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COPPER WIRE

WIRE
SIZE
AWG
APPROXIMATE
DIAMETER
IN INCHES
CROSS SECTIONAL AREA
LBS./
1000 FT

ANNEALED
UNCOATED
MAXIMUM
BREAKING 
STRENGTH LBS.
MAX, d-c
RESISTANCE
@ 20C
OHMS/1000 FT.
CIRCULAR
MILS
SQUARE
INCHES
24
0.0201
404.
0.000317
1.22
15.0
25.7
23
0.0226
511.
0.000401
1.55
15.4
20.3
22
0.0253
640.
0.000503
1.94
19.4
16.2
21
0.0285
812.
0.000638
2.46
24.6
12.8
20
0.0320
1,020.
0.000804
3.10
31.0
10.1
18
0.0403
1,620.
0.00128
4.92
49.1
6.39
16
0.0508
2,580.
0.00203
7.81
73.0
4.02
14
0.0641
4,110.
0.00323
12.4
124.0
2.52
12
0.0808
6,530.
0.00513
19.8
197.0
1.59


VARIOUS STRANDING COMBINATIONS

19
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SIZE
CIR. MILS.
OR
AWG
APPROX.
OVERALL
DIAMETER
IN INCHES
VARIOUS STRANDING COMBINATIONS
3
7
12
19
37
61
91
127
169
217
49
(7x7)
133
(19x7)
259
(37x7)
24
.024
.008
.005
               
22
.030
.0100
.0063
               
20
.038
.0126
.008
               
18
.046
.0152
.010
               
16
.058
.0293
.0192
.0147
.0117
.0084
 .0065 .0053 .0045 .0039 .0035 .0073 .0044  
14
.073
.0370
.0242
.0185
.0147
.0105
 .0082 .0067 .0057 .0049 .0044 .0092 .0056  
12
.092
.0467
.0305
.0233
.0185
.0133
 .0103 .0085 .0072 .0062 .0055 .0155 .0070 .0050
10
.115
.0589
.0385
.0294
.0234
.0167
 .0131 .0107 .0090 .0078 .0069 .0146 .0088 .0063


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