36.15

24.000 22.63 0.69 452.40 402.10 50.30

1 in2 = 645.2 mm2 = 6.452 cm2 = 6.452x10-4 m2

You might also like