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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 &
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)

0.0059
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 &
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)

0.0094 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 &
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)

0.0172 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 &
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)

0.0344 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 &
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)

0.0703 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 &
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)

0.1563 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 &
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)

0.2500 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 &
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)

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

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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
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)

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
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)

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
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)

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

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