LUGS AND LINKS
Cable Cross Sections
METRIC AND IMPERIAL
Annealed Aluminium and Copper Stranded Conductors
METRIC IMPERIAL
Nominal Number and Nominal Nominal Number and Nominal Nominal
Cross- Nominal Diameter Cross- Nominal Cross- Diameter
Sectional Diameter of Sectional Diameter Sectional of
Area of Wires Conductor Area of Wires Area Conductor
(mm2) (mm) (mm) (mm2) (in) (mm) (in2) (mm)
1 1/1.13 1.13 .97 1/.044 1/1.12 .0015 1.12
- - - 1.25 3/.029 3/.737 .0019 1.59
1.5 1/1.38 1.38 - - - - -
- - - 1.93 3/.036 3/.914 .003 1.97
2.5 7/0.67 2.01 - - - - -
- - - 2.93 7/.029 7/.737 .0045 2.21
4 7/0.85 2.55 - - - - -
- - – 4.52 7/.036 7/.914 .007 2.74
6 7/1.04 3.12 - - - - -
- - - 6.75 7/.044 7/1.12 .010 3.35
- - - 9.43 7/.052 7/1.32 .0146 3.96
10 7/1.35 4.05 - - - -
- - - 14.28 7/.064 7/1.63 .0225 4.88
16 7/1.70 5.10 - - - - -
- - - 18.29 19/.044 19/1.12 .03 5.59
25 7/2.14 6.75 25.5 19/.052 19/1.32 .04 6.60
35 19/1.53 7.65 - - - - -
- - - 38.7 19/.064 19/1.63 .06 8.13
50 19/1.78 8.90 - - - - -
- - - 65.1 19/.083 19/2.11 .10 10.5
70 19/2.14 10.70 - - - - -
- - - 75.3 37/.064 37/1.63 .12 11.4
95 19/2.52 12.60 95.3 37/.072 37/1.83 .15 12.8
120 37/2.03 14.21 126.7 37/.083 37/2.11 .20 14.8
150 37/2.25 15.75 - - - - -
- - - 159.1 37/.093 37/2.36 .25 16.5
185 37/2.52 17.64 - - - - -
- - - 195.1 37/.103 37/2.62 .30 18.3
240 61/2.25 20.25 - - - - -
- - - 262.2 61/.093 61/2.36 .40 21.3
300 61/2.52 22.68 - - - - -
- - - 321.6 61/.103 61/2.62 .50 23.5
- - - 391.1 91/.093 91/2.36 .60 26.0
400 61/2.85 25.65 - - - - -
- - - 479.7 91/.103 91/2.62 .75 28.8
500 61/3.20 28.80 - - - - -
630 127/2.52 32.76 - - - - -
- - - 669.4 127/.103 127/2.62 1.00 34.0
800 127/2.85 37.05 800.0 127/.112 127/2.84 1.24 36.92
1000 127/3.20 41.60 1000.0 127/.125 127/3.18 1.50 41.34
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LUGS AND LINKS
Cable Dimension Table
METRIC CABLES
Cable Stranding and Outside Diameter
Cross- Stranding OD of Stranding Stranding OD of OD of OD of Two Two Three Four
Section No./Wire Conductor Nearest Nearest PVC PVC Single Single Core Core Core
Area (Dia.) Imperial AWG Single Ins. Single Core + Earth + Earth + Earth
(mm2) No./Wire Core Core XLPE/PVC 0.6/1kV 0.6/1kV 0.6/1kV
(Dia.) Cable Sheathed
1 1/1.13 1.13 1/.044 18 2.8 4.0 10.0
7/0.40 1.20
1.5 1/1.38 1.38 3/.029 16 3.1 4.4 10.5 8.4 7.2 10.0
7/0.50 1.50 1/.064
2.5 7/0.67 2.01 3/.036 14 3.6 5.1 11.8 7.8 11.1 12.0
7/.029
4 7/0.85 2.55 7/.036 12 4.5 6.0 13.4 11.4 15.1 18.8
6 7/1.04 3.12 7/.044 9 5.1 6.6 14.6 12.4 16.2 15.0
10 7/1.35 4.05 7/.052 7 6.0 7.8 16.5 16.1 17.5 19.2
16 7/1.70 5.10 7/.064 5 6.9 6.4 9.3 18.7 18.0 19.6 21.5
19/.044
25 19/1.35 6.75 19/.052 3 8.4 11.1 10.5 22.8 20.6 22.2 24.5
35 19/1.53 7.65 19/.064 2 9.4 12.1 11.5 22.5 24.8 27.2
50 19/1.78 8.90 19/.072 1/0 10.9 13.7 12.7 25.6 28.4 31.2
70 19/2.14 10.70 19/.083 2/0 12.4 15.3 14.7 32.0 35.8
37/.064
95 37/1.78 12.46 37/.072 3/0 16.2 18.2 17.2 31.6 42.0
120 37/2.03 14.21 37/.083 250 MCM 17.3 20.4 17.6 42.4 47.5
150 37/2.25 15.75 37/.093 300 MCM 18.5 24.5 21.3 46.3 51.8
185 37/2.52 17.64 37/.103 350 MCM 21.1 26.5 23.5 51.7 57.9
240 61/2.25 20.25 61/.093 500 MCM 24.0 27.8 26.6 59.4 66.4
300 61/2.52 22.68 61/.103 600 MCM 26.9 30.8 24.4 66.2 74.5
400 61/2.85 25.65 91/.093 800 MCM 30.6 34.7 33.3
500 61/3.20 28.80 91/.103 1000 MCM 34.1 38.4 37.0
127/.093
630 127/2.52 32.76 127/.103 1200 MCM 37.8 42.2 41.4
Note: PVC Building Wire
PVC SD1
XLPE/PVC
Please note: The dimensions featured above are based on Australian Standards, but they may vary, check with your
manufacturer.
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